By Miriam Humbe The joint response team has confirmed the rescue of 41 persons and four deaths from the recent boat mishap in Goronyo, Sokoto State. The increase in fatalities followed the recovery of an additional body earlier today. A funeral prayer was observed in line with Islamic rites, and the body was immediately laid to rest. As part of the Thursday 21st August, 2025 rescue operations, the response team visited four villages: Takuske, Kwakwazu, Bari and Gamiha, where many of the passengers of the ill-fated boat were said to have resided. The visits provided an opportunity to verify the…
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The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has directed all NEMA offices covering communities along the River Niger to intensify advocacy and mobilization for flood preparedness following alerts of rising water levels in the upstream of the river in the Republic of Benin. In an urgent directive conveyed to the operations offices, Mrs. Zubaida Umar instructed them to sensitize communities to remain vigilant and advise residents in high-risk flood plains to evacuate to safer, higher grounds, especially those in Kebbi, Niger and Kwara states that share borders with Benin Republic. She further urged the…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has noted with concern deliberate attempts to misrepresent comments by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, during a Channels Television interview on Thursday evening 20 August 2025. In that interview, the CDS encouraged Nigerians to develop basic survival and self‑protection skills—likening such training to widely accepted life skills such as driving, taekwondo, judo and swimming, boxing amongst others. For the avoidance of doubt, the CDS did not call for citizens to bear arms or to engage in unlawful possession of firearms. He is fully aware of Nigerian laws prohibiting the unauthorized carrying of…
By Miriam Humbe The Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Major General Godwin Mutkut and the Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, have conducted a joint operational assessment visit to Sector 3 of OPHK in Baga, Borno State. Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The visit, held on Wednesday, was aimed at appraising ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the Lake Chad waterways and ensuring optimal use of platforms and equipment deployed in the theatre. During the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Director-General and other members of the Management Team for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The details of the new appointees are as follows: •Director-General: Rotimi Pedro (South-West) •Executive Director, Marketing: Karimah Bello (North-West) •Executive Director, News: Stella Din Jacob (North-Central) •Managing Director, NTA Enterprises Limited: Sophia Essahmed (North-East) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu tasks the new appointees to work as a team in repositioning and revitalizing the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) by infusing new innovations into the Agency for effective service delivery. *Segun Imohiosen* Director, Information & Public Relations August 22, 2025
By Miriam Humbe The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has reiterated the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to improve the welfare of the Niger Delta region, saying his administration is poised to address some of the challenges facing the region. Segun Imohiosen, the Director, Information & Publicity in the OSGF disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday. The SGF gave the assurance when a delegation from the Niger Delta Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Forum, led by its Chairman and President of Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri paid him a courtesy visit…
By Miriam Humbe Justice M.J. Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and jailed Muhammad Kabiru for fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. Kabiru was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge that bordered on criminal impersonation. The charge reads: “That you Muhammad Kabiru, (a.k.a Jennifer Aniston) sometime in July, 2025, in Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, committed an offence to wit: falsely presented yourself as…
By Miriam Humbe Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Yusuf Ramon and Ganiyu Ibrahim for internet fraud. Dele Oyewale, EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity disclosed this in a statement signed on Tuesday. The convicts are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested during a sting operation on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at a hotel within the precincts of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State. They were arraigned on Tuesday on separate one-count charges bordering on impersonation, identity and internet fraud by…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the recovery of three bodies in the ongoing search and rescue operations following the tragic boat mishap which occurred on Sunday, 17th August 2025, in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The bodies were retrieved on Tuesday, 19th August, 2025, from the river at Kojiyo, Bari, and Wuci communities, respectively, through the combined efforts of NEMA, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and local divers. With this development, the number of missing persons has now stands at 22. Earlier today, the NEMA Team Lead, Mr.…
By Miriam Humbe Deputy Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Hongyou has assured that Beijing was committed to strengthening ties with Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy. Zhou Hongyou said this during the 2025 China–Nigeria Culture and Tourism Festival held in Abuja. He said that Nigeria was among 53 African countries set to enjoy zero-tariff treatment on all exports to China. Officials have described the move as a major boost for trade and economic cooperation for both nations. Zhou said: “President Xi Jinping has pledged that China will implement zero tariff treatment on 100 percent of tariff lines for 53 African countries,…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in collaboration with Sahel Consulting and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), and Gates Foundation has launched the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) initiative to transform access to climate information in Nigeria. The two-day event, held in Abuja under the Building Agricultural Systems Resilience in Nigeria Project financed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also featured a Project Review Workshop with stakeholders across agriculture, health, water resources, blue economy and disaster management, among others. ENACTS integrates ground-based observations with satellite data to deliver reliable, user-friendly climate information products.…
By Miriam Humbe In line with its modernisation drive and commitment to trade facilitation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has engaged in a high-level consultation with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on the implementation of the Unified Customs Management System, more commonly known as B’Odogwu. Abdullahi Maiwada, Assistant Comptroller of Customs and National Public Relations Officer disclosed this in a statement signed for the Comptroller-General of Customs, on Tuesday. Following concerns raised by freight forwarders and Licensed Customs Agents regarding delays and demurrage linked to the B’Odogwu rollout, the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi met with the Executive Secretary…