Nab suspected kidnapper, female courier Recover many rounds of AK-47, SMG live ammunition The Delta State Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its relentless fight against the trafficking of illicit arms and ammunition. A statement on Saturday by the Command’s spokesman SP Bright Edafe said that acting on credible intelligence from the Force […]

The Niger State Police Command has arrested Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a 29-year-old postgraduate student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University of Agriculture and Mechanic, Lapai (IBBUL), on allegations of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and other cybercrime-related offences, following a formal complaint reportedly instigated by Governor Umaru Bago. The arrest, which took place at Mokwa’s residence in Lapai around

Damaging narratives about Nigeria will no longer go unchallenged by the Federal Government, Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris, said yesterday in London. Accordingly, government is in the process of building strategic global partnerships to counter all negative narratives aimed at damaging the reputation of the country. The Minister spoke at the UK Edition

The National Assembly  has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to strike out a suit filed by the Minority  Leader of the House  of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda seeking to stop the Assembly  from receiving any correspondence targeted at removing him on the ground of his association  with the Minister  of the FCT, Nyesom

…Governor to rehabilitate roads, schools in Deputy’s hometown Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has appraised the ongoing peace efforts in the state saying it is yielding the desired results. The governor insisted that genuine development could only thrive in an atmosphere of unity and stability. Fubara spoke on Saturday at a civic reception in

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr. Wale Edun, yesterday administered the oath of office to Mr. George Elombi, the new President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank).  The ceremony took place during the Afreximbank Legacy Conference and Investiture in Cairo.  Edun charged the new president to lead with a vision for

The Group Chief  Executive of Oando Group, Adewale Tinubu has extoled  Prof. Benedict Oramah as he official  bowed out as  President and Chairman of the Board of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) after a decade of groundbreaking leadership that redefined the trajectory of African trade, finance, and economic integration. Tinubu, through his media office, paid

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday  led dignitaries to pay glowing tributes to the late Deaconess Eno Nnana Usoro, mother of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Ms. Emem Nnana Usoro, describing her as a woman whose life was defined by faith, service, and devotion to family and community.  Speaking at the funeral reception

Advocates an engineer to succeed Gov Sule for continuity Former Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Engr. Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, on Saturday disclosed that Nasarawa State has emerged as Nigeria’s hub for lithium mining and processing with current investments at $850million.  Delivering a lecture titled: “The Socio-Economic

The Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Universal Basic Education, Hon. Muktar Tolani Shagaya (Ilorin West/Asa, APC), has called on the Federal Government to double the allocation to Universal Basic Education in order to strengthen the foundation of learning across Nigeria.  He made this call recently while speaking to the press at the Global