The National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, has disclosed that terrorists and bandits have now taken to the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) as the new weapon for wreaking havoc. Speaking on Tuesday during a two-day Counter Improvised Explosive Device Training…
In a heartbreaking turn of events, Mubarak Zakari, the youngest son of the late former Director-General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ibrahim Zakari, passed away on Sunday evening, just hours after his father’s death. Mubarak, 34, was reported to have succumbed to heartbreak, leaving family and sympathisers in deep shock. Ambassador Zakari, aged…
In first of its kind in the city, Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has flagged off the construction of a flyover bridge at Ramat Park, Benin City, the Edo State Capital, as part of immediate efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the city. Performing the ground-breaking ceremony, Governor Okpebholo said his administration will also…
Barely two months after the September completion deadline flop, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has explained why it could not deliver the much-awaited Port Harcourt Refinery Company.In an interview with our correspondent on Monday, the NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said the company encountered risks and challenges while carrying out the…
The Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, presided over by Ibrahim Sarki Yola, has cleared Auwal Danladi Sankara, Commissioner of Special Duties, Jigawa State, of allegations of adultery with a married woman. The case was filed by Nasiru Buba, who accused Sankara of having an illicit affair with his wife, Tasleem Baba Nabegu. In delivering his…
Libya has sent a strong warning to Nigeria following their failure to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations The Mediterranean Knights failed to defeat Benin in their final Group D game despite having a packed stadium. Nigeria and Benin secured the top and second spots in Group D while Libya ended bottom of…
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside…
Four members of the Anambra Vigilante Services (AVS) were killed on Monday morning by gunmen. Three of the vigilante members were killed in Ukpo, Dunukofia Local Government Area, while one was killed in Abatete, Idemili North Local Government Area. The gunmen stormed the area, firing indiscriminately, which led to the death of one person. This…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has blamed Nigeria’s struggles on corrupt leadership, declaring that no clean Nigerian can attain political leadership for now. The statement released on Friday through his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, said it will be difficult for a honest person to govern the country. “Corrupt leaders are…
The trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor Godwin Emefiele continued on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Maitama, with a fifth prosecution witness, Kingsley Obiora, former CBN Deputy Governor in charge of policy, disclosing that the new naira notes printed and released into circulation under…
