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Something serious went down in Ganjuwa, Bauchi State—and it reads like a scene from a movie. Under the cover of darkness, a group of illegal operators quietly moved into the area. They weren’t small-time actors either. We’re talking heavy machinery, excavators, and even a full processing setup—all deployed without a single legal permit. No license. No environmental checks. No regard for the community. Just pure exploitation. But here’s the twist—they weren’t as unnoticed as they thought. Acting on solid intelligence, the Mining Marshals swooped in and shut everything down. The entire illegal site was sealed off, and operations were brought to an immediate halt. When those behind the operation were called to justify what they were doing, they had nothing. No documents. No approvals.  No defense. Just evidence of illegal activity. This is exactly what the Mining Marshals are set up to tackle—unauthorized mining that damages the environment, robs th...

.CGC Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, Adeniyi Pushes Stakeholder Synergy to Strengthen Transparency and Plug Revenue Leakages The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified its push for an AI-driven transformation of revenue generation, remittance, and reconciliation, calling for stronger collaboration with critical stakeholders, including collecting banks, external auditors, and the National Assembly (NASS). The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a high-level training programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven revenue systems. The training was organised for stakeholders across the Customs operational and oversight ecosystem. Adeniyi emphasised that revenue administration is a complex, multi-layered system that extends beyond Customs operations to include financial institutions, auditors, policy bodies, and legislative oversight authorities. He noted that effective coordination among these actors is crucial to...

FCT POLICE COMMAND ARRESTS SUSPECT BEHIND VIRAL VIDEO FALSELY ALLEGING BANDIT INVASION OF ABUJA The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspect linked to the circulation of a viral video falsely alleging an ongoing bandit invasion of Abuja, a development that had sparked widespread panic among residents of the nation’s capital. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, the suspect was apprehended following a thorough digital investigation which traced the origin of the misleading content. The video, which gained traction across several social media platforms, falsely claimed that armed bandits had infiltrated parts of Abuja, causing fear and uncertainty among residents. The Command described the video as “entirely fabricated and malicious,” stressing that there was no such security breach or attack within the Federal Capital Territory. Police authorities noted that the deliberate spread of fals...