The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has reaffirmed its commitment to support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the fight against drug abuse and trafficking within Nigeria’s maritime domain. The head of NIMASA’s public relations, Osagie Edward, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the two agencies echoed this commitment when…
President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the military and the families of the six soldiers who lost their lives during the assault on January 4, 2025.The tragic terrorist attack took place at the Nigerian Army base in Sabon Gida, Damboa, Borno State.In a Thursday statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo…
THE National Assembly has taken a swipe at the federal government over poor implementation of capital projects in 2024 budget, saying the situation was unpalatable. It also expressed serious concern over the huge discrepancies in the size of recurrent expenditure, relative to capital expenditure and the low level of fund releases for capital projects for…
The body of former United States President Jimmy Carter was transferred to the US Capitol on Tuesday in a grand and solemn military ceremony, where it will lie in state until a national funeral later this week. Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at 100, served as the 39th president from 1977 to…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s ex-Chief of Staff, Muhammad Bashir Saidu, was on Tuesday, charged to the Federal High Court in Kaduna by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Saidu, a one-time Commissioner for Finance in Kaduna State during El-Rufai’s administration, was charged alongside one Ibrahim Muktar, a public officer…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has reappointed three recently dismissed commissioners as special advisers hours after relieving them of their previous positions. The reappointed officials, tasked with continuing their service in the administration, albeit in a new role, include Abubakar Abdulhameed Bununu as Special Adviser on Multilateral Coordination and Regional Integration, Usman Danturaki as Special…
Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has said President Bola Tinubu should have released Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Adeyanju said Tinubu’s decision to continue former President Muhammadu Buhari’s style is disappointing. Posting on X, he wrote: “Tinubu should have released Nnamdi Kanu since. “It is easier to criticize than to govern….
A wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations Tuesday, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the almost 3,000-acre (1,200-hectare) blaze engulfing an area packed with…
The Ogun State Police Command has raised concerns over an increase in reports of missing persons in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Tuesday. She explained that the command had noticed an unprecedented rise in the number of missing persons across all age…
Abia State Police Command said it has disbanded its Anti-Cultism Unit over unprofessional conduct. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka. Chinaka also announced the demotion of a corporal to constable. The statement read, “The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Danladi Isa,…
