The Nigerian Military, in collaboration with Briech UAS, a communications company, has unveiled the first and largest indigenous attack drones and bombs in Nigeria and Africa. Briech UAS, in partnership with the Nigerian Army, demonstrated and unveiled these attack drones and bombs at the company’s headquarters on Wednesday in Abuja. The Chief of Defence Staff…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, bail in the sum of N500 million. The development comes as Nwabuoku faces charges of alleged N1.96 billion fraud. Justice James Omotosho, in his ruling, stipulated that Nwabuoku’s bail be secured with two sureties, each providing a guarantee of…
Two members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) on Tuesday in Benin City were crushed to death by a truck along the Benin–Lagos Expressway, Ugbowo, in front of the University of Benin. One of the deceased was identified as Mustapha through his identity card, and the other had their head crushed. They were said…
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Prof. Joseph I. Ikechebelu, has ordered investigation into a shocking altercation in which a student allegedly bit and physically confronted her lecturer. A spokesman of the school, Njelita Louis, said the management of the institution would impose the appropriate sanction on any of the parties found culpable….
Andy Byron, the chief executive of New York-based tech company Astronomer, has resigned from his role after he was spotted embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert, according to a LinkedIn post from the company on Saturday. Astronomer’s board of directors accepted Byron’s resignation, according to the LinkedIn post, and will begin searching for the…
Last week’s defections of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, his deputy, Sir Monday Onyeme, predecessor in office, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and their supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, increased concerns that Nigeria is headed for a one-party state. In this interview, one of the founding fathers of…
There is disquiet among political stakeholders in Bayelsa State following a strong indication that Governor Douye Diri is on his way to the All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection will add to the misery of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-South geopolitical zone following the defections of Sheriff Oborevwori and Umo Eno of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that figures released in its first-week report on continuous voter registration (CVR) are “statistically implausible”. On Monday, INEC said more than 1.3 million Nigerians completed their online voter pre-registration within just one week of opening the exercise. According to commission’s…
Bandits on Sunday morning killed no fewer than ten people, including a village head (Baale), in Oke-Ode area of Ifelodun Local Government in Kwara State. A reliable source in the community (names withheld) said the outlaws invaded the area, shooting sporadically, killing, maiming, and kidnapping a yet-to-be-ascertained number of residents. According to an interview granted…
A young woman identified as Brenda has died under mysterious circumstances after spending the night at the apartment of a man she met on TikTok in Warri, Delta State. The incident, which has reignited safety concerns around online dating, reportedly occurred over the last weekend. Brenda had connected with a TikTok user known as Emmypounds,…