Max Air By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved Max Air to transport intending pilgrims from Jigawa for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Director-General of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmed Labbo, announced this in a statement signed byContinue Reading
Generation By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says the rationale behind his administration’s economic reforms is to protect the interests of future generations. “For 50 years, Nigeria was spending money of generations yet unborn and servicing the West Coast of our subregion with fuel. It was getting difficult to planContinue Reading
Bandits By Mohammed Tijjani The Troops of Sub-Sector 4, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, on Tuesday, ambushed bandits and neutralised three of them, off the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Kaduna. Yahaya said, “InContinue Reading
Prisoners By Naomi Sharang The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), on Wednesday, said that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025. This represents a 2.73 per cent increase or addition of 98 prisoners within six months. The Acting Controller-GeneralContinue Reading
Sit-at-home By Obinna Unaeze The Police Command in Anambra has commended residents for resisting the Monday sit-at-home order orchestrated by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South East. In a statement released on Wednesday in Awka, the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, lauded the people’sContinue Reading
Unity By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has called for unity and collaboration among leaders to sustain the gains of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms. Shettima made the call during an Iftar hosted by President Tinubu for Senate leaders at the new State House Banquet Hall in Abuja. Shettima emphasised thatContinue Reading
Assembly By Precious Akutamadu The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martins Amaewhule have called on Economics and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission(ICPC) to investigate the River Electoral Chairman. Amaewhule, who is the Speaker of the Assembly, made the remark during theContinue Reading
Alert By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a public alert regarding the activities of 58 companies allegedly operating illegal Ponzi schemes under the guise of investment opportunities. The alert is contaned in a statement issued by the EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in Abuja. The commission said that the companiesContinue Reading
Arrest By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has detained four Chinese and 27 others over alleged illegal mining in Jos. This is contained in a statement by the commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyewale said that the suspects were arrested on Saturday inContinue Reading
Economy By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says the Federal Government has unveiled a comprehensive economic plan for sustainable development. Edun disclosed this in a statement issued by the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Mohammed Manga, onContinue Reading
