By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has orchestrated a sweeping shake-up of Nigeria’s military leadership. In a move aimed at reinforcing the nation’s security architecture, he replaced the previous service chiefs and installed new faces across the highest levels. Meet the new service chiefs General Olufemi...
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Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’ witness on Friday failed to link Godwin Emefiele to accounts in Zenith Bank in the alleged property fraud case. Emefiele, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is charged with property fraud among others. The property is located at Plot...
The appointment of Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sunday Aneke as the 23rd Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) ushers in a fresh era for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), one anchored on intellect, precision, and renewed dedication to national security. President Bola Tinubu announced Aneke’s elevation on Friday, describing...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja IPOB leader lists witnesses from US, UK, Ethiopia, Kenya, others A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday threatened to invoke its powers “to make the necessary orders” should the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the Service Chiefs in furtherance of the efforts of the Federal Government of Nigeria to strengthen the national security architecture. The presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. The...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, failed for the second time to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who had earlier opted to represent himself in court after disengaging his legal...
The embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that his witnesses will arrive from across the globe — including Ethiopia, Kenya, and the United States — to testify in his ongoing terrorism trial. Appearing before Justice James...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that President Bola Tinubu led administration is muzzling opposition voices, calling such allegations baseless. The ADC recently accused the ruling party of trying to suppress dissent as the 2027 elections approach. But APC...
The courtroom drama surrounding the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, took a new turn on Thursday as his entire legal team, led by senior lawyer Kanu Agabi (SAN), withdrew from representing him. Agabi, appearing before the Federal High Court in Abuja, informed Justice...
House of Representatives has set up an ad hoc committee to investigate claims that Nigeria failed to repatriate about $850 billion in oil and non-oil export proceeds between 1996 and 2014. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Seyi Sowunmi (LP–Lagos), disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during the official inauguration...
In a move that blends entertainment star power with sports development, the Osun State Government has appointed Afrobeats icon, David Adeleke, better known as Davido, as the Chairman of the Osun Sports Trust Fund. The state government described the appointment as part of its wider strategy to revitalize sports...
A fatal accident in front of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, has claimed the lives of eight people on Wednesday night, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State. The State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the tragic incident in a statement issued...
In a major political development, northern stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have thrown their weight behind former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), as their consensus choice for the party’s national chairmanship ahead of the Nov. 15 National Convention in Ibadan. The...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening received Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, and two senators — Agom Jarigbe of Cross River North and Kaila Samaila Dahuwa of Bauchi North — at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The visit came shortly after Senators Jarigbe and Dahuwa formally defected from the...
Death toll from Tuesday’s devastating tanker explosion in Essa community, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, has climbed to 42, with more than 60 others nursing varying degrees of burns. The incident occurred on October 21, 2025, after a petrol-laden tanker lost control and overturned along the dilapidated...
An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Hamza Muazu has scheduled November 27 to rule on whether a key prosecution witness can testify in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is currently facing trial in case number CR/577/2023, filed by...
House of Representatives has initiated a formal investigation into the $460 million spent on the controversial Abuja CCTV project, which has largely remained non-functional more than a decade after funds were disbursed. At Wednesday’s plenary, lawmakers unanimously agreed to constitute an Ad hoc Committee to probe the project, following...
Several Nigerian senators have pushed for a significant shift in the country’s electoral process, advocating that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bear full responsibility for proving the legitimacy of election results during legal disputes. This call was made during Wednesday’s Senate plenary as lawmakers resumed discussions on a...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to Tukur Mohammed Mamu, the controversial negotiator accused of aiding terrorists linked to the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed Mamu’s third attempt to secure bail, this time on medical...
An Abuja magistrate court has ordered the remand of Aloy Ejimakor, legal counsel to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, along with 12 others, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. The group was arrested during a protest held on Monday and spearheaded by activist Omoyele Sowore, demanding an end to Kanu’s...