Column

Of Nigeria, False Friends and True Dangers: A Call for Vigilance, by Hassan Gimba

admin April 12, 2026 0

I have a confession. Vice President Kashim Shettima has never been my man. I have never quite taken to him. Not that I hate the man some want to see as the Cicero of our time. But it is also not that I exactly dig the man others prefer to see as overly ambitious. Despite […]

Crime News, Customs

Customs seizes truck carrying ₦1.05 billion worth of Tramadol, Codeine

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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone C, Owerri, Imo State, has intercepted over one million Tramadol Tablets and 10,000 bottles of Barcadin Codeine Syrup, worth ₦1.05 billion, along the Okada/Ofosu Expressway in Benin, Edo State. The Comptroller of the Unit, Bishir Balogun, in a statement made available on Saturday, said the […]

Military TRAGEDY

Gov. Zulum sends delegation to Enugu, donates ₦50 million to family of Lieutenant Colonel killed in Maiduguri

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Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has donated ₦50 million to the family of the late Lt. Col. OC Okolo, who lost his life during a Boko Haram attack at Mandaragirau in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State on 16 February 2026. The governor recently made a similar intervention, donating ₦150 million to […]

Opinion

From Statistical Shadow to Economic Substance: Why Nigeria’s future depends on the Indian blueprint, by Abubakar M. Kareto

admin April 11, 2026 0

The April 2026 World Bank report, aptly titled “Nigeria’s Tomorrow Must Start Today,” serves as a harrowing ledger of a nation in waiting. It reveals that 140 million Nigerians roughly 63% of the population now subsist below the poverty line. This is not merely a statistic; it is a displacement of human potential on a […]

Judicial Reports

Kaduna court grants man time to settle marital dispute as wife seeks divorce

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Kaduna court grants man time to settle marital dispute as wife seeks divorce A Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, has granted a man, Ahmad Kazeem, time to amicably resolve his marital dispute with his wife, Jamilat Abdullahi. Jamilat, who filed for divorce, told the court she was no longer interested in the marriage […]

INEC Nation

INEC postpones voter revalidation exercise until after 2027 general election

admin April 11, 2026 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the proposed nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 general election. Mr Mohammed Haruna, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Haruna, who did not state reasons for the postponement, said the

Military North East

How military obtained credible intelligence on Benisheikh attack three days before it occurred — Gov. Zulum

admin April 11, 2026 0

Babagana Umara Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has strongly condemned the recent attack on the 15 Task Force Brigade in Benisheikh, revealing that troops had received intelligence about a potential terrorist assault three days before the brutal attack that claimed the lives of military personnel. Zulum made this known on Saturday during a sympathy […]

Military Security

Benisheikh Attack: Army dismisses reports of 17 soldiers killed

admin April 10, 2026 0

The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that 17 soldiers, including a Brigade Commander, were killed during a recent terrorist attack in Benisheikh, Borno State, describing the claims as false and highly exaggerated. The clarification was made in a statement released on Friday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North East) […]

Crime

Court jails ex-senatorial candidate 10 years for supplying fuel to insurgents

admin April 10, 2026 0

Court jails ex-senatorial candidate 10 years for supplying fuel to insurgents A court has sentenced a former senatorial candidate to 10 years imprisonment for illegally supplying petrol to members of Boko Haram. The conviction followed a trial in which prosecutors presented evidence linking the defendant to the sale of petroleum products to insurgents operating in […]

Security

Benisheikh Killings: Tinubu backs troops, cautions against glorifying violence

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Benisheikh Killings: Tinubu backs troops, cautions against glorifying violence President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed support for troops following the recent bloodshed in Benisheikh, while warning against the glorification of violent attacks. In a statement, the President commended the efforts of security forces working tirelessly to combat insurgency, noting that