By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has mourned the death of Senior Correctional Assistant (SCA) Shuaibu King-David. King-David died during the unfortunate jailbreak incident at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Koton-Karfe, Kogi, on Monday. The service spokesman, Abubakar Umar, said in a statement on Tuesday in...
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By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Second class traditional ruler in Benue State, His Royal Highness, the Ter Katsina Ala, Chief Simon Gbakaan Tativ has sought the collaboration of the other traditional rulers and other relevant stakeholders in the area to fight insecurity and restore peace in the area....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has said there was no cause to call for a state of emergency in the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Tersoo Kula on Monday disclosed that the Governor was in charge and...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), has observed that some unscrupulous individuals, cyber cafes, and organizations’ are engaged in indiscriminate printing of unauthorized ‘NIN’ cards and charging unsuspecting members of the public exorbitant fees. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by by...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Africa needs a democracy of its own context that delivers to all people. Obasanjo said this on Monday in Abuja, while speaking at a Colloquium to mark the 60th birthday of former Imo Governor, Emeka Ihedioha. He said that to sustain democracy in...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has approved the promotion and conversion of 2,061 civil servants, who participated in the 2024 promotion and conversion exercises in the state. Mr Robison Odo, the Chairman of Enugu State Civil Service Commission (ESCSC), disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Enugu He...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Federal Government to honour the late former Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, who conducted the annulled June 12, 1993 elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while speaking at a programme organised by the commission in...
Police Command in Oyo State has arrested 59 students of Government Technical College, Orita-Aperin, for attacking and destroying property at Ibadan Christ Apostolic Grammar School (CAC). The state Commissioner of Police, Johnson Adenola, confirmed this on Monday in Ibadan during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Command Headquarters. The...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been nominated as the winner of the 2025 Founders Sunhak Peace Award. Special Adviser to the former president, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Eze said that the award would be presented to the former president by Sunhak...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that a strategic raw materials deal with Ukraine is nearly good to go. Trump, commenting after a Cabinet meeting, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told him that the rare earth agreement with Ukraine was as good as finalised. “They’ll sign it...
Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru on Monday inaugurated the first phase training for 800 special forces personnel tasked with conducting high-impact operations with precision, speed, and efficiency. Badaru while inaugurating the Special Operations Forces for the Armed Forces of Nigeria at camp Kabala in Jaji military cantonment, Kaduna...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed security agencies to arrest the perpetrators of the violent communal clash that occurred in Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin-Osun communities in the state. Adeleke issued the directive during a visit to the affected communities on Monday, where he conducted an on-the-spot assessment. The...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Supreme Court has debunked reports alleging that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to the University of Calabar convocation. The Director of Information and Public Relations of the court, Dr Festus Akande, in a statement in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja– Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, March 24, 2025 busted a Ponzi Scheme Academy and arrested 133 suspects in Abuja. The commission in a post via its X handle, said the suspects were arrested at the Compensation Layout in Gwagwalada...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has launched devastating airstrikes on notorious terrorist enclave North of Chiralia, a known hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle in Borno. TheDeputy Director, Public Relations and Information of NAF, Group Capt. Kabiru...
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has recaptured five out of the 12 inmates who escaped from custody at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Koton Karfe, Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by Abubakar Umar, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections, (DCC), on...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri– Gunmen have kidnapped Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe in Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo. It was gathered that the Catholic priest was abducted in Ejemekwuru on Sunday evening while on his way to attend the...
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar has remanded one Insp Effiong Bassey, in a correctional facility for shooting dead a retired police officer’s wife and injuring two others. Bassey was ordered to be remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene led court during his arraignment on Monday. The Insp...
By JOy ADARA , Abuja- The First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu has called on Nigerians to get tested and know their TB status. She was speaking at the 2025 World TB Day Community Outreach held at the Sauka Village, Airport Road Abuja. The First Lady in a...
An objection raised by the former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, to the oral evidence of prosecution witness in his ongoing trial , on Monday, forced the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to tender documentary evidence. The EFCC is prosecuting the former minister before an...