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Justice M.J Zubairu of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna on Monday, September 29, 2025 convicted and sent Solomon Ilemona Emmanuel to jail for fraud. He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge, bordering on impersonation and of internet fraud. His charge reads: “That you Solomon Ilemona Emmanuel (a.k.a SANTI XII) sometime in June, 2025 in Kaduna, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently presented yourself as one SANTI XII on Facebook (a social media platform) to unsuspecting victims and you thereby committed an offence…
…Urges Commanders to Protect Critical Communication Infrastructures for Enhanced Operational Effectiveness The Commander Corps of Signals (CCS), Major General Nosakhare Ugbo, has paid an operational assessment visit to Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), as part of ongoing efforts to enhance effective communication support for counter-insurgency operations in the North East in line with the directives of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede. Speaking during the visit, Maj Gen Ugbo explained that his mission was to assess the installation, maintenance, and protection of critical communication infrastructures across the theatre, interface with stakeholders, and…
The Nigerian Air Force has successfully winged a total of 275 commissioned officers. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar, warmly welcomed the 275 newly commissioned officers from the Nigerian Defence Academy into the Air Force family. According to the Nigerian Air Force official X handle, “Their commissioning marks not only the completion of a rigorous training period but also the beginning of a noble journey of service to our fatherland. As they join the ranks as commissioned officers, these young men and women embody the core values of the Service — Willing, Able, Ready —…
The Biraidu Unity Foundation, a non governmental organization, has continued its drive to promote quality education at the grassroots with another round of educational support to primary schools in Emewe communities. Speaking at the event on behalf of the president of the foundation, Hon Odoh Akowe, harped on the foundation’s plan to reach out the people in the hinterlands through educational summit and medical outreach He explained that pupils at LGEA Primary Schools in Emewe Opada and Emewe Efopa were glad for the visit . The visit was part of the foundation’s ongoing efforts to…
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has reiterated that space science and technology are key drivers of national development. This was highlighted during a high-level engagement with the Kenya Space Agency and Nigerian space startups at NASRDA Headquarters in Abuja. Speaking on behalf of NASRDA’s DG/CEO, Dr. Matthew Adepoju, the Agency’s Director of Media & Corporate Communications, Dr. Felix Ale, stressed the need for stronger intra-African collaborations, mutual investments, and joint initiatives to unlock the continent’s full potential in the space sector. Kenya’s DG, Brigadier Hillary Kipkosgey Biwott, praised Nigeria’s vibrant space ecosystem, describing the presentations and startup…
The Special Court Martial (SCM) convened by the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division Nigerian Army and Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu has sentenced, two Senior Non-commissioned Officers and two non Commissioned Officers for Arms/Ammunition racketeering as well as aiding and abetting crimes. Pronouncing the verdict during the proceeding at Headquarters Theatre Command Officers’ Mess in Maiduguri, on 18 September 2025, the President SCM Brigadier General Mohammed Abdullahi stated that, the Court-Martial convicted Sgt Rapheal Ameh, Sgt Ejiga Musa, and LCpl Patrick Ocheje to life imprisonments while Cpl Omitoye Rufus was sentenced to 15 years…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, on Thursday, 18 September 2025, decorated newly promoted officers with a charge to uphold integrity, professionalism, and renewed dedication to national service. Addressing the officers at the ceremony, the Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, congratulated them on their elevation, which he described as “a reward for diligence, innovation, and commitment.” He reminded the officers that their new ranks come with greater responsibility, especially in revenue generation, trade facilitation, and asset management. “You are required to play significant roles in ensuring the command achieves its purpose, particularly in maximising revenue,…
The story of Oguche the bomber is weightier than the sound of the bomblast. On April 14, 2014, Nigeria awoke to one of the deadliest attacks in its modern history when a vehicle packed with explosives detonated during the early morning rush at the Nyanya bus terminal on the outskirts of Abuja. The transport hub, which on ordinary days was filled with buses ferrying workers, students, and traders into the city, was transformed in seconds into a scene of horror. More than seventy-five people were killed on the spot, scores of others sustained life-changing injuries, and dozens of vehicles were…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu paid a solidarity visit to the Kaduna residence of Nigeria’s late President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, assuring the Buhari family of his pledge to uphold the late leader’s legacies. President Tinubu was received by Buhari’s widow, Aisha, her eldest son, Yusuf, and other relatives and associates of the deceased leader. President Tinubu said the family is not alone in grief. ”We are just here to assure you that we share in your grief, we share in your pain. ”A loss in flesh is not a loss in the spirit, and the spirit that he left with…
STATEWIDE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SIR SIMINALAYI FUBARA, GSSRS, ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 My dear good people of Rivers State Recall that Rivers State was placed under a six-month emergency rule, declared by Mr. President, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the 18th of March, 2025, following the intense political crisis in our State. 2. It is without doubt that the last six months had been enormously challenging for our dear State under the emergency rule. 3. As your Governor, I accepted to abide by the state of emergency declaration and chose to cooperate with Mr. President…