Troops of the Joint Task Force Kano have foiled an attack by bandits and prevented the rustling of livestock along the Yankamaye-Rimaye axis on the boundary between Kano and Katsina States. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade Nigerian Army, Major Babatunde Zubairu, the operation was…
There is a striking image that captures the essence of modern royalty in the Niger Delta. It isn’t a picture of a crown or a great palace throne. Rather, it is the sight of a woman dressed in crisp white, stepping off a boat into a remote, muddy riverine community, holding the hands of local children and…
• As Commission partners NIMC for transparent election, clean voter register From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has entered into partnership with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure a credible voters register and transparent elections in next year’s polls. Chairman of the commission, Joash Amupitan, made the disclosure when…
The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a N27.3 billion take-off grant approved for a federal agency. In…
…Says audited accounts were wrongly interpreted Former Group General Manager of the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Bala Wunti, has dismissed allegations that N210 trillion is missing from the accounts of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), telling the Senate that a detailed review of the company’s 2023 audited financial statements revealed…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has introduced a new biometric facial recognition system aimed at making passenger processing faster, safer, and more seamless across its domestic airports. Known as V-Pass, the identity verification system is one of FAAN’s latest initiatives designed to strengthen airport security while improving passenger convenience. The platform complements existing…
