The Nigerian Army High Command on Wednesday confirmed the death of 17 gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injury during the Niger terrorist attack. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia…
Today, I stand humbled and deeply grateful. With every ballot cast, every word of encouragement, and every act of support, you, the students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), have entrusted me with the sacred responsibility of serving as your Student Union President. This victory is not mine alone it is ours. It belongs to every…
Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has faulted the claim of opposition parties that the 10th National Assembly is a rubber stamp to the executive, noting that the claim had no justification. Leading opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), at various times described the National Assembly…
The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday announced that Aminu Kanawa, the second-in-command to terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, has been killed by troops of Operation Fansan Yamma. The DHQ also stated that troops inflicted serious injuries on some of Turji’s close allies, including his younger brother. This development comes after the DHQ revealed on Monday, that troops…
The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has announced a ban on the consumption of alcohol within his palace and its surrounding premises. The monarch made the declaration on Saturday during a meeting with palace staff held to mark his 58th birthday. In a video shared by his Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, Oba…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sued Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over what it described as the “patently unlawful” suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The suit, filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, seeks to overturn the six-month suspension, which SERAP argued violates the senator’s fundamental rights and deprives her constituents of representation. SERAP…
The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 secured the conviction and sentence of social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano. Kunya was arrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in a…
The Police in Ogun have arrested a mobile policeman and several security guards for alleged conspiracy, burglary and theft from a warehouse belonging to H.K Printing & Packaging Limited, Agbara. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on Aug. 9 at about 11:00 p.m., when a truck drove into the company premises and…
Nigerian oil company, Oando Plc, has been shortlisted by the Trinidadian government as one of three final contenders to take over the country’s state-owned refinery, Petrotrin. The defunct company is a state-owned oil company in Trinidad and Tobago. The Trinidadian Finance Minister, Colm Imbert, disclosed this during a presentation of its national budget held on…
A major scandal has rocked the Lagos State civil service after it was revealed that 30% of civil servants sent abroad for training have failed to return to Nigeria. The Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Afolabi Ayantayo, revealed this during a press briefing on Wednesday, to mark the second anniversary of Governor Babajide…