The Armed Forces of Nigeria has confirmed the arrest of over 100 suspects for the killing of soldiers and civilians on May 31, by suspected IPOB fighters at a military checkpoint in Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill, Obingwa LGA, Aba , where troops of Operation Udoka were deployed in Abia State. The arrests of persons were…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Command, Mr Effa Okim, stated this during a familiarisation visit to the Delta…
The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, allegedly involved in a sexual harassment scandal, Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, has been suspended. A reliable source informed that Lamuwa was directed to ‘step aside’, while investigations into the allegation begins. It was learnt on Tuesday, as a source within the top echelon of the ministry informed…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have abducted passengers along Maiduguri/Kano highway. Sources told the media that the insurgents struck between Garin Kuturu and Mannanari village near Auno, which is along Damaturu highway at about 5:50:pm on Monday. They reportedly blocked the highway before forcefully taking away some passengers. The incident left hundreds of travelers and commuters…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) has convicted an officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Quadri Ismail Adeyinka for alleged passport fraud. This was confirmed in a statement on Sunday by the ICPC’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare. Adeyinka was arrested by the ICPC and brought before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie in a…
A marketing expert, Adia Sowho, has quit her position as the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for telecommunications giants – MTN Nigeria, in what sources believe was a controversial circumstance, sources said on Thursday. Sowho became the first female CMO of MTN Nigeria in August 2021. Her professional path began in 2001 after obtaining an engineering…
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has condemned the increasing sequence of abduction and arrest of journalists in the country by security agencies, especially the Nigeria Police Force, under the guise of enforcing the Cyber Security Act, and warned of the consequence of such illegal actions on press freedom. The professional body of media executives…
A suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after spending 27 months in detention. Kyari was detained following his arrest on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for alleged involvement with an international drug cartel. Kyari, along with…
The identities of the soldiers gruesomely murdered by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been revealed. In a press release on Thursday, the Director of Defence Media Operations DMO, Majo-General Edward Buba, confirmed the attack, adding that six civilians were also gunned down. Meanwhile, tension heightens in the area as the…
The Nigerian Defence authorities have condemned in its entirety what they described as unprovoked attacks on unarmed personnel. The Defence Headquarters, speaking on Thursday in Abuja cautioned that such acts were unhealthy for the national security, adding, it was counter productive and amounts to self sabotage. Making this public the Director of Media Operation DMO,…
