Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has carted away four different awards at the 19th SERVICOM Annual Awards. At the Award Ceremony, which held in Abuja Wednesday, 17 December 2016, the Managing Director won the 2025 SERVICOM Award for support and commitment to...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja
As political calculations intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a decisive step to strengthen its structure in Borno State, appointing Hon. Adamu Usman Tubo as Chairman of its Transitional Committee and Hon. Sunusi Lawan Badawi as Secretary. Hon. Tubo, a grassroots...
Senate has confirmed the appointments of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan and Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Nigeria’s two key petroleum regulators, marking a swift step in strengthening oversight of the oil and gas sector. At plenary, lawmakers approved Eyesan as Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria...
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has launched a ₦1 billion Youth Empowerment Scheme in Maiduguri, describing it as a strategic investment in human capital development and sustainable economic growth, today Friday at Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education Theater Hall Maiduguri. Speaking at the event, Governor Zulum...
In continuation of his yearly Christmas outreach, the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah on Thursday paid a pastoral visit to the convicted IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu and other inmates at the Nigeria Correctional facility, Sokoto. Bishop Kukah, who was accompanied by priests, religious, and members of...
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have decisively thwarted an early-morning attempt by terrorists operating from the Mandara Mountains to infiltrate Bitta, neutralising several insurgents and dealing a significant blow to their operational capability. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba,...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned a mega NAPEX super store by NAWLG at TA Lagbaja Cantonment Ikeja, Lagos State. The commissioning ceremony was held on Thursday, according to a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele. In a brief...
Senate has confirmed all 64 career and non-career ambassadorial nominees, following the presentation of a report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Chairing the committee, Senator Sani Bello, presented the findings which were subsequently adopted by the upper chamber. During the session, Senator Sahabi Yau raised concerns over the...
US President Donald Trump has added another unmistakable mark to the landscape of Washington, ordering a historic name change for the nation’s most prestigious performing arts venue. The iconic Kennedy Center, named after slain former US President John F. Kennedy, will now be known as the “Trump-Kennedy Centre” following...
President Bola Tinubu has renewed his call for far-reaching security and governance reforms, insisting that the establishment of state police and the full implementation of local government autonomy must move from debate to action. Speaking on Thursday at the 14th meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caucus...
Renowned author and public affairs commentator, Charles Omole, has stirred fresh debate about power dynamics within President Bola Tinubu’s administration, alleging that multiple “cabals” are operating around the presidency. Omole, author of From Soldier to Statesman – The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, made the claims on Thursday while speaking...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the defection of Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a move the ruling party says further consolidates its political strength in the North Central zone. The announcement was made on Thursday by APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, during...
Suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have abducted the newly elected Vice Chairman of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, Alhaji Saidu, alongside two councillors and several other passengers. Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed that the abduction took place on Wednesday evening along the notorious Kamuya village–Buni Yadi road, as...
Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF–NCCC) has apprehended high-profile internet fraud suspects involved in targeted cyberattacks against the email systems of major corporate organisations through the deployment of phishing links and malicious software. The Force spokesman, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement issued on Thursday in...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has launched a blistering critique of the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, accusing it of turning what should be unthinkable in governance into routine practice. In a statement issued on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the opposition party...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 arraigned three Indians, Lalit Sarwat, Ravi Raghavendra and Gagan Sarswat—alongside an Ilorin-based dispatch manager, Oniyide Samuel, before Justice Sulaiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin They were arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), following the Senate’s confirmation of its members on December 16. The presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. Mr. Onanuga listed members of the reconstituted...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally approached the Senate, seeking approval to present the 2026 Appropriation Bill before a joint sitting of the National Assembly. The request was conveyed in a letter read by the Senate President during plenary, in which the President proposed Friday at 2:00 p.m. as...