The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing on Tuesday in the Ugandan capital Kampala that killed three people and left several dozen wounded. IS, which said three suicide bombers took part, with one attack targeting the central police station and another aimed at parliament,...
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Authorities in Mexico have arrested the wife of a powerful drug-trafficking cartel boss, the country’s defense ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry described Monday’s capture of Rosalinda Gonzalez, wife of Jalisco New Generation leader Nemesio Oseguera, as “a signficant blow to the financial structure of the criminal organization in...
File photo of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi. The trial of Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and three others for an alleged N8.5billion fraud continued on Tuesday, with the Economic and...
The Federal Government has given insight into how preventive measures adopted to check corruption and manage recovered stolen assets had brought about the repatriation of some stolen funds stashed away overseas. Such funds included $322.52m from Switzerland, $311.7m from United States, €5.4m from Northern Island, and €4,214,017.66 and $200m...
Rivers Hoopers basketball team on Tuesday emerged winners of the 2021 Super Eight men’s Basketball Premier League. The final match played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Rivers Hoopers defeated Gombe Bulls 74- 57 to lift the trophy. Gombe Bulls took the lead in the first quarter by...
A political support group, Niger Delta Coalition for Gov. Bello 2023 (NDCGB 2023), has urged the Kogi State governor, Yayaya Bello, to declare his interest to run for the presidency in 2023. In a statement issued, on Tuesday in Abuja, the President of NDCGB 2023, Comrade Sambo Temple, said...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he convened the 2014 National Conference with the intention to create an environment for Nigerians to address issues pushing citizens towards divisive politics and sowing the seeds of discord. Jonathan stated this in his remarks at the “2nd Igbo Nsukka Zik Annual Merit Award”,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 64 birthday anniversary, slated for Nov. 17. In a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja, Buhari congratulated Jonathan for serving the country, and working for the peace and...
The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon Annexe, Lagos, is investigating a prince and two others (names withheld) for alleged $38,200 (about N22.5 million) fraud. The spokesman for the department in Lagos, CSP Oluniyi Ogundeyi, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. “The said...
Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief of Defense Staff, on Tuesday in Benin said Nigerians should continue to trust the Armed Forces in spite of reports making the rounds of the Army indictment in the #EndSARs protest at Lekki last year. Irabor, fielding questions from reporters, said that this was because...
Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said in Jos on Tuesday that the agency intercepted 2.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs in last 10 months. Marwa told Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong whom he visited that the drugs seized were worth N120 billion. The...
The Super Eagles have secured a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Cape Verde on Tuesday in Lagos to reach the final round of African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup finals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the match played at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, the Super...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has opined that the Federal Government can win the war against terrorism, kidnapping and other forms of insecurity if technology is deployed. According to him, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, can deploy technologies in the ministry to...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Cross River State Police Command have arrested a suspected abductors of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Sunday Adeniran and the female teacher who were kidnapped on Saturday in Calabar . NATIONAL ACCORD gathered that the Anti Kidnapping and Cultism Squad (AKCS)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Government has revealed plans to boost the digital economy with a $600m Innovation Fund from the African Development Bank (AfDB). Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this on Monday during a virtual interaction at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Country Strategy Dialogue on...
The United States on Tuesday said it was looking forward to a response from the Lagos State Government after the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry submitted its final report. The panel was commissioned by the state government to look into the events of October 2020, including the shootings...
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is excited to have Odion Ighalo back in the squad and could start against Cape Verde in Monday’s final group qualifier. Ighalo, a former Manchester United striker retired after the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt and now plays for Al Shabab...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest killing of 15 people by armed bandits in Goronyo and Illela Local Government Areas of Sokoto State. President Buhari, through a statement signed by his spokesperson Garba Shehu, said the military was deploying advanced technology to crush...
The Federal Government has said it is implementing measures to address insecurity and crude theft affecting oil production in the country. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), said this at the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) 2021 conference on Tuesday in Lagos....