The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that personnel from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), who were granted administrative bail by its Kaduna Zonal Command, will face court charges upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigation. These NAF personnel, who were released on bail last Friday, had attempted to rescue their colleagues arrested…
The Gombe State Police Command has apprehended Ahmadu Ibrahim and his accomplices for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and killing of a 17-year-old student. The arrests were made after the victim’s father, Alhaji Ahmadu Yaya of Arawa Quarters Gombe, filed a formal complaint with the police. According to ASP Mahid Muazu Abubakar, the spokesperson…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates the government and people of Liberia on the successful conduct of the Liberian Presidential Election. The President also congratulates President-elect Joseph Boakai, who won the mandate of the people, enjoining him to unite the country and build on the popular support expressed through the ballot box to deliver good governance to…
Suspected bandits have seized Mr. Steven Ibrahim, the District Head of Kujama in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, along with two others. The incident took place on Sunday evening, November 12, around 7 pm, as the victims were leaving a reservation center behind Bethel Baptist School along the Kaduna-Kujama highway. A senior member…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, join other Heads of State and Government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, to celebrate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day. President Tinubu will arrive in Bissau on Thursday for the ceremony, which will be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Guinea-Bissau marked its 50th Independence Anniversary on September…
A 63-year-old social worker, Mrs. Ayodele Idowu Lawal, previously reported missing in Lagos State, has been located. Lawal, a member of the Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) Lagos State Chapter, disappeared on Monday, Nov. 13, after leaving her residence in Igando to attend church. Her phone’s last known location was traced to Festac Town…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, advanced negotiations concerning a multi-billion dollar infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria. This development was the outcome of substantive investment discussions held between President Tinubu and the Vice-President (Country…
Fredrick Ogidan, the Corps Commander overseeing the Kwara State sector command, has been relieved of his position following a controversial comment made by him at a public event. Reported by Premium Times, Ogidan’s statement during the conferment of Special Marshal on the Founder of Al-Hikmah University, AbdulRaheem Oladimeji, suggested that the removal of fuel subsidy…
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victory in the November 11 governorship elections. The President commends the electorate in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa for their participation in the electoral process, affirming the resilience of democratic institutions…
Veteran Hausa drama actor, Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja, has passed away. According to a statement from one of his sons, Mohammad Usman, the actor succumbed to a prolonged illness in the early hours of Sunday, November 12, at a private hospital in Kaduna State. The late Kannywood actor, who served in the…
