President Bola Tinubu has approved a major restructuring of the Nigerian Army with the creation of four additional divisions and the recruitment of 28,000 new personnel as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s security and defence capabilities. The approval increases the Army’s operational divisions from eight to 12, a move the Presidency said would…
Japan is now floating imposing new regulations on its trading card market amid the surging value of the items driving counterfeiting and alleged money laundering, Bloomberg reported Thursday. A new ruling Liberal Democratic Party caucus in Japan formed to investigate the matter claimed in a statement that “trading cards are no longer simply consumer products,”…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the latest statement by the Presidency attacking his person is further proof that the President Bola Tinubu administration has allegedly chosen insults over accountability. Atiku, who is also the African Democratic Congress (ADC) 2027 presidential candidate, said it was telling that the Presidency devoted several paragraphs to personal…
No fewer than 20 residents have been killed after heavily armed terrorists launched a brazen three-hour daylight attack on several communities in the Sauna District of Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, with survivors accusing nearby security operatives of fleeing for safety instead of defending residents. The attackers, who also rustled a…
A non-partisan civil society organisation, the Osun Youth Coalition for Credible Elections, has raised the alarm over alleged attempts to compromise members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, calling on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies to immediately investigate…
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) says it has uncovered the alleged diversion and sale of more than 1,000 insecticide-treated mosquito nets meant for free distribution to residents. The commission disclosed this in a statement on Thursday by its Public Relations Officer, Isa Mansur-Bello. According to the statement, the Chairman of the…
