By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – Sokoto State Police Command has arrested a suspected member of the notorious Lakurawa bandit syndicate and recovered an AK-49 rifle along with ammunition in a targeted operation. Commissioner of Police (CP) Ahmed Musa announced the breakthrough in a statement released on Thursday through the...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria (FOCPEN) has vehemently rejected the Senate’s proposed Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, citing a lack of consultation and potential setbacks to the nation’s decentralized power framework. In a statement issued in Makurdi, FOCPEN Chairman, Prince Eka...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentencing of 15 Chinese, for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before two Federal High Court Judges sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos; Justice Ayokunle Faji and Justice Dehinde Dipeolu. The suspects...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Suleiman Ciroma, has revealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja how $12 million was illicitly swapped through SunTrust Bank in a mere 10 days. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite, Ciroma detailed the rapid transactions orchestrated by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, struck out an application by the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University, in honor of his late predecessor. The announcement was made during a Federal Executive Council session held to pay tribute to the former President. This development is seen as a testament to...
By EMMANUEL ANKELI, Sokoto – Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Assessment Team has commended troops of Operation Fansan Yamma (OPFY) for their relentless efforts in combating terrorists and other criminal elements in the North West and North Central regions. Led by Major General WB Idris, the team visited OPFY Headquarters in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says while the agency does not guarantee jobs, it is developing a centralised job portal to give beneficiaries early access to employment opportunities in Nigeria and abroad. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known during a...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has joined Nigerians and the international community to mourn the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a visionary leader who laid a solid foundation for Nigeria’s industrial revival, particularly in...
By JANET OVAYOZA SAMUEL Since assuming office as the First Lady of Kogi State, Hajiya Sefinat Usman Ododo, has emerged as a symbol of compassion, inclusion, and empowerment for all, especially women, girls, widows, youth, and the less privileged. Her passion for service has reverberated across communities, bringing hope...
By ALA MODUPE, Lagos- A support group known as Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA) has declared that former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) signals the end of the party’s dominance in Nigerian politics. In a statement released on Thursday in Lagos, NYFA’s Director General,...
Acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja, UNIABUJA), Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has successfully resolved longstanding crises and introduced sweeping reforms within five months of her appointment by President Bola Tinubu. In an exclusive interview with journalists in Abuja, the Professor of Microbiology detailed how...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has debunked circulating advertisements claiming recruitment for the 2025/2026 Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) and Direct Short Service Commission (DSSC), labeling them as fraudulent. In a statement issued on Thursday, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations and Information, clarified...
Alhaji Sirajo Yazid-Abukur, a devoted supporter of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged N1 million to the workers who dug the grave for Buhari’s burial at his Daura residence. Yazid-Abukur, the Managing Director of the Katsina State Roads Maintenance Agency (KASSROMA), announced the gesture in Katsina on...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a formidable force in Nigerian politics despite recent defections, according to Alhaji Muhammed Buba-Jajere, the House of Representatives member for Fika/Fune Federal Constituency. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Thursday, Buba-Jajere emphasized the party’s deep-rooted presence and...
U.S. Senate voted 51-48 late Wednesday to approve a White House proposal to eliminate $9.4 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasters NPR and PBS, according to CNN. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, where final approval is anticipated by July 18, 2025....
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- Acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja), Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has firmly rejected allegations of land grabbing leveled against the institution by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. Manko defended the university’s ownership of 11,000 hectares of land,...
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has clarified that the international passport of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is not in its custody but is held by the Federal High Court. This statement was made by Justice Maryanne Anenih on Thursday during the ongoing hearing of...
By EZEKIEL OBI Abuja- Troops of Operation Delta Safe have arrested 42 suspected oil thieves and recovered significant quantities of stolen crude oil and illegally refined products in a week-long operation across the Niger Delta. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, announced during a press briefing...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Service Board (CDCFIB) has deferred the online recruitment process for paramilitary agencies until July 21, 2025. This is contained in a statement released on Thursday, July 17, 2025, the Board’s Secretary, retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jubril, Jibril explained that the...