Germany is to surrender control of its airbase in Niger after failing to reach agreement with the Nigerien authorities on legal immunity for its military personnel, the Defence Ministry informed parliament in Berlin on Saturday. The airbase in Niamey, a key asset in Western efforts to contain terrorism in the region, is to close on…
By Archibong Jeremiah | TheInvestigator This report exposes an unused skill acquisition centre in Oruk Anam LGA, Akwa Ibom State, commissioned in 2023 but remains empty and overrun by weeds. Residents express disappointment at the nature of the facility, emphasising the need for furniture and equipment to make it functional. On the 6th of July…
Former Vice President of Real Madrid Football Club, Juan Miguel Villar Mir, has passed on. According to a statement by the club, Juan passed away on Saturday at age 92. “Juan Miguel Villar Mir has passed away at the age of 92. May he rest in peace.” “Real Madrid C. F., its president and its…
The new Cross River State Director of Information, Mr David Akate has assumed office. Akate’s assumption of office follows his redeployment from the Director of Orientation as a result of the retirement of the former State Director, Mrs Anita Ekpenyong. A letter conveying the redeployment signed by the Director of Administration, Mrs Alice Asu, for…
The third Prosecution Witness, PW3, an American citizen, in the ongoing trial of Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley, on Wednesday, 3rd July 2024, told Justice U.P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, how the defendant and his entire family allegedly conspired and defrauded her of the sum of $370,000 (Three Hundred and Seventy…
