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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the management and staff of Opay to make compliance with existing regulations a watchword to ensure business integrity and block avenues for money laundering and fraudulent practices. Olukoyede gave the charge in Abuja when the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Opay, Mr. Steven Wen led other top managers of the financial institution on a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters. The EFCC boss, who spoke through the Chief of Staff, CoS, to the Chairman, Commander of the EFCC, CE Michael Nzekwe stated that one of the…
Enemona Foundation, led by Dr (Engr) Stephen Achema Akpa, has disbursed N250,000 each to 25 women and youths in Kogi East Senatorial District, totalling N6.25 million in direct startup capital under its ongoing economic empowerment programme. The beneficiaries, drawn from multiple local government areas across the district, completed intensive training in entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and vocational skills in September 2025. Each participant received the N250,000 grant to establish or expand small-scale businesses ranging from tailoring and soap-making to poultry farming and digital services. Dr Achema, is the founder of the Enemona Foundation and CEO of Zoe New Dawn…
The strategic defence partnership between Nigeria and India received a significant boost when the Indian Defence Adviser to Nigeria, Colonel Manoj Singh, paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu Nigerian Army Medal, at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. The visit reaffirmed the commitment of both nations to strengthening bilateral military cooperation and advancing shared security interests. Colonel Singh while making his remarks commended the Nigerian Army for its sustained efforts in tackling security challenges nationwide and expressed appreciation for the warm reception. He emphasized India’s willingness to broaden defence cooperation, expand training opportunities…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu Nigerian Army Medal, has decorated the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel in recognition of her steadfast dedication and exemplary service to the Nigerian Army. At a brief ceremony held at the Army Headquarters, Abuja, the COAS commended Colonel Anele’s professionalism and unwavering commitment, charging the Directorate of Army Public Relations to sustain its efforts in projecting the Nigerian Army’s image responsibly and credibly. Represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Bamidele Alabi, the COAS underscored the indispensable…
On the 6th day of November, 2021, alongside some Comrades and Clergies, we unveiled Operation Dago’Kegba in memorial of Dr. Stephen Omakoji Achema. The main aim of the Operation was to unite the Igala race in a bid to speak with one voice and, at the same time, bury our individual differences in pursuits of communal interest. The movement was non-partisan. When we rolled out the drums, we visited the Palace of Ata Igala for royal blessings, but in the long run, our own kinsmen championed varying degrees of calumnies against Operation Dago’Kegba; either by alleging a political undertone or…
The Army Council has approved the promotion of senior officers of the Nigerian Army to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General. A total of 28 Brigadier Generals have been elevated to the rank of Major General, while 77 Colonels have also been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. Those promoted to the rank of Major General include, Brig Gen O Adegbe of the Defence Intelligence Agency, Brig Gen SM Uba, the Director, Defence Information, Brig Gen RE Hedima, the Acting Chief of Military Intelligence Army and Brig Gen RT Utsaha, the Deputy Director, Defence Operations.…
In a sustained effort to protect farmers and guarantee food security during the peak of the harvest season, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have arrested two herders who were found trespassing and destroying crops on a community farmland in Makurdi, Benue State. The incident occurred on 20 November 2025, when OPWS troops deployed at Zongo Akiki were conducting a routine farm protection patrol. The vigilant troops intercepted the two herders after they reportedly led their cattle into cultivated farmlands belonging to local residents, resulting in damage to crops. The swift intervention prevented further destruction and possible confrontation between…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed that the Nigerian Army will continue to marshal all necessary resources to confront the prevailing security challenges in Kogi State and across the nation. The COAS gave the assurance on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, when he received the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Usman Ahmed Ododo, at the Army Headquarters, Abuja. Lieutenant General Shaibu emphasised the Nigerian Army’s unwavering commitment to protecting lives and property while sustaining an aggressive operational tempo geared towards neutralising threats and restoring stability nationwide. He reiterated the Army’s readiness…
As part of ongoing intensified efforts to combat banditry, kidnapping and other violent crimes across Kogi State, troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have successfully foiled an ambush by armed bandits and rescued a kidnapped victim during a coordinated operation around Oshokoshoko and Obajana in Lokoja Local Government Area. In the early hours of 25 November 2025, following credible information on the movement of bandits crossing the Oshokoshoko Obajana corridor with abducted persons, troops deployed at the Kabba Patrol Base working jointly with Other Hybrid Forces conducted a special ambush operation to intercept the criminals. The troops laid in wait…
By Ojoajogwu Ochada Far from the nomenclature of the ceaseless agitations, it is important we call a spade, a spade simply because wisdom is profitable to direct. Everybody cannot be confused at the same time except we choose to wallow in the corridors of ignorance. In the mid 20th century, the struggle for the Republic of Biafra was centered around one man — Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu — which in turn triggered the Nigerian Civil War (1967-70). Today, the Independent People of Biafra (IPoB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) proscribed as a Terrorist Group are wrecking untold havocs in…