Edo Indigenous Forum Launched in FCT, To Commence Yearly Annual Day
By Daniel Peters A pressure group, Edo Indigenous Forum, has been unveiled in Abuja to strengthen the bond of identity, heritage and shared responsibility among Edo sons and daughters. At the unveiling ceremony in Bwari, Abuja, on Saturday, the group’s President, Dr Mohammed Alokhose, said...
INTERPOL Identifies 126 Terrorism Suspects in AI Operation
By Barth Ikiebe The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has identified 126 suspected Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) through a counter-terrorism operation that deployed artificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition technology and international intelligence-sharing to track terrorist networks operating in the digital space. INTERPOL disclosed this in...
NEW COMMANDANT, ABDULHAMID SALISU KABARA TAKES OVER LEADERSHIP OF NSCDC NIGER STATE COMMAND,AS 20 OFFICERS INVOLVED In ARTISANAL MINERS DEATH SUSPENDED
The newly redeployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Niger State Command, Commandant Abudulhamid Salisu Kabara has formally assumed duty and taken over the leadership of the Command from Commandant Suberu Siyaka Aniviye. A statement signed by the Command Spokesperson DSC...
JAMB To INTEGRATE LIFE SKILLS, CRITICAL THINKING INTO UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has commenced moves aimed at reviewing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, to incorporate life skills, critical thinking, analytical, logical and verbal reasoning into the admission test. JAMB Registrar,Prof Segun Aina disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday. The...
DSS RE-ARRAIGNS SUSPECTS IN ORIIRE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS KIDNAPPING
The Department of State Services DSS has re-arraigned five men accused of complicity in the May 15 kidnap of pupils and teachers in Oriire local government of Oyo state, and subsequent killing of two of the victims, before the federal high court sitting in Abuja....
Court Sentences South African Lady To 40 Years In Prison For Importing 5.75KG Heroine To Nigeria
A 38-year-old South African lady, Ms. Will Jessica Ann has been convicted and sentenced to 40 years in jail for importing 5.75 kilograms of heroin into Nigeria. The convict was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe...
Alleged Illegal Miners Death:FG Orders Immediate Suspension of NSCDC Commandant , Orders Full Investigation( Viewers Discretion)
The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye. In a statement on Friday, the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Publicity,Alao Babatunde...
OGBONNA NWUKE AT 67: THE PEN, THE POWER AND THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT BE SILENCED
By Jerry Needam On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Rivers State will witness another milestone in the life of one of its most consequential journalists, publishers and public figures — Rt. Hon. Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, DSSRS, who clocks 67. Born on September 16, 1959, in Port...
Nollywood loses Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs
Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs is dead. He was aged 84. Olu Jacobs was a writer, stage director and producer, and was one of Nigeria’s most respected actors, with a career spanning theatre, television and film. Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in...
EFCC Arrests MD for Alleged N128m Land Scam in Enugu
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Basil Iwoba Ochili, Managing Director, Debasilio Construction and Estate Development Limited, for allegedly using the company for fraudulent activities, including obtaining by false pretence to the tune of...