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Dangote sugar refinery issues warning to staff over sugarcane consumption
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc has issued a final warning to its employees at the Numan operations, prohibiting the chewing of company-owned sugarcane within factory premises and cautioning that violators will face strict disciplinary measures. In a circular dated April 7, 2026, and signed by the Head of Human Resources, Ikechukwu…
Read More »Shettima visits Maiduguri, mourns soldiers killed in terrorist attack
By Deborah Nnamdi Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday paid an unscheduled visit to Maiduguri to commiserate with the Nigerian Army and the Borno State Government following a recent terrorist attack that killed Brigadier General Oseni Braimah and several officers and soldiers. Shettima, who visited on behalf of President Bola…
Read More »FG orders deactivation of passports of citizens who renounce Nigerian nationality
The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to immediately withdraw or deactivate the passports of individuals who have formally renounced their Nigerian citizenship. The directive was issued by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who stated that some individuals who have completed the renunciation process still retain…
Read More »EFCC busts Abuja ‘Yahoo academy’ arrest 31 suspects
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 31 suspected internet fraudsters during a raid on an alleged cybercrime training facility in the Federal Capital Territory. The operation, carried out on Thursday, April 9, 2026, targeted a building in Becki Estate, Karu, within Abuja. According to the agency, the…
Read More »Ex-Borno senatorial candidate jailed 10 years for aiding Boko Haram
A former senatorial candidate in Borno State, Babagana Habeeb, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling petrol to Boko Haram insurgents. Habeeb, who contested the 2015 election, was convicted on Friday by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a one-count charge of aiding and abetting…
Read More »2027: INEC postpones nationwide voter revalidation exercise
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed its planned nationwide voter revalidation exercise until after the 2027 general elections. The decision was announced in a statement issued on Friday by Mohammed Haruna, the commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee. Haruna said the postponement…
Read More »NIS relieves border commanders, orders probe over extortion allegations
By Deborah Nnamdi The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mrs. Kemi Nandap, has temporarily relieved commanding officers overseeing affected units along the Lagos-Seme border corridor of their duties following allegations of extortion by personnel. The action comes in response to viral online reports and videos accusing immigration officers stationed…
Read More »Gunmen kill eight, injure several in fresh attack on Plateau community
By Deborah Nnamdi No fewer than eight persons have been killed and several others injured after suspected terrorists stormed Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State late Thursday night. The assailants reportedly invaded the community around 11 p.m., opening fire indiscriminately on residents in a shooting that…
Read More »Police debunk viral video alleging terrorist attack in Abuja
Photo: Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed as false a viral video circulating on social media which alleged an ongoing terrorist attack in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Anthony Placid, in a statement issued on Friday,…
Read More »Police foil secret burial of murder victim, arrest suspects in Ogun
By Deborah Nnamdi Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have thwarted an alleged attempt to secretly bury a suspected murder victim and arrested three persons in connection with the crime in the Akute area of the state. The suspects, identified as Maureen Okirie, 35; Salia Karikari, 15; and Jubril…
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