A suspected cyber criminal has been arrested in Port Harcourt by the Nigeria Police Force – National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) in collaboration with the National Central Bureau (NCB), according to a statement made by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, on Monday in Abuja. The arrest followed a message received in July 2022 […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census due to the government’s transition program and the post-election mood in the country. In a press conference held in Abuja on Sunday, Dr Inuwa Jalingo, the 2023 Census Manager and Director of the NPC, expressed the commission’s preparedness for […]
A suspected member of a ritualist gang, accused of murdering and dismembering Oyindamola Adeyemi in Ijebu-Ode on January 28, has been arrested by the Police Command in Ogun. The suspect was taken into custody on Friday in the Ijade-Iloti area of Ijebu-Ode following an intelligence-based investigation by detectives from the Obalende Divisional Headquarters. Other members […]
The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, announced that his administration has allocated N6 billion to rebuild secondary schools in the state between May 2023 and September 2024. During the 2023 Edo Education Week, Governor Obaseki revealed his desire to leave a clear plan and direction for the state’s education system. The governor acknowledged that […]
In response to viral news on social media that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) planned to withdraw recently redesigned N1,000, N500, and N200 currency banknotes from circulation, the CBN’s Acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin, has made a statement clarifying that there are no plans to phase out the redesigned Naira […]
Around 1,519 stranded Nigerians in Sudan are scheduled to depart from Khartoum to Port Sudan and other border points for their evacuation to Nigeria via hired buses, according to the Federal Government. The move comes after the Sudanese Armed Forces and Para-military Rapid Support Forces agreed to extend the ceasefire agreement by another 72 hours. […]
On Friday at around 11:30 pm, a building apartment situated within the courtyard of the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was engulfed in flames. This was confirmed in a press release issued by the Director of Media and Public Affairs at the Ooni’s Palace, Mr. Moses Olafare, on Saturday […]
According to a statement released by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami on Saturday, troops from Operation Whirl Stroke successfully raided a weapon fabrication factory in Wukari, Taraba State. Acting on credible intelligence, the troops apprehended two suspected gunrunners and recovered a cache of weapons.During the operation, which took place on Friday, […]
The Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Abdelmannan, has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack on a Turkish evacuation plane by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) rebel group. In a statement released in Abuja, the ambassador expressed his dismay at the attempt to obstruct the evacuation of diplomats and foreign nationals, calling it a flagrant violation […]
The National Population and Housing Census scheduled to take place between May 3 and May 7, 2023, has been postponed by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. The announcement was made by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, who also serves as the Chairman of the National Publicity and Advocacy Committee on the 2023 […]