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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demonstrated that his obsession with his perennial Presidential ambition knows no sympathy or empathy. Keyamo stated this in a post on his verified X handle while reacting to Atiku’s resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said: “Your Excellency, @atiku, whilst I acknowledge that it is within your constitutional right to change political parties at anytime you may wish, however, releasing your letter of resignation from the PDP during this week of the mourning of our immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari,…

Ahead of the 2027 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially resigned from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku, one of the arrow heads of the anti-Tinubu coalition under the aegis of African Democratic Congress (ADC). Atiku made his decision known through a letter written to his ward chairman, in Adamawa. The letter reads: “I’m writing to formally resign my membership from the People’s Democratic Party (POP) unth immediate effect. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for the opportunities I have been given by the party. “Serving two full terms as Vice…

The Police have revealed that 151 senior police officers are currently facing the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) over various pending disciplinary matters. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Wednesday said the exercise commenced on Monday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He noted: “‎In a decisive step towards reinforcing internal accountability and professional standards, 151 senior police officers are currently facing the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) over various pending disciplinary matters. ‎ “‎The Force Disciplinary Committee is an essential internal structure responsible for reviewing and adjudicating cases of alleged breaches of professional conduct, misconduct, and…

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has confirmed that the accident involving one of its rescue trucks en route to an emergency scene led to the death of three persons. It explained that the accident occurred on May 9, 2025, at ECWA Junction, Maitama, Abuja, adding that the three personnel directly involved in the incident have been suspended. The FFS FCT Controller in a statement issued Tuesday revealed that the Controller General of the Federal Fire Service, Jaji Abdulganiyu paid condolence visits to the affected family. It noted that the first was a personal visit on 11th May, 2025, immediately…

The newly introduced $300 helicopter landing levy by the federal government will develop aviation infrastructure that will aid air navigation purposes and operations, an aviation expert, Mr. Tai Ejibunu has said. Ejibunu, a former Director, Air Transport Management, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said the levy was aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure. He added that the regulatory framework was also designed to fund critical air navigation services provided by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), including radar surveillance, communication systems, and air traffic control services. The initiative, which was initially…

The Onikoyi Royal Family has kicked against what it described as the unlawful and illegal imposition of Prince Kunle Fafunwa as Onikoyi of Ikoyi and Moba Land by the Lagos State government. To this end, the royal family called on Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu against installing Kunle Fafunwa as the king ahead of today’s coronation. The family maintained that the attempt by the governor to install Kunle Fanfunwa as the new king was attempt to deprive the rightful branch of their entitlement and jettison the position of the law of the state including the Chieftaincy declaration thereby causing…

The Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the heinous murder of a Chinese national, Mr. Chen Wang, an employee of WH Great Resource Ltd., Ogere, Ogun State, following a meticulously coordinated, intelligence-driven operation. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued Tuesday revealed that the incident, which occurred on January 12, 2025, drew immediate attention when the Ogun State Police Command received a distress call regarding the discovery of Wang’s lifeless body within his office premises. He explained that preliminary findings revealed that the deceased had suffered fatal stab wounds to the chest. Against…

The Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) of the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sealed up Hampton Hilton Hotel and Apartments, Kaduna. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Monday said the hotel was sealed for non-compliance with the Money Laundering (Prevention & Prohibition) Act, 2022 and Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regulations of the Financial Action Task Force, FATF for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs). It noted that the entity was found to have committed multiple infractions in the course of the first evaluation carried…

Introductory Commentary Since military regimes took hold across much of the Sahel region—alongside increasing Russian influence—the information landscape has become a battleground dominated by propaganda, disinformation, and strategic misinformation. Leveraging deepening anti-French and broader anti-Western sentiments, these juntas and their sympathisers have deployed disinformation as a potent tool to delegitimize Western actors, democratic voices, and dissenting groups. This tactic has found fertile ground, especially among disillusioned youth who feel betrayed by decades of corrupt leadership, often perceived as propped up by the West. In this volatile context, misinformation and fabricated narratives are easily sold. The result is a growing…

The federal government has declared Tuesday as a public holiday in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this known in a statement issued Monday by the the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, saying it was in furtherance to the seven days of National mourning declared by President Bola Tinubu. Tunji-Ojo made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, following the approval of President Bola Tinubu. The minister stated that the holiday is a mark of respect for the late President’s service to the nation, his contributions to Nigeria’s…