Court Jails Kano Woman For Smuggling Over 1.1m Riyals Cash

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCourt Jails Kano Woman For Smuggling Over 1.1m Riyals Cash

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kano Zonal Directorate, has secured the conviction of a woman, Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim, for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and 135,900 Saudi Riyals cash from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. According to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, Hauwa was sentenced by Justice S. M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kano after pleading guilty to a two-count charge of...

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LG Leadership: Gov Adeleke Meets Traditional Rulers

CommunityNewsNigeriaLG Leadership: Gov Adeleke Meets Traditional Rulers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 7, 2025

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has stressed the need for the state’s citizens to be enlightened so that fake news cannot be weaponized to destroy the state. Governor Adeleke stated this at a special briefing session with the Osun State Council of Traditional Rulers, affirming that there is no court order reinstating the court-sacked Yes/No council chairmen. He said: “As one of the highly literate communities in Nigeria, we must avoid misinformation and disinformation,...

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Tinubu Approves Employment For 774 National Health Fellows

HealthNewsNigeriaTinubu Approves Employment For 774 National Health Fellows

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 7, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the employment of 774 National Health Fellows, a pivotal initiative led by the Federal Ministry of Health to foster sustained improvements within Nigeria’s healthcare system. The President announced the fellows ‘ employment on Thursday during the programme’s launch at the State House in Abuja. Nigeria’s development partners, senior government officials, and traditional leaders, including the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III attended the ceremony. According to reports, the employment...

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Senate Suspends Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for 6 Months

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Suspends Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for 6 Months

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

The Nigerian Senate has suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, for six months, following a series of disputes with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Background of the Dispute The tension between Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Akpabio escalated in February 2025 over a disagreement regarding seating arrangements in the Senate chamber. Upon discovering that her seat had been reassigned without prior notice, Akpoti-Uduaghan protested, citing Order 10 of the Senate Standing Rules, which protects members’...

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Nigeria Hits Historic 5,801 Megawatts Power Generation, Says TCN

NewsNigeriaPowerNigeria Hits Historic 5,801 Megawatts Power Generation, Says TCN

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

Nigeria recorded its highest-ever power generation of 5,801.84 megawatts on 4 March 2025, marking a significant milestone in the country’s electricity sector. The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Sule Abdulaziz, made the announcement on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. “…for the first time in our nation’s history, the power sector recorded a new and unprecedented peak generation of 5,801.84 megawatts of electricity on March 4, 2025, at 21:15 hours,” Abdulaziz...

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First Lady Tinubu Reacts to Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Akpabio

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFirst Lady Tinubu Reacts to Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Akpabio

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

…Ezekwesili Slams Senate Over Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Suspension First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding the sexual harassment allegations made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Mrs Tinubu, a former senator, expressed confidence in the Senate’s handling of the situation. “I know what is going on in the Senate; you will say why am I not taking a position. I believe that the Senate...

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Troops Kill 92 Terrorists, Arrest 111, Rescue 75 Kidnapped Victims – Defence HQ

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Kill 92 Terrorists, Arrest 111, Rescue 75 Kidnapped Victims – Defence HQ

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

The Defence Headquarters has announced that 92 terrorists were killed, 111 suspected terrorists apprehended, and 75 kidnapped hostages rescued in various military operations across the country in the past week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed this during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He stated that troops also recovered a total of 117 assorted weapons and 2,939 rounds of ammunition during the operations. According to Kangye, the recovered...

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Nigeria Ranks Sixth in Global Terrorism Index

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Ranks Sixth in Global Terrorism Index

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 7, 2025

Nigeria has climbed to sixth place in the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), marking an increase from its previous eighth-place ranking in 2023 and 2024. The report, released on 5 March 2025, assigned Nigeria a GTI score of 7.658, highlighting a rising impact of terrorism in the country. Burkina Faso retained its position as the most terrorism-affected nation with a score of 8.581, followed by Pakistan (8.374), Syria (8.006), Mali (7.907), and Niger (7.776). Nigeria...

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ECOWAS Trains Over 40 Journalists on Countering Misinformation

NewsNigeriaECOWAS Trains Over 40 Journalists on Countering Misinformation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) trained over 40 journalists drawn from various broadcast, print, and online media on countering misinformation, disinformation, and anti-democratic narratives across the region. The two-day training, which aims to promote ethical journalism and information integrity and is a crucial step toward safeguarding democracy and ensuring regional stability, was organized by ECOWAS in partnership with the German development agency GIZ, the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), and...

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Innoson Donates Vehicles To Enugu State Security Trust Fund

CommunityNewsNigeriaInnoson Donates Vehicles To Enugu State Security Trust Fund

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2025

The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited has donated four vehicles to the Enugu State Security Trust Fund as her support in the fight against insecurity in the state. Commending the giant strides of the Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah’s administration in the state, the Chief Executive Officer of IVM Company, Chief Innocent Chukwuma on Wednesday at the Government House Enugu said manufacturing companies are relieved with improved socio-economic infrastructures and state of security in...

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