Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised one of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and its security wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN Commander, Tochukwu aka Ojoto, in charge of Ihietukwa Command in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. This was disclosed in a post via the Army’s official X handle on Tuesday….
The military arm of the Palestinian terrorist organisation Hamas, the Qassam Brigades, attacked the Israeli border, crossing Kerem Shalom with rockets on Tuesday. According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) the Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attacks which triggered warning sirens in the area. It said there was no initial information on casualties. The…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday, issued a new directive to all financial institutions, including commercial, merchant, non-interest banks, payment service banks, and mobile money operators in the country, mandating the implementation of a 0.5% cybersecurity levy on all electronic transactions. The fresh charge is in addition to other existing levies Nigerians pay for making…
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has commended Second Lt. Oluchukwu Owowoh for emerging as the first Nigerian female cadet to graduate from the Royal Military Academy (RMA) in Sandhurst, United Kingdom. Mrs Tinubu received Owowoh, who was led by the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. John Ochia, at the State House on…
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has said the three lawmakers suspended during plenary on Monday engaged in diabolical means. The speaker announced the suspension of Donald Okogbe (PDP Akoko-Edo II), Bright Iyamu (PDP Orihonmwon South), and Adeh Isibor (PDP Esan North-east I) on Monday. Speaking during the plenary, Agbebaku accused the…
A Lagos High Court has adjourned the libel suit filed by billionaire property developer, Sir Oluwatumininu Okeowo, against his siblings, Joe Faraday (a company belonging to his brother), Joshua Okeowo, and Tolulope Okeowo, till May 20, 2024. Okeowo is claiming N100 million in damages over an alleged false and libelous publication regarding the estate of…
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Political Violence and Missing Persons, chaired by Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, commenced its proceedings on Monday. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State inaugurated the commission to investigate cases of political violence and missing persons spanning from 2015 to 2023. Justice Zuwaira, during the inaugural sitting, said the commission’s mandate…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has assured the newly-posted Commander of Sector 2 North-East Joint Taskforce Operation Hadin Kai, Brig Gen MCE Ejike, the cooperation of the state government and the people of the state. He made the commitment on Monday when he received in audience, the new commander. “We are collectively in the…
Professor Abubakar Siddique, Director, Centre for Democratic Development Research, and Training, Zaria, has insisted there were moves to site the United States and France millitary bases in Nigeria. Although the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement on Monday, described as “false” the claim that the Nigerian government was considering establishing…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has debunked a viral report alleging that an unidentified lady allegedly got a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME score without participating in the exercise. An online platform had reported how a Facebook user, Gozie, raised an alarm, alleging that a lady who did not sit for the UTME…
