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By Ifeoma Ikem The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), under the leadership of its National President, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi, has launched the Green Border Initiative (GBSI) at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Seme Border Command, Badagry. The event featured a symbolic tree planting, medical outreach, and an empowerment programme for women and families in the border community. Representing the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Assistant Comptroller-General Muhammed Babandede commended the Seme Border Command for its commitment to community engagement and environmental sustainability. “Today, I have seen synergy and collaboration with my own eyes,” Babandede said. “Even on my…

A Call to Break the Protocol Cage and Heal a Nation Wounded by Politics By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi When I first wrote Remi Tinubu’s Memoir: RCCG Crack, MFM Gain, it was not to mock the First Lady but to caution her — and through her, the Presidency — against reopening wounds the Church of Christ in Nigeria is still nursing. I reminded her that mothers mend broken walls; they do not reopen the wounds of their children. In The Journey of Grace, Mrs. Tinubu narrates the storms of faith and politics, but she leaves the Church of her ordination,…

By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi When I first wrote Remi Tinubu’s Memoir: RCCG Crack, MFM Gain, it was not to mock the First Lady but to caution her — and through her, the Presidency — against reopening wounds the Church of Christ in Nigeria is still nursing. I reminded her that mothers mend broken walls; they do not reopen the wounds of their children. In The Journey of Grace, Mrs. Tinubu narrates the storms of faith and politics, but she leaves the Church of her ordination, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), bleeding afresh. She forgot that the same…

The Kebbi State, Nigeria Customs Service Officers’ Camp was attacked by terrorists who arrived the area in large numbers opened fire indiscriminately, causing panic among residents The incident happened at the Nigeria Customs Service in Maje, Birnin Kebbi, late hour of yesterday by suspected Lakurawa group that launched a deadly attack on Customs officers’ camp One Customs officer was killed, and setting the facility ablaze

By Ifeoma Ikem A maritime expert, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, Executive Director of Operations and Technical at Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, has identified the challenges hindering the automation of ports in Nigeria. Speaking at a national discourse hosted by Maritime Nigeria, Enisuoh stated that automating the country’s ports is a complex task that requires superior thinking and reasoning. Enisuoh attributed the difficulty in port automation to the legacy nature of the country’s ports, such as Apapa Port and Tin Can Island Port, which were built long ago and have since been encroached upon by non-port activities. “The legacy ports, such…

Business and TransportProminent Nigerians, financial experts to speak at Realnews 13th Anniversary Lecture Business Transport November 5, 2025 Prominent Nigerians, financial experts to speak at Realnews 13th Anniversary Lecture The management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has announced that three top fintech and security experts will feature at the high-level panel discussion at the Realnews 13th Anniversary Lecture Series. The event, with the theme: “Cybersecurity, Illicit Financial Flows and Achieving Agenda 2063 in Africa”, is scheduled to hold Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Isaac John, Ikeja GRA, Lagos, Nigeria, starting at…

…Secures AfCFTA’s Endorsement for Customs PACT Initiative The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has reiterated the Nigeria Customs Service’s commitment to collaborating closely with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to enhance continental trade integration, improve data accuracy, and address structural barriers hindering intra-African trade. The Customs Chief made this known on Monday, 3 November 2025, during a courtesy visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, Ghana, where he met with senior officials to discuss collaborative strategies for enhancing Customs efficiency and promoting the success of the AfCFTA Agreement. During the meeting, CGC Adeniyi commended the Secretariat for…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has accredited 27 registered shipyards across the country. This is in accordance with its mandate enshrined in Section 22 of the NIMASA Act, 2007, and sections 335-339 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2007, which gives the Agency statutory powers to regulate, license, inspect and enforce standards for shipyard operations in Nigeria. Out of the 27 accredited facilities, 10 are located in Lagos State, 8 in Rivers State, and 9 in Delta State. These are the only shipyards that have so far complied with the Agency’s stringent regulatory, safety, and operational standards. Releasing…

By Citizen Bolaji O. AkinyemiApostle & Nation Builder My dear brother, Rafiu Atolagbe,Forty-five years of shared history demand that when we differ, we must still speak truth in love. Your recent piece, “Nigeria’s Insecurity: Beyond Religious Narratives,” reflects the mind of a patriot seeking peace — and for that, I commend you. But peace built on partial truth is a fragile peace; it will collapse under the weight of injustice. It is not enough to wish away the religious undertone of Nigeria’s insecurity. We must confront it, diagnose it, and resolve it — not by trading blame, but by acknowledging…

The Sex offender wife, founder of Peculiar Generational Assembly Church Oshodi Lagos State, Pastor Chris Mcdouglas has admitted that since 2019 the alleged defilement of a minor has been going on. Madouglas who was arraigned for allegedly defiling his church member’s daughter presented his wife as one of the witnesses informed an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos on Friday that since 2019 her ex-husband has been having affairs with the minor. She disclosed this during the trial that her ex-husband took the minor out for ministerialwork and as well pay her a visit in her school…