By Miriam Humbe The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday held its Mid-Year Route Walk as part of its commitment to promoting the health, fitness and wellbeing of staff to enhance efficiency in emergency management operations. The exercise, held at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, was led by the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, who was represented by the Director of Special Duties, Mrs. Fatima Suleiman Kasim. It brought together members of staff who participated in the fitness exercise aimed at promoting healthy living and strengthening physical readiness for emergency response duties. Mrs. Fatima Suleiman Kasim…
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***Introduces Online Self-Service For First-Time Voters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wishes to inform Nigerians that, following a review of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and feedback received from its State Offices, political parties, Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders, the Commission has approved a two-week extension of the exercise. As Nigerians are aware, the nationwide CVR exercise commenced on 18th August, 2025 and was originally scheduled to conclude on 10th July 2026. In order to provide additional opportunity for eligible citizens who are yet to register, the Commission has extended the exercise to Sunday, 26th…
***Says Nigeria Committed To International Collaboration To Combat Insecurity By Miriam Humbe The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, led Nigeria’s delegation to the 2026 African Chiefs of Defence Conference (ACHOD), held in Luanda, Angola from June 30 to July 2, 2026. Major General Samaila Uba, the Director Defence Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The Conference was hosted by the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) in conjunction with the Angolan Armed Forces. Over the three-day event senior military leaders from across Africa and international partners convened to deliberate on key global security issues including role…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force, North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY) have recorded another series of operational successes across Katsina and Zamfara States, frustrating coordinated terrorist activities and recovering arms and equipment across the Joint Operations Area. Lt Col Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The operations, conducted on 2 July 2026, underscored the sustained determination of the JTF to protect lives, safeguard communities, and maintain pressure on terrorist groups operating within the North West. In Katsina State, troops…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE (OPWS) have recorded another success against criminal elements following a swift response to credible intelligence on kidnapping activities at Jotar Village, near the Quarantine Checkpoint, on 2 July 2026. Lt Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, the Acting Media Information Officer HQ JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. Acting promptly on the intelligence received, troops deployed at Kyado immediately mobilised to the suspected location to prevent the criminals from carrying out their activities. On arrival, the troops made contact with the armed kidnappers, resulting in…
By Miriam Humbe On September 3, 2024, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was in China for a State visit at the invitation of Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China and to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The following was contained in a joint statement issued between the Peoples Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Nigeria on establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership and building a high level China-Nigeria community with shared future. During the visit, Presidents Xi Jinping and Tinubu had a cordial discussion, with…
At this defining moment in the history of our nation, the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the apex and umbrella body unifying all student structures both within Nigeria and in the diaspora, the foremost students’ movement in Nigeria, and the most formidable pressure group in the country representing millions of Nigerian students, has continued to closely monitor the recent scandal involving the Chief of Staff to the President, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and Mr. Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). For the avoidance of doubt, the…
By Miriam Humbe The 15th Prosecution Witness, PW15, Jim Osayande Obazee, in the trial of the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Friday, July 3, 2026 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja that the $6.2 million allegedly earmarked for foreign election observer mission for the 2023 general election, fraudulently withdrawn from the apex bank’s Abuja branch, pushed the CBN dollar account for internal staff and MDAs into a negative balance of N2.858 billion. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed…
By Miriam Humbe Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja on Thursday, June 2, 2026 granted the final forfeiture of the total sum of N150m (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) linked to a serving member of the Federal House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu to the Federal Government. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The order was granted following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC through her legal team led by Ekele Iheanacho, SAN. The application was brought pursuant to Section…
By Miriam Humbe The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 29, 2026, arraigned one Usie Otukpa Osang before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for fraud. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement. He was arraigned on an eight-court charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of AUD$8,427,330.83 (Eight Million, Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty Australian dollars, Eighty- Three cents) and US $3,639,462.00 (Three Million, Six Hundred and Thirty-Nine Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty-Two United States Dollars). Court Three…
By Miriam Humbe The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a woman, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, before Justice F. O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu, on a three-count charge, bordering on possession of fraudulent documents, forgery and identity theft. Dele Oyewale, the EFCC’s Head, Media & Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. Count one of the charges reads: “That you, Mbah Chidinma Sophina, sometime between 1st of January, 2026 to 30th of April, 2026 at Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of…
PHOTO NEWS: The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on July 2, 2026, received an eminent delegation of former Inspectors-General of Police on an official visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The distinguished delegation of institutional veterans included IGP Aliyu Attah (Rtd); IGP Sunday Ehindero (Rtd); IGP Mike Mbama Okiro (Rtd); IGP Ogbonna Onachukwu Onovo (Rtd); IGP Abubakar Ringim (Rtd); IGP Mohammed Dikko Abubakar (Rtd); IGP Sulaiman Abba (Rtd); IGP Usman Alkali Baba (Rtd); and IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun (Rtd). The discussions centered on leveraging the vast institutional memory and strategic insights of the past police chiefs to tackle…