The Catholic Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese, His Eminence Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, has declared that Nigeria’s progress can only be achieved through adherence to the rule of law where all citizens are treated equally. Okpaleke stated this on Wednesday at the maiden edition of the Madonna Legacy Lecture Series organised by Madonna University, Okija Campus,…
EFCC’s witness, Bello Umar, has revealed how Olugbenga Obadina received N2.1 billion from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), without executing a contract. Umar, the first prosecution witness (PW-1), made this known before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja while being led in evidence by…
The Youth Association of Agriculture Forum (YAA) has hailed the ongoing transformation at the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), describing it as one of the boldest reforms in the agency’s history under its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Danfulani earlier this year to spearhead…
Nigeria’s Senate has called on the government to establish a permanent military base in Kwara South after a wave of bandit attacks that has left dozens dead and forced thousands from their homes. Senator Ashiru Oyelola (APC, Kwara South) told lawmakers that more than 70 people had been killed, 142 kidnapped, and 25 communities deserted…
Seventeen passengers kidnapped by gunmen on the Calabar–Oron waterway in southern Nigeria have been freed and reunited with their families, the Navy announced on Wednesday. Navy spokesperson Lt.-Cdr. Sulaiman Bala said the victims were rescued on Monday during an operation coordinated by the Nigerian Navy Ship VICTORY, supported by Forward Operating Base Ibaka. “The Nigerian…
The head of Nigeria’s drug enforcement agency has said the country could consider exporting cannabis oil under strict regulation, but domestic consumption would not be permitted. NDLEA Chairman Buba Marwa, speaking at a workshop in Abuja themed “Cannabis Oil Debate: The Path Forward for Nigeria”, said discussions on the issue must be sober and evidence-driven….
The Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District, Sen. Kelvin Chukwu, has attributed his defection from Labour Party (LP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) to internal wrangling, leadership crises, lack of cohesion and direction in his former party. Chukwu stated this in the letter of defection read by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, during…
A third witness for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (PW3), in the trial of former Gov. Mr Yahaya Bello of Kogi that no banking regulation was breached by the defendants. He told made the statement while testifying before an FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Wednesday. Bello and his co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami…
The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) says its reforms are being guided by President Bola Tinubu’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (HSRII), which seeks to modernise Nigeria’s healthcare system. Speaking in Abuja at the signing of a cooperation agreement with SERVICOM, NHIA Director-General Dr Kelechi Ohiri said the initiative focuses on four priority areas: service…
Comrade Mujahid Zaitawa, the Coordinator of the Northern Youth Merger Group in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on the leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to desist from actions capable of crippling the operations of the Dangote Refinery, warning that such moves are dangerous to Nigeria’s…
