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Photo: Former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) By Sadeeq Kamsela The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), along with three others, at the Abuja High Court over an alleged N33.2 billion fraud. Dasuki was re-arraigned alongside Aminu…

By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja Several soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram insurgents attacked a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday night, several sources have said. It was gathered that the assault occurred in the evening as insurgents stormed the military formation,…

Security operatives have thwarted an attempt to bomb a pipeline in Allu-Rumuekpe, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, leading to the arrest of eight suspects and the recovery of arms and ammunition. The plot was foiled by a joint security task force established after the March 18 emergency rule…

Rivers State Head of Service, Dr. George Nwaeke, has resigned from office. His resignation was announced in an early morning statement signed by the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Sole Administrator, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas on Tuesday. The statement expressed appreciation for Nwaeke’s contributions to the…

By Deborah Nnamdi The suspended Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and NGOs, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central), has said she will never apologize to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate for speaking her truth. According to her, the six-month suspension is a clear case…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Federal Government has directed an immediate investigation into the recent break at the Federal Correctional Centre in Koton Karfe, the headquarters of Kogi Local Government Area in Kogi State. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement by his Media Adviser, Babatunde Alao on Monday…

By Didimoko A. Didimoko The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminialayi Fubara, has distanced himself from militant groups allegedly threatening the federal government over the ongoing political crisis in the state. In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in Port Harcourt, Fubara decried attempts…

By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja A jailbreak occurred in the early hours of Monday at the Federal Correctional Centre in Koton Karfe, the headquarters of Kogi Local Government Area in Kogi State. The exact number of escapees has not been officially confirmed, but government sources estimate that at least 12 inmates…

Former Secretary of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Kaduna State, Alhaji Kabiru Jarimi, has refuted claims by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai that his administration did not interfere with local government funds. Jarimi, who also served as Chairman of Kaduna South Local Government, described the statement as…

Photo: Fubara (c) at the Salvation Ministry Church on Sunday Speculations about the whereabouts of the suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara were laid to rest on Sunday when he attended service at the Salvation Ministry Church in Port Harcourt. The whereabouts of Fubara was a subjected of public…