President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed retired Maj.-Gen. Abdulmalik Jibrin as the new Secretary to the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). This announcement was made in a statement by the board’s spokesperson, Juliet Okeh, on Monday in Abuja. Okeh noted that Jibrin succeeded Ahmed Ja’afaru, the former Controller General of the…
The U.S. military has said that it killed two fighters from the terrorist group Islamic State in Syria and wounded another. “The terrorists were moving a truckload of weapons which were destroyed during the strike,” the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release on Monday. “This strike occurred in an area formerly controlled…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has called on security agencies operating at the country’s frontiers to strengthen collaboration in order to stem human trafficking and drug smuggling. Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration for Zone A (Lagos and Ogun), Echefulam Anugwa, delivered the message during an inspection tour of the Seme border and Lagos Border Patrol…
Mr Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been recognised at the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) for his exceptional leadership and contributions to national development. EFCC Spokesperson Dele Oyewale announced the honour on Monday in Abuja. The awards, a collaboration between the Office of the Secretary to…
Former French prime minister Édouard Philippe, considered one of the country’s most popular politicians, has announced that he plans to run in the 2027 presidential elections. Philippe, who served as current President Emmanuel Macron’s first prime minister from 2017-2020, made the widely expected announcement on Wednesday, local media reported. In a survey by the polling…
The Rivers State Government has made strides in strengthening its civil service by appointing 11 new Permanent Secretaries. The announcement was issued by the Office of the Head of Service on Tuesday, 3rd June 2025, with the following individuals named: Imaonyani Roselin Ephraim-George, Dr. Mina T. Ikuru, Dabite Sokari George, Soibitein Duke Harry, Lauretta Davies…
The Chief of Air Staff(CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has approved the conduct of a Combat Life Saver Course for Special Forces and Regiment personnel at the Nigerian Air Force School of Medical Sciences and Aviation Medicine Kaduna. The Commandant of the School, Air Commodore Rilwanu Abdullahi made the disclosure at the inauguration of the…
A Ukrainian drone attack ignited a fire on Wednesday at an industrial site in the Russian city of Murom, about 300 kilometres east of Moscow. According to Russian Telegram news channel Astra, citing local residents; the target was a factory producing ignition devices. However, the governor of the Vladimir region, Aleksandr Avdeyev, said on Telegram…
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has commended the transformation underway in the nation’s capital, describing the improvements as a reflection of his administration’s economic and social development agenda. Speaking through Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu inaugurated a newly completed interchange in Abuja, connecting Wole Soyinka Way with the Murtala Mohammed Expressway. It is the 11th infrastructure…
The National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has expressed fear over the Federal Government’s plan to ban 60,000 litres capacity tankers, following the rising cases of accidents involving fuel tankers. NARTO President, Yusuf Othman in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said such a move would cause…
