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File photo: Senate President, Godswill Akpabio By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate has scheduled Wednesday for the screening and confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, and other Service Chiefs. The decision followed a formal request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, conveyed in two separate…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, sources suggest it may be linked to recent developments in the country’s security architecture. In attendance were…

The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has withdrawn his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. At Monday’s resumed hearing before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu said he had reviewed his…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a mix of dust haze, thunderstorms, and moderate rainfall across the country between Monday and Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some southern states. In its three-day weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, the agency said that slight…

By Deborah Nnamdi A seven-year-old pupil of Elpis Nursery and Primary School in Jigawa State, Faith Maiyaki, has captured national attention after donating her savings to the “Oluremi at 65 Education Fund,” a campaign launched in honour of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The initiative, introduced ahead of the…

The Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has dissociated himself from a social media publication claiming he issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.…

File photo: General Olufemi Oluyede, newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff President Bola Tinubu has announced a sweeping reorganisation of Nigeria’s military leadership following reports of an alleged attempted coup, which reportedly led to the cancellation of activities marking the country’s 65th Independence Anniversary. In a statement issued on Friday…

By Deborah Nnamdi Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, has been re-arrested by the Nigerian Police shortly after his court appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, alongside Prince Emmanuel Kanu—brother to the detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu—a former member of Kanu’s legal team, and ten…

By Deborah Nnamdi The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed plans to call witnesses from across the world, including the United States, Kenya, and Ethiopia, in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who recently dismissed his…

A Magistrate’s Court in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to human rights activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore; Aloy Ejimakor, a member of Nnamdi Kanu’s legal team; and Prince Emmanuel Kanu, brother to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The court also granted bail…