By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa on Thursday, received in audience the United Nation Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Fall. Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, the Director Defence Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The CDS pledged the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s continuous resolve to ensuring improved contribution to the UN-led Peace Keeping Operations. General Musa also urged the UN to partner State Governments to ensure the return of refugees to their respective communities while looking forward to partnership for global security. He further congratulated the United Nations…
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By Miriam Humbe In a significant breakthrough in the fight against terrorism in the Lake Chad Region, troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), operating under Sector 3 Monguno, have successfully facilitated the surrender of 7 suspected notorious Boko Haram terrorists with large cache of arms who have been active in the Damasak axis of Borno State, Nigeria. Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, the Chief Military Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’djamena, Chad disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The suspected Boko Haram terrorists identified as Mallam Baba Ibrahim (19), Malam Bamai Ali (20), Mallam Jundu Ali (19), Mallam…
***Assures Professional, Proactive And People-friendly Policing By Miriam Humbe Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City comprising Delta and Edo State Police Commands have a new Assistant Inspector-General of Police. He is AIG Salman-Dogo Garba, who assumed duty on 20th March, 2025 after succeeding AIG. Arungwa Nwazue, who has since retired from the Force. SP Tijani A. Momoh, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin City disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. A native of Pakata, Kwara State, AIG. Salman-Dogo Garba was born on 21st July, 1966 at Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. He…
The attention of the Defence Headquarters has been drawn to the verdict of guilt placed on the entire Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), by the editorial of a certain popular newspaper, Wednesday, March 2025. Given the esteem and critical roles of the journalism profession to the development of our dear country, it would have been more appropriate and in compliance with the professional ethics to fact check from the military hierarchy to confirm actions taken as regard the unfortunate incidence before placing guilt judgement on the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Gleaning through the editorial, the conspicuous attempt to vilify or…
***Says National Security is top Priority By Miriam Humbe The Customs Area Controller Tincan Island Port Command Comptroller Frank Onyeka has said that to achieve a safe and prosperous nation, all security agencies in the Country must prioritise National Security and reinforce collaboration among themselves. OE Ivara, the PRO of Tincan Island Port Command, Apapa-Lagos disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. Controller Onyeka said this while receiving the Commanding Officer Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base Badagry, Navy Captain Omotayo Busuyi Oyeleye in his office. He said that beyond the core functions of revenue generation, trade facilitation and suppression…
By Miriam Humbe The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, on Tuesday, 18th March 2025, participated in the Anticipatory Action Task Force on Floods (AATF) meeting hosted by the Vice President of Nigeria, Sen. Kashim Shettima. AATF is Nigeria’s initiative to shift flood response from reactive disaster relief to proactive preparedness. The initiative aligns with global frameworks such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, all of which emphasize proactive disaster preparedness to mitigate the impact of natural…
By Miriam Humbe The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the National Assembly to reject any move to impose a State of Emergency in Rivers State, warning that such an action would be unconstitutional, politically motivated, and an abuse of executive power. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), CISLAC accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of taking sides in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers. The organization alleged that instead of maintaining neutrality, the President has consistently aligned with former Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, enabling…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, arraigned a former Deputy Director, Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Augustine Ojo Olowoniyan, alongside a surveyor, Sulaiman Abdulkadir Muhammed of the Department of Highways and Planning before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head, Media & Puublicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. They were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on alleged diversion and misappropriation of public funds amounting to N1,936,961,649.00 (One Billion, Nine Hundred and Thirty-Six Million, Nine Hundred…
By Miriam Humbe Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 adjourned the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman to April 7,10, 14 and May 2, 2025 for trial within trial. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The Court while delivering ruling on the objection by defence counsel, Femi Atte, SAN alleging that the confessional statement made by Mamman at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on February 20, 2024 was not voluntarily made, held that the issue…
By Miriam Humbe A ghastly motor accident has occurred at the Karu bridge between Kugbo and Nyanya in the FCT. Nkechi Isa, FEMA’s Head, Public Affairs disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The accident which occurred at about 7.14 this evening involved a Compressed Natural Gas CNG truck and other vehicles. According to the Head of Forecasting Response and Mitigation division of FEMA, Mr Mark Nyam, the accident occurred when the driver of the CNG truck lost control on the bridge and ran into other motorists leading to an explosion. He said that the search and rescue team…
On Tuesday 18 March 2025, the Customs Area Controller of the Oyo/Osun Area Command, Comptroller Joseph Olugbuyi Adelaja, accompanied by principal officers of the Command, paid a courtesy visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Headquarters in Ibadan. During his address, Comptroller Adelaja expressed his appreciation for the opportunity to visit the NSCDC Command, acknowledging the agency’s unwavering dedication to safeguarding national assets, ensuring public safety, and maintaining peace and security across the nation. The purpose of the visit, as highlighted by Comptroller Adelaja, was to reaffirm and strengthen the existing collaboration between the Nigeria Customs Service…
By Miriam Humbe Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 17, 2025, ordered Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N12.3bn fraud brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Otudeko was to be arraigned alongside a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya; a former board member of Honeywell, Soji Akintayo and a firm, Anchorage Leisure Limited, on a 13-count charge,…