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By Emamuzo Iboma The Bayelsa State Police Command has successfully apprehended the kidnappers responsible for abducting Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro of the Bayelsa High Court. The judge was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and held for 12 days before being rescued through coordinated efforts by security agencies in the state. Governor Douye Diri announced the…
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar has commended the nation’s position delivered by the Vice President Kashim Shettima on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA80), describing it as both “forward-looking and deeply rooted in Africa’s realities.” The Minister said the address struck the right balance between national…
The Edo State Government has facilitated a truce between the Edo Tipper driver association and sand quarry owner’s association.
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has hailed the conviction of Nigerian-born separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa, by a Finnish court. In a statement, Fagbemi said Ekpa’s sentencing is a confirmation of his complicity in violent crimes in the South East region. He welcomed the six-year prison sentence handed down…
…As Experts condemn reckless Borrowing, calls for urgent fiscal responsibility and accountability Emamuzo Iboma President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally requested approval from Nigeria’s National Assembly for an external loan exceeding $21.5 billion (around N8.5 trillion). This proposal includes $2.19 billion in grants and a plan to issue N757 billion in government bonds to address…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has revealed that 59,786 inmates out of the total of 80,879 inmates in the population, representing 74 per cent across the country, have been captured on the NIMC platform. The NCoS provided the information on Sunday in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Umar Abubakar. This was in…
ActionAid Nigeria has raised serious concerns over the Federal Government’s proposed 2026 Appropriation Bill, warning that the budget could worsen Nigeria’s debt burden and further sideline key social sectors critical to poverty reduction and inclusive growth. In its review of the ₦58.18 trillion budget proposal, the organisation said the 5.8 per cent increase over the…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged stakeholders across the region to invest in eco-innovation and alternatives to plastic as part of efforts to tackle the growing threat of plastic pollution. The West African subregion generates nearly eight million metric tonnes of plastic waste annually, a figure projected to increase by 52…
Struggling to Survive — The hidden victims of Nigeria’s conflict. Dr. Kelechi Onyemaobi Ngala, Borno state: In northeast Nigeria, malnutrition rates are highest among those who manage to escape conflict-hit, inaccessible locations and seek refuge in larger towns, where they receive food and nutritional support from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Despite her best efforts,…