BREAKING: NDLEA Busts Major Drug Syndicates, Seizes Cocaine Hidden in Food Flasks Bound for UK

SUNTV Global Channel | April 19, 2026 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a series of coordinated drug trafficking attempts across Nigeria, leading to multiple arrests and large-scale seizures of cocaine, cannabis, and pharmaceutical opioids concealed in food items, vehicles, and agricultural farms. At the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,…

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$10bn Spent on Ajaokuta Steel, No Output Recorded — Economist Slams Nigeria’s Industrial Failure

April 19, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel News Desk An economics and technology management expert, Professor Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has raised serious concerns over Nigeria’s long-standing failure to operationalise the Ajaokuta Steel Company, revealing that the country may have spent about $10 billion on the project without producing a single tonne of steel. Speaking at a…

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IGP Disu Dissolves Special Investigation Unit, Orders Massive Transfer of Officers Linked to Ex-IG Monitoring Boss Fakorede

April 19, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel News Desk The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has reportedly disbanded the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of the Nigeria Police Force and ordered the redeployment of officers previously attached to the unit, in a major internal restructuring exercise. According to police sources, the directive affects about 88 officers…

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TINUBU’S “RENEWED HOPE” OR RENEWED DYSTOPIA? ODINKALU QUESTIONS SECURITY, POWER AND VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA

April 19, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel News Desk A senior Nigerian academic and human rights lawyer, Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has published a strongly worded opinion piece questioning the direction of governance under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, arguing that Nigeria is experiencing a continuation—and deepening—of long-standing insecurity and state failure. In the article titled “The…

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SERAP Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Tinubu Over NBC Broadcast Restrictions, Warns of Legal Action

April 19, 2026 | SUNTV Global Channel News Desk The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding the immediate withdrawal of a controversial “Formal Notice” issued by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), which it says threatens press freedom and violates constitutional rights. In a strongly…

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