The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has said Nigeria is developing indigenous capabilities to neutralise contemporary security threats. Akume spoke yesterday at the Second Annual Defence Research and Development Bureau (DRDB) Seminar and Exhibition 2025 at the National Defence College in Abuja. Represented by the Chief of Defence Staff,

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to designate resource theft — including illegal mining and the stealing of minerals — as an international crime. The President warned that the practice poses a direct threat to the stability and security of the West African region. Speaking through the

Umahi, governors, Ikpeazu, others mourn eminent preacher More tributes have been pouring in for the late preacher and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA), Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Works Minister Dave Umahi, Governors Hope Uzodimma (Imo) and Alex Otti (Abia) yesterday mourned the eminent cleric. In a personal tribute,

‘My friend of 40 years gone’ A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has expressed sadness over the passing of labour activist, Abiodun Aremu. Olwepo-Hashim said he and the late Aremu were good friends for 40 years. In a tribute to the late labour activist, Olawepo-Hashim wrote: “Aremson (as we called him) and

The United States Army War College (USAWC) has posthumously conferred one of its highest international honours on the 23rd Chief of Army Staff of the Nigerian Army, the late Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, by inducting him into the prestigious International Hall of Fame. A statement yesterday by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations,

A former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan and Arise TV anchor, Dr. Reuben Abati, is set to present three books on Friday, November 7, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) on Victoria Island, Lagos. The books are: Portraits: People, Politics and Society; A Love Letter & Other Stories,