Dr Umar D. Duhu has strongly defended Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum against allegations made by activist Omoyele Sowore. In a statement on Tuesday, Duhu described Sowore’s claims that Governor Zulum allocated billions of naira to Boko Haram militants as “false, malicious, and defamatory.” He stressed that all government spending in Borno undergoes a…
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RISIEC) has scheduled the local government elections in the state for August 9, 2025. Chairman of the commission, Retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, made the remark during a stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Enebeli who unveiled the election guidelines official during the meeting, said that the commencement of…
President William Ruto said Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway after China cut infrastructure funding to the project. The railway connecting the Kenyan port of Mombasa with landlocked neighbours, as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, ended in the Rift Valley in 2019,…
Senate Committee on Local Content has commended President Bola Tinubu, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on ongoing efforts to deepen local participation in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Senators Joel Thomas and Ede Dafinone, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee, gave the commendation at the end of a two-day oversight visit…
Zamfara Youth Concerns Citizens (ZYCC)has formally petitioned the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) accusing Hon Bilyaminu Ismail Moriki of promoting terrorism and impersonating the military. The chairman of the group,Hon.Comrade Anas Abdullahi Kaura, submitted the petition citing serious criminal allegations ranging from unlawful possession of firearms, impersonation, treachery, and violations of the Terrorism Prevention Act. According…
The Federal Government says it will continue to borrow within manageable and sustainable limits in accordance with the Debt Management Office (DMO) debt sustainability framework. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations in the Ministry of Finance, Mr Mohammed Manga, in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
Troops of Operation Fasan Yamma have eliminated a notorious terrorist, known as Yellow Danbokkolo, in a weeklong encounter in the North West. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, confirmed the killing in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Kangye said the operation was conducted in conjunction with Hybrid Forces supported by air components…
The South-East Development Commission SEDC) has said it intends to grow the economy of the region from the present $40 billion to $200 billion by 2035. Mr Mark Okoye, Managing Director of SEDC, said this in his inaugural speech made available to journalists in Awka on Wednesday. Okoye said that the inauguration SEDC was the…
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested 46 suspects and seized 39,983 kg of assorted illicit substances in July. Mitchell Ofoyeju, State Commander of the agency disclosed this in Benin on Monday while presenting the command’s monthly scorecard. Ofoyeju noted that the operations were driven by intelligence and…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors pilgrims to serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that…
