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NIMC Launches NINAuth Platform For Secure Digital Identity Verification
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has officially unveiled the NIN Authentication Service (NINAuth), a secure digital platform designed to streamline and safeguard identity verification for accessing government services. The launch follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive for all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to adopt NIN-based authentication as part of his Renewed Hope Agenda aimed at enhancing national identity infrastructure. NINAuth...
EFCC Breaks Silence On VeryDarkMan’s Arrest
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed the arrest of Martins Innocent Otse (VeryDarkMan) following multiple petitions alleging his involvement in serious financial crimes. According to the Commission, Otse was invited for questioning after receiving a series of petitions detailing alleged financial malfeasance. Despite several invitations sent through his known addresses and communication channels, he failed to honor...
NiMet Forecast 3-Day Haziness, Thunderstorms From Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has forecast thunderstorms and haziness nationwide from Tuesday through to Thursday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Monday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze over parts of Katsina and Kano states during the forecast period on Tuesday. It anticipated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba and Adamawa States during the afternoon and evening hours. “Sunny skies with patches of cloud are...
Police Launch Probe Into Death Of Five Children In Nasarawa
The Nasarawa State Police Command has launched a full investigation into the tragic deaths of five children in the Agyaragu community of Obi Local Government Area. According to a statement released on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Ramhan Nansel, the lifeless bodies of the children were discovered inside an abandoned, non-functional vehicle parked at the home...
Tinubu Promise Security For Terrorist Infested Communities
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reclaiming ungoverned areas, particularly forests, from terrorists and other criminal elements in the country. Tinubu said advanced surveillance and technology would be deployed to combat kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism. The President made the promise while addressing elders and leaders of Katsina State at a state dinner held at the Government House on...
Military Arrest Security Personnel Aiding Terrorists
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the arrest of four security personnel who were assisting terrorists in the Northeast. The suspects include two personnel from the hybrid forces who had been working alongside troops to combat the insurgency. According to the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Markus Kangye, the hybrid forces were arrested during operations from April 26 to 29 across...
Benue, Zamfara Govs Summoned Over Insecurity
The governors of Benue and Zamfara states, Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal, respectively, along with their state assemblies, have been invited to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions on Thursday, May 8. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the summon was in connection to the rising insecurity in the state which prompted a civil rights organisation, Guardians of Democracy...
Simon Ekpa To Be Extradited To Nigeria Over Biafra Agitation – DSS official
A Department of State Services (DSS) operative on Friday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed disciple of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will soon be extradited from Finland to Nigeria to face trial over his involvement in the Biafran separatist movement. The operative, identified in court as Prosecution Witness AAA (PWAAA), made the revelation during cross-examination...
FBI, DEA Seek 90-Day Extension On Release Of Tinubu Drug Case Files
In a surprising development, the long-awaited release of documents by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) related to an alleged drug investigation involving Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been delayed. The documents, originally expected to be released today following a U.S. federal court order in April, will now be withheld for up to...
”99 Rescued In Rivers Boat Mishap” – Navy
The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, saved more than 99 people from drowning on a local market boat after a boat accident occurred in the Bukuma River in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The market boat, popularly known as ‘Blood of Jesus’, which was conveying passengers and goods worth millions of naira, set out from Port...
