Nigeria Customs Service Reopen Kamba Land Border

The Kebbi State command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reopened the Kamba land border following a directive by President Bola Tinubu for the reopening of borders with the Niger Republic in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its last Extraordinary Summit in Abuja. Kamba is a significant and strategic border that contributes significantly to Kebbi’s revenue generation. Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, the Public Relations Officer of...

House Committee On Air Force Calls For Closer Ties To Strengthen NAF Operations

House of Representative Committee members of the Air Force, led by its chairman, Honourable Kabiru Alhassan Rurum were at the Headquarters Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday, as part of their oversight responsibilities. Honourable Rurum in his address noted that the visit, which was in line with the provisions of sections 88 & 62(1) of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Order Twenty (B) 13 of the Standing Orders of the...

Nigerian Borders Will Soon Reopen-CGC Adeniyi

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, on Saturday assured that engagements and consultations were being made regarding the reopening of the country’s borders. He disclosed this during an interaction session with members of the Kongolam border community in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State, however said only President Bola Tinubu has the prerogative to reopen borders in the country. “Once consultations are concluded, a decision will be taken on the...

High Court Prevents Kano State House Of Assembly From Amending Laws

The Kano State High Court has ordered the speaker and members of the Kano State House Assembly to halt their efforts to amend the Kano State Judiciary Funds Management Law 2022, the Kano State Pension and Gratuity Amendment Law, 2023, and the Kano State House of Assembly Service Commission Amendment Law 2021, while the motion is being heard and decided upon. Judge Usman Mallam Na’Abba of the Kano State High Court granted the ex parte...

FG opposes Nnamdi Kanu’s bail application as years-long trial lingers

The running battle between the Nigerian government and Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, rages on as Kanu’s application for bail will be heard by an Abuja court next month. British national Kanu was arrested in Kenya and forcefully extradited to Nigeria in June 2021. Since then he has been in detention in custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, despite a Court of Appeal judgement on 13 October...

President Tinubu confirms commitment to tackle insecurity

…Inducts new combat helicopters into NAF Inventory President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday inducted 2 new T-129 ATAK Helicopters and a King Air 360ER Beechcraft into the Order of Battle (ORBAT) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) at NAF Base, Makurdi, Benue State, thereby confirming his commitment to tackle insecurity in the country. The acquisition and induction of the platforms no doubt stands as a symbol of Tinubu’s enduring commitment to the ideals of patriotism and...

Tinubu inducts newly acquired military aircraft for Nigeria Air Force

…asks the military to step up the fight against terrorism President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, commissioned two TK129 ATAK helicopters and a King Air 360i aircraft acquired by the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) while tasking the security agencies to do more in the fight against terrorism in the country. The new military choppers were inducted in Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State. President Tinubu, who is away in France, was represented by Vice President...

Kano State Government Is Prosecuting Over 5 Billion Corruption Cases

Abba Yusuf, Kano state governor, says that his government is prosecuting cases of misappropriation to the tune N5, 436,000,000 against the immediate past Ganduje administration. The governor disclosed this while receiving a delegation from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). In a statement issued by Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu, Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, on Thursday, Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo received the delegation on behalf of the governor. Governor Yusuf acknowledged...

Supreme Court strikes out appeals against Fubara, Kefas and Aliyu

The post-election tussle in Rivers, Taraba and Sokoto States ended on Thursday after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals challenging the election victory of governors Siminalayi Fubara, Agbu Kefas and Ahmed Aliyu. Delivering judgements in separate appeals against the three governors, the court noted that the challengers were not convincing enough to have the judgements delivered in their favour. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa vetoed the appeal by Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against...

Rivers Crisis: Court strikes out suit challenging Tinubu’s peace resolution

A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit challenging the legality and implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s peace proclamation on resolving the political crises in the state for lack of jurisdiction. Recall that Tinubu in the height of the political impasse between Governor Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, brokered an eight-point peace deal in Abuja, also known as the presidential proclamation, which among other stipulations directed that Governor Fubara represents...

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