BY OUR REPORTER Hair vendor and crypto enthusiast from Enugu State, Obinna Henry, tells our correspondent how policemen allegedly extorted $25,000 from him after labelling him a member of the Indigenous People of Biafra You mentioned that the sum of $25,000 was extorted from you by policemen. Can you describeContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, MARTINS DURU, JAMES AKINOLA Retired army generals, former diplomats, and security experts have urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the fortification of Nigeria’s northern borders in response to potential security threats arising from the ongoing crisis between Nigeria and Niger. They also called on the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
Troops of the one brigade of Operation Fansan Yanma have arrested 25-year-old Shamsiyya Ahadu, a suspected logistics supplier for terrorist activities in Zamfara State. The suspect was arrested on Saturday, December 28 after authorities received intelligence about her movement. She was with her accomplice, Ahmed Husaini, at a checkpoint alongContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA The Federal Government has disclosed plans to provide accommodation to urban refugees and asylum seekers living in Abuja. The Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Tijani Ahmed, also said the refugees would be trained in farming, phoneContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS Days after military airstrikes killed at least 10 people in Gidan Sama and Rumtuwa communities in the Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Christmas Day, some residents of the agrarian community have rejected claims by the military that those hit were terrorists. ReportsContinue Reading
The Federal Government will conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in the Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Press Secretary to Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu. He said the MinisterContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The maritime sector recently witnessed a wave of commendation as two prominent leaders, the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, received high praise for their exceptional commitment to staff welfare andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, ADOLPHUS DURU, JAMES AKINOLA The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has warned civilians harbouring suspected criminals to desist from such acts or face the consequences of their actions. He stated this during his visit to the troops of Operation FASAN YANMA at 8 Division HeadquartersContinue Reading
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pardoned Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death for armed robbery in Osun State. Olowookere was pardoned alongside his accomplice, Sunday Morakinyo, the governor disclosed in a statement on X on Thursday. The claim that the duo got a death sentence for stealingContinue Reading
Gunmen have reportedly killed at least 11 people in an attack on some communities in Nyiev-ya, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident happened on December 25 when the people were celebrating Christmas with their families. A resident in the community confirmed the attack in a telephone conversationContinue Reading