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By Jerry Ochada Wednesday, 19 February 2025, was a day of great excitement as the Bar and Bench Publishers Complex was unveiled in grand style at Idu Industrial Area, Phase 1, Abuja. The unveiling of the complex coincided with the 57th birthday celebration of the Chairman, Chief Ogwu Onoja SAN (The Agenyi Attah Igala). The state-of-the-art printing press is widely regarded as one of the best in Nigeria’s capital city, equipped with modern gadgets and publishing facilities such as Computer to Plate (CTP) Machine, Speed Master (SM 74), Medium Offset Machine (MOVPH-4), and Sord-Z Offset Machine. …

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede has called on officers and men of the Nigerian Army (NA), sister services of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies to demonstrate resolute and unwavering commitment in combating security challenges threatening the corporate existence of the nation. The COAS gave the charge on Tuesday, 18 February 2025, while delivering a lecture titled “Nigeria’s National Security and Defence: Nigerian Army’s Mission Statement and Chief of Army Staff’s Command Philosophy” to students of Senior Course 47 and Junior Course 99 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff…

Abuloma Kingdom Lauds Nigerian Army For Sustaining Peace Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 15 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT. They were arrested in Amax Apartment, Guzape, following credible intelligence that linked them to fraudulent internet activities. Items recovered from them include a Toyota Highlander with customized registration number (BORNO AAA) and phones. They have made useful statements and will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) made an arrest following a thorough investigation. The suspect was apprehended…

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of one Ugenyi Kalu, before Justice R.A. Oshodi of a Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos for fraud. The convict, a banker, was arraigned on a five-count charge, bordering on official corruption and gratification. One of the counts reads: “That you, Ugenyi Kalu sometime in November 2016 in Lagos within the Lagos Judicial Division being the head of Lagos Region of NEXIM Bank, received monetary benefit for yourself in the sum of N4,000,000 (Four Million Naira) from one Obi…

In a tragic incident on Friday, February 6, 2025, Aliyu Imran, an Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), was brutally murdered by a mob in Gadan-Gayan, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.  The horrific events unfolded during a pursuit of a suspected drug dealer. As the suspect attempted to flee, he reversed his vehicle, hitting and killing at least three people on the spot. The officers, including Aliyu, had been chasing the suspect when the accident occurred. Tensions escalated in the aftermath of the crash, and Aliyu attempted to calm the…

By Abubakar Rajab PhD Among the most profound and transformative decisions one can ever make is the resolute act of relinquishing that which lacerates the heart and corrodes the soul. Letting go is not merely an act of detachment; it is an exercise in profound bravery, a deliberate emancipation from the chains of anguish that bind one’s spirit. It requires an indomitable will, for the human heart, by its very nature, clings fervently to the familiar—even when that familiarity is a source of relentless torment. Many falter at the precipice of release, paralyzed by the weight of nostalgia, the fear…

By Barrister Muhammad Otopa Ohiare As a proud son of Ajaokuta, I find it imperative to refute the baseless claims made by our so-called Council of Senior Special Assistants (SSA) and Special Assistants (SA) from Ajaokuta Local Government. Their recent press conference, where they asserted that Ajaokuta would not be part of the proposed Okura State, is not only disappointing but an outright betrayal of our history, identity, and ancestral heritage. These political jobbers, in their desperate bid to appease their paymasters, have chosen to deny the truth, but they will not succeed in erasing the history of Ajaokuta…

By Victor Akaa The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has had his claims confirmed that Boko Haram extremists are being sponsored by foreign countries. In a recent interview with Al Jazeera, General Musa expressed concerns about the persistence of Boko Haram’s activities over the past 16 years, despite Nigerian military efforts to defeat them. He cited evidence that many captured Boko Haram terrorists were found with funds linked to powerful foreign nations, suggesting international complicity in supporting the group. During the interview, General Musa put forward a challenging question, saying “how have they (terrorists) been able…

Justice M.S.Abubakar of the Federal High Court, sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has ordered the forfeiture to the federal government, the sum of  N232,396,714.00 (Two Hundred and Thirty-two Million, Three Hundred and Ninety-six Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fourteen Naira), a hotel as well as the sum of $4,977 (Four Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-seven US Dollars) recovered from seven fraudsters. The forfeiture followed the conviction and sentencing of the fraudsters, prosecuted on separate one-count charges, bordering on criminal impersonation, money laundering, cybercrime and obtaining by false pretence by the Makurdi Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The convicts are:  Tamaraudeinyefa Shedrack Brakekebebe, Godday Conference…

 The House of Representatives has in exercise of its constitutional mandate, passed the 2025 Appropriation Bill, totaling N54,990,165,355,396 Trillion Naira, for the year ending 31st December, 2025. The passage of the ‘Appropriation Bill, 2025,’ followed a comprehensive review and consideration of the report presented by Rep. Abubakar Kabir Abubakar (APC, Kano), Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, at Thursday’s plenary. This was done after a thorough evaluation by the Joint House and Senate Committee on Appropriations, as well as a Public Hearing on Thursday, January 16, 2025 to receive inputs from Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), Civil society…