Tinubu’s Alleged Drug Case Takes New Turn as US Firm Claims Video Evidence
A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has claimed it possesses video evidence that could be relevant to the ongoing controversy over records linked to President Bola Tinubu’s alleged drug-trafficking past. The firm made the claim in a post on its verified X account on Monday, saying it had amended its […]
CIROMA GUMEL EMERGES AS NEW 17TH EMIR OF GUMEL, SULTAN HAILS APPOINTMENT
Alhaji Ahmed Muhammad Sani, the Ciroma of Gumel, has emerged as the new 17th Emir of Gumel Emirate in Jigawa State. His appointment was announced following the passing of the immediate past Emir, following due consultation with kingmakers and stakeholders of the emirate. In a statement, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria […]
Troops Find Three Bodies After Foiled Borno Terrorist Attack
Troops of the 101 Special Forces Battalion have discovered three decomposing bodies believed to belong to terrorists who were wounded and later died while fleeing a failed attack in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the bodies were found at about 9:30 a.m. on September 3 during an […]
Egyptian TV Presenter Sentenced to Death in Drug Case
An Egyptian court has sentenced television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death for allegedly manufacturing and trafficking narcotics, state-linked media reported on Saturday. Khalifa, 39, is known for hosting “Mission Impossible,” a television programme focused on security and crime. She also owns a plastic surgery clinic and a production company specialising in parties […]
Pentagon Expands Leak Probe With Polygraph Tests
About 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff were reportedly subjected to polygraph tests in August as the Pentagon intensified its investigation into suspected leaks of classified information to journalists, the New York Post reported Saturday. The tests reportedly targeted military officers and civilian employees suspected of disclosing sensitive information, including details about US […]
Gobir Felicitates With Media Icon, Modibbo Kawu On His Birthday
The Sarkin Gobir and Madawaki of Ilorin, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, has felicitated Dr. Ishaq Modibbo Kawu on the occasion of his birthday. In a congratulatory message, Gobir described Dr. Kawu as a distinguished journalist, broadcaster, intellectual and public affairs analyst whose contributions have enriched national discourse in Nigeria. According to him, Dr. Kawu’s decades of […]
Tinubu Hails Femi Sanni’s Contributions to Kwara, APC
President Bola Tinubu has commended Kwara State All Progressives Congress chieftain Femi Sanni for his contributions to the development of the state and the growth of the party. In a birthday message issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Tope Ajayi, Tinubu praised Sanni’s commitment to the unity of the […]
Bauchi Recruits 850 Health Workers to Fill Primary Healthcare Gaps
The Bauchi State Government has recruited 850 healthcare personnel to address staffing shortages in primary healthcare centres across the state. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Board, Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday during an orientation and documentation exercise for the new recruits at the board’s headquarters in Bauchi. Mohammed […]
Expert Accuses NMDPRA of Protecting Adulterated Fuel Importers
Energy consumer advocate Abdulrahman Sani Ibrahim has accused the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority of failing to take decisive action against marketers allegedly importing adulterated petrol into Nigeria. Ibrahim made the allegation in a statement on Friday, claiming that blended petroleum products from Dubai and other countries were entering the Nigerian market and […]
Court Restrains Lizzy Anjorin From Posting About Priscilla Ojo
The Lagos State High Court has issued an interim order restraining actress Lizzy Anjorin from publishing or making public comments about actress Priscilla Ojo and her family on social media. The order followed an application filed by Priscilla Ojo Mkambala, her husband, Juma Mussa Mkambala, and their son,Juma Mussa Mkambala,. Justice Y.A. Adesanya granted the […]
