By Sumaila Ogbaje A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai, on Wednesday took out a gun truck and eight terrorists at Baranga village, Marte Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement inContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, says the fight against corruption should not be left to the Federal Government and its agencies alone. Fagbemi posited that the states should be involved in the fight against corruption. He stated this at aContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus EFCC on Wednesday in Ilorin called on real estate agents to avoid being used as conduit pipes for money laundering. “You are critical stakeholders in the fight against corruption,’’ Zonal Commander of the Ilorin office of the EFCC, Mr Michael Nzekwe, told the real estate agents. TheContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Rear Adm. Ayo Olugbode, President, Nigerian Hydrographic Society (NHS) and Hydrographer of the Navy, has called for collaboration among stakeholders to optimise the nation’s blue economy potential. Olugbode made the call in Lagos while addressing members of the society in a seminal aimed at advancing the hydrographyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has charged mid-level commanders of the Nigerian Army to lead their subordinates by example in the ongoing effort to mitigate security challenges bedeviling the country. Lagbaja gave the charge on Tuesday, while delivering a lecture titled, “CraftingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has praised the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for providing a formidable air power in the ongoing joint operations in defence of Nigeria. He stated this at the graduation of participants of the Air War College (AWC) Course 9/2023, on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has secured the sentencing of a pharmacist, Abubakar Danraka, to life imprisonment for rape. NAPTIP’s Press Officer, Mr Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Adekoye said an FCTContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Mr Lateef Fagbemi, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has described corruption as a major challenge which depletes national wealth and erodes trust in the system. Fagbemi said this in Abuja at the senstitisation workshop on the revised guidelines on negotiation and draftingContinue Reading
MAOSA Set ’85 stakeholders present at the meeting By Peter Amine The Mangun Old Students Association (MAOSA) has decried the wanton killings and grievous effects of incessant attacks on Plateau educational and economic growth. Set 85, “The Pillar Set” of the association, made the lamentation in a statement issuedContinue Reading
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has commended the Nigerian Army for the efforts of troops in tackling insecurity and restoring peace and stability in the state. Radda gave the commendation, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Chief ofContinue Reading
