Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have decisively disrupted a major Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist logistics movement, neutralising scores of fighters during a well-executed ambush in Sojiri and Kayamla communities, Borno State. The army in a statement issued Sunday said the operation followed credible intelligence on the movement of over 100 Boko Haram Terrorists converging in the area to launch coordinated attacks on local communities and ferry supplies to their strongholds. It added that acting on this intelligence, troops, working in close synergy with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local vigilantes, swiftly mobilised to intercept the terrorists. It noted:…
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The Impacthive Centre for Accountability, Democracy and Rights (ICADAR) has demanded a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the French tax authority, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP). The organisation made the demand under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in a letter addressed to the Chairman of FIRS. Its Executive Director, Dr. Bello Ishaq also demanded the procedure followed in the appointment of Xpress Payment Solutions Limited as a Treasury Single Account (TSA) collecting agent. It said: “In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information…
President Bola Tinubu has declared that henceforth, any armed group or gun-wielding non-state actors operating outside state authority will be regarded as terrorists. These, he said, included bandits, militias, armed gangs, criminal networks with weapons, armed robbers, violent cult groups, forest-based armed collectives, and foreign-linked mercenaries. The President added that groups or individuals conducting violence for political, ethnic, financial, or sectarian objectives are also classified as terrorists. He noted that members of any group extorting communities, kidnapping civilians, occupying or seeking to occupy territory within Nigeria will be classified as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Friday while…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued Aerodrome Certificates to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) and Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo International Airport, Port Harcourt (JOAIA). The official issuance of the Aerodrome Certificates, the Authority noted, marked another milestone in collective commitment to strengthening aviation safety, regulatory compliance, and international confidence in Nigeria’s aviation system. Its Director General, Capt. Chris Najomo said on Friday that the process was not merely procedural, but, it was, indeed, a demonstration of the NCAA’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that every aerodrome in Nigeria meets the requirements prescribed in the Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations…
The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has officially launched its Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS), marking a major milestone in the Ministry’s digital transformation and institutional reform agenda. The launch was jointly performed by the Minister, Adegboyega Oyetola and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, during the Ministry’s stakeholders engagement yesterday in Abuja. The engagement, which attracted a wide spectrum of stakeholders from across the marine and blue economy value chain, was held under the theme: “Positioning Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy for Investment, Innovation and Expansion: The Pathway.” Oyetola…
The Administrator/Chief Executive Officer, Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN), Ms Imeh Okon has said that the institute remained a work in progress, but that the foundations are now firmer than they were 100 days ago. Okon, made the disclosure when the House of Representatives Committee on Public Service Matters paid an oversight visit the Institute in Abuja. The PSIN Administrator said the visit of the committee was significant to her as it coincided with her first 100 days. She noted: “From the onset, I took the deliberate decision that the first 100 days would not be about publicity,…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola Thursday presented the Certificate of Compliance for the Bakassi Deep Seaport to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, when the governor paid him a visit at his office in Abuja. Presenting the certificate, Oyetola described the Bakassi Deep Seaport as a strategic national asset that aligns squarely with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu, particularly in repositioning Nigeria as a competitive maritime and logistics hub. The minister, in a statement issued his Special Adviser, Media and Communication, Bolaji Akinola assured that the federal government would…
Justice Babangida Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja has dismissed summons for bail filed by former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Salami, SAN, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The judge gave the ruling on Thursday in Abuja. Malami, through his counsel, Dr. Suliaman Hassan, SAN, had approached the court seeking bail from the custody of the EFCC, arguing that his detention by the Commission in its ongoing investigation, was illegal. However, counsel to the EFCC, Chief J.S. Okutepa, SAN, submitted that the EFCC was holding the former Minister through a valid…
The Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has ruled out joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections. Makinde made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while speaking with journalists after the launching of a book titled; “Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration” authored by the former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed. He stated: “I’m not an APC (member), and I’m not about to fall into APC either. So we are here as Nigerians from across the divide. I believe we need an elite consensus just for the improvement of…
The House of Representatives has proposed 10 years imprisonment instead of three years initially recommended for a Presiding Officer or Collation Officer who fails to stamp and sign a ballot paper result sheet announced by them. The decision of the House following the consideration of the reports on the Electoral Bill at the plenary on Wednesday. The proposed amendments to the Electoral Act 2022 were aimed at empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), tighten electoral procedures, and address loopholes exposed. The resolution was part of the approved clauses unanimously adopted by the lawmakers during the consideration of the report…