A group, the Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has called for immediate investigations into alleged sabotage against the plan to turn around the petroleum refineries in the country. This is just as the group demanded the immediate removal from office of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, noting…
Some suspected bandits and kidnappers who lodged at Donchichi Hotel, Odighie road, Agbede in Etsako West Local Government Area, have been arrested. They were reportedly arrested after some community members raised the alarm over their presence in the hotel. Chairman Hakeem Enatto Charity Foundation, Barr Abdul Hakeem Enatto, who shared the arrest, said, “A group…
The 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Bayero, has announced the cancellation of the Eid-el-Fitr Durbar celebration due to security concerns in the state. Emir Bayero made this announcement while briefing newsmen at his Nasarawa Mini Palace in Kano on Wednesday night. He said that the peaceful coexistence of the people takes precedence over the…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has declared that Iran is engaged in what he described as a “total war” with the United States, Israel and Europe, according to interviews published by Iranian state media. Speaking in remarks cited by Israeli outlets, Pezeshkian said Western powers are attempting to weaken Iran on multiple fronts, accusing them of…
Controversial activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has reacted to a court order calling for his arrest as regards alleged defamation of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. According to the social media critic, the judiciary is attempting to silence him. VeryDarkMan, stated that his arrest shouldn’t have been ordered by the court considering…
A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has again convicted and sentenced Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, alongside her associates Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode, to 14 years imprisonment each for a contract scam involving N11 million. Justice Aisha Kumaliya delivered the ruling on Wednesday, June 25, 2025,…
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has a lung infection and was set to undergo medical tests on Sunday night, the Royal Court said in the latest update on the ageing monarch’s health. King Salman “will undergo some medical tests this evening, …based on the recommendations of the royal clinics, due to a lung infection,” said the…
Security operatives have arrested Sirajo Ahmad Dan Liman, Deputy Chief Imam of the Central Jumu’ah Mosque in Kangiye, Atakwanyo Ward, Gwadabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, over alleged collaboration with armed bandits. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, intelligence investigations linked Sirajo to the supply of motorcycles and other essential items to…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has published the list of applicants eligible for the Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 46/2025 aptitude test. The list is available on the NAF Recruitment Portal at www.nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng. The aptitude test is scheduled to hold on 13 December 2025 at 15 designated centres nationwide, starting at 0700hrs. All shortlisted candidates…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr Bayo Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited to “account for the alleged missing N22.3 billion, USD$49.7 million, £14.3 million and €5.2 million oil money, as documented in the recently published 2022 annual report by the Auditor-General of the…
