The South Korean Embassy in Nigeria has expressed sadness over the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari, crediting him with significantly strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and South Korea during his time in office. Buhari, who served as Nigeria’s president from 2015 until 2023, died on Sunday in a London hospital following an…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has directed former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, to report daily to its Abuja headquarters for questioning throughout December. A source within the EFCC said on Monday that the daily appearances are part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged $490 million…
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation, says he has implicit confidence in the Nigerian judiciary and the current leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in spite of his personal experiences of persecution and trial. Fani-Kayode made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, to continue upholding the bold, visionary and developmental legacies of the late former governor, Prince Abubakar Audu. Tinubu made the call on Sunday in Lokoja during the 10th memorial anniversary of Audu. He was represented at the event by the Minister of…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Tundun Wada, have arrested a 55-year-old suspected notorious kidnapper, during a security operation in Sumana village, Tundun Wada Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, of Kano on Tuesday….
Senator Okey Ezea, a Labour Party representative for Enugu North Senatorial District, has died. His family confirmed his death in a statement issued on Wednesday, saying he passed away shortly after 11 p.m. on 18 November at a private medical facility in Lagos. The announcement, released by his son, Jideofor Ezea, described the news as…
Myanmar authorities said that it has seized over 170,000 stimulant tablets in the central Mandalay region, the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) reported on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the anti-narcotics police raided a guesthouse in Chanmyathazi Township on Sunday,where it confiscated 2,000 stimulant tablets and arresting a suspect. Further investigation had led…
Mr Tanko Isuwa, the Education Secretary, Local Education Authority (LEA), Bwari, said the authority was intensifying efforts to address the number of out-of-school children in the district. Isuwa made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja. NAN reports that there is no specific data available for…
The Federal Government has recalled all ambassadors, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has clarified. The media was agog with the recall of Nigeria’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, but clarifying the decision on Saturday, the minister said the action was not a witch-hunt but affects all career and…
Rwandan-backed rebels entered into Goma on Monday and troops from the East African neighbours exchanged fire over the border in the worst escalation of the long-running conflict for more than a decade. The rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had captured the lakeside city of over one million people, which…
