By Miriam Humbe The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has called for enhanced collaboration with the Nigerian Army to strengthen flood preparedness, disaster response, and emergency management across the country. Mrs. Zubaida Umar made the call during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, at the Army Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. The Director General explained that the request had become imperative in view of the heightened flood risk predicted for several parts of the country by relevant forecasting agencies, including the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet)…
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By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has acquired additional batch of three AW109 Trekker Type B helicopters after a Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) at the Leonardo Helicopters facility in Vergiate, Italy. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, spokesperson of the Nigerian Air Force disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Humsi Media Online gathered that this was in renewed efforts to obliterate the nuisance value of terrorist groups in the country. This is part of a significant move in its ongoing fleet modernisation drive and to bolster intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The FAT exercise was conducted from 29 June…
By Miriam Humbe The Abuja Federal High Court has affirmed the statutory authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate consumer complaints relating to pricing of airline tickets. Ondaje Ijagwu, the FCCPC’s Director, Corporate Affairs disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The Court clarified that the Commission’s investigative powers under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA, 2018) are distinct from the exercise of a power to regulate price. In a judgment delivered on June 29, Honourable Justice B.F.M. Nyako dismissed the suit filed by Air Peace Limited challenging the Commission’s authority to…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have successfully thwarted multiple coordinated infiltration attempts by ISWAP terrorists across Borno State in the early hours of 10 July 2026. Between 0020 hours (12:20 a.m.) and 02:30 hours (2:30a.m.), the terrorists attempted to infiltrate into Muna Garage, Shuwari Village, and the Ajilari Cross axis to gain access into the Metropolis. With early warning mechanisms emplaced, troops swiftly detected the advancing terrorists and engaged them from multiple axes with accurate firepower, decisively frustrating all attempts to infiltrate. In separate incidents, troops also successfully thwarted additional…
By Nana Musa The country has received international recognition after collaboration between the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) won a prestigious global award. This was contained in a statement issued by NFIU official, in Abuja on Thursday. The award was presented at the 32nd Egmont Group Plenary of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units in Baku, Azerbaijan. The meeting was attended by the new President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Mr Giles Thompson. The official said that the country received the UNODC-World Bank-Egmont Group Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) initiative award for…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Sector 3, Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have recorded another significant operational success in their sustained campaign to degrade the logistical networks supporting terrorist activities in the North East. Captain Mohammed Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Acting on intelligence, the troops on Thursday, 9 July 2026, intercepted a suspected foreign terrorist drug courier conveying a large consignment of illicit drugs, alcoholic beverages and other prohibited substances believed to be destined for terrorist…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) strengthen partnership to improve earth system observations for the development of national socioeconomic sectors. This commitment was made during the courtesy visit of the Director General/Chief Executive of NASRDA, Dr. Mathew Adepoju, to the Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike on Thursday 9th July 2026. As scientific organisations, both institutions, while unique in their individual peculiarities, acknowledge the strength of their collaborations in leveraging on each other’s mandate to provide accurate and reliable earth system observations…
By Miriam Humbe The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna before Justice Vincent C. Ezeugwu of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu on a four-count charge bordering on stealing by conversion to the tune of N15, 400, 000. 00 (Fifteen Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira). Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Count one of the charges reads: “Chukwuebuka Anacletus Ogbonna (trading under the name and style of Monpere’s Autos) sometime in September 2023, in Enugu,…
By Miriam Humbe The trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026 as Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Abuja listened to a recording of the conversation between the former minister who is standing trial before it and the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Enitan Abel. The prosecution witness (PW12), Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE II Christopher Odofin, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, led by defence counsel, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, confirmed to the court that the voice in the…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026, arraigned Danladi Yakubu Umar, former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal before Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The defendant who was also the Tribunal’s Tenders Board chairman was arraigned on a four-count charge, bordering on nepotism, conferment of corrupt advantage to self, to the tune of N15,587,833.76 (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred and Eighty-Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Thirty-Three…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 9, 2026 arraigned the leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Bodejo was arraigned on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of $2.33 million. At Thursday proceedings, prosecution counsel Wahab Shittu, SAN drew the attention of the court to a 12-count charge application dated June 24, 2026 and filed June 25, 2026, urging…
My Dear 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 Corps Members, Congratulations on successfully completing your year of national service. On behalf of the NYSC family and our nation, I extend my heartfelt gratitude for your dedication and contributions. Your commitment, diligence, and patriotism have greatly contributed to our nation’s development. Through your selfless efforts at your Places of Primary Assignment, you have brought positive change to communities and truly embodied the spirit of nation-building. As you prepare to embark on the next phase of your journey, I wish you every success in your future endeavours. May the values of discipline, unity,…