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Popular Islamic Scholar Accuses Foreign Powers Of Backing Terrorists In Nigeria
Prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Mahmoud Gumi has raised fresh concerns over what he describes as the hidden involvement of powerful foreign nations in Nigeria’s prolonged security crisis. Speaking in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored by our correspondent in Kaduna, Sheikh Gumi claimed that recent patterns of attacks across the country suggest external support for armed groups...
Police Launch Manhunt For Imo Ex-lawmakers Abductors
The Imo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of former member of the Imo State House of Assembly, Ngozi Ogbu. Ogbu, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, represented Okigwe State Constituency in the legislature. A video had surfaced in the social media where Ogbu was seen pleading with government to withdraw security men from Okigwe,...
Anambra Shuts Down Church Over Alleged Ritual Practices
A well-known church called "Children of the Light Anointing Ministry," led by Pastor Onyebuchi Okocha, popularly known as "Onye Eze Jesus," has been closed by the Anambra State Government due to allegations of involvement in the contentious "Oke-ite" custo The church located in Amafor village, Nkpor, in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state was sealed by operatives...
Tinubu Sacks NPA Managing Director
President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, removed Mohammed Bello-Koko as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). The president appointed Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the new MD and Senator Adedayo Adeyey as the Board Chairman of the NPA. The appointments were made known in a statement issued by the president’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement, titled,...
Soludo Reaffirms Commitment To Improving Aviation Infrastructure
In a move to enhance Anambra State’s aviation landscape, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving aviation infrastructure across the state. Speaking at the commissioning of a new Protocol Lounge at Chinåa Achebe International Airport in Anambra State, Soludo said that it is part of a multi-phased plan to upgrade facilities, streamline passenger experience, and attract...
FG Paying More On Fuel Subsidy Now — El-Rufai
Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, says fuel subsidy is back, but many Nigerians do not know this. Fielding question from newsmen in Maiduguri , Borno State capital, on Monday, El-Rufai said the federal government is now paying more than before. He observed that the packages of support that would reduce the impact of fuel subsidy were not effective,...
After Attahiru’s Death, Buhari Vows To Do His Best In Tackling Insecurity
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said his administration will continue to do its best in tackling insecurity in the country, even as he said the death of Chief Of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru has increased Nigeria’s security challenge. He regretted that the bad incident happened at a time the country is battling security challenges. Buhari spoke,...
US Govt Express Concerns Over Security, Justice In Nigeria
The United States government has raised concerns over security and justice delivery in the country, citing cases of enforced disappearances and arbitrary detentions. But the Presidency in a swift reaction last night, said the country’s judicial system was not only addressing concerns about lengthy pre-trial periods, alongside other issues, but that the Federal Government is also stabilising the naira and...
Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tinubu’s Removal Over Drug, CIA Allegations
The lawsuit that sought to remove President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from office was dismissed by the Supreme Court. The suit filed by the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Ambrose Aworu, sought Tinubu’s removal based on Central Intelligence Agency and drug allegations. The apex court in an unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices...
Abia North Peace Foundation Commends Tinubu, Congratulates Neya Kalu On Ambassadorial Nomination
A foremost socio-political group championing the interests of Abia North Senatorial District, Abia North Peace Foundation (ANOF), has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for nominating Barrister Neya Uzor-Kalu as one of Nigeria’s new non-career ambassadors. In a statement issued on Friday by its Director-General, Chief Nnanna Ukaegbu, the Foundation described the nomination as a “well-considered recognition of capacity, character, and...
