BREAKING: FULL LIST: IGP Orders Immediate Retirement Of Officers Simon Lough, Igweh, Others The Nigerian Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate retirement of senior police officers who are either over 60 years old or have served for more than 35 years. These include Simon Lough, SAN, the Head of the NPF Legal Section and Benneth Igweh, a former Federal Capital Territory Police Commissioner. These police officers have been implicated in forgery, falsification, and bypassing service regulations. The directive is disclosed in a letter dated February 1, 2025, signed by CP Bode Akinbamilowo, Deputy Force Secretary, on…
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BREAKING: Kaduna On Fire As Terrorists Storm Villages, Kill Many Armed bandits attacked Tsohuwan Gayan village in Kaduna State’s Chikun Local Government Area on Tuesday night, killing four residents. Two others sustained injuries and were rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Kaduna town. A village source, who participated in the burial of the victims, described the assailants as heavily armed and said they stormed the community in a coordinated, military-style assault. The source mentioned that the corpses were drenched in blood, as the bandits had fired multiple rounds into the victims. This included the two survivors, who were initially thought…
BREAKING: Tinubu Jacks Up 2025 Budget President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the National Assembly to approve an increase in the 2025 budget from N49.7 trillion to N54.2 trillion, citing additional revenue generated by key government agencies. His request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Wednesday’s plenary session. Tinubu attributed the need for the N4.5 trillion increase to improved revenue collection by agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), which generated N1.4 trillion, the Nigeria Customs Service, which contributed N1.2 trillion, and other government-owned agencies, which collectively added N1.8 trillion. The president’s…
UN Speaks On Trump’s Proposal To Take Over Gaza, Resettle Its Population President Donald Trump proposed that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip and resettle its population, a suggestion that has drawn concern from the United Nations. Filippo Grandi, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, expressed surprise over the proposal, described it as a “very surprising” development that raised more questions than answers. Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday, Grandi explained that the lack of clarity around the specifics of Trump’s idea made it difficult to provide a detailed response to what is a “sensitive issue.” “It’s something…
Nigerian Army Bans Salutes Like ‘Morning Daddy,’ ‘Godfather,’ ‘Rankadede,’ ‘Igwe’, Moves To Sanction Officers For Improper Courtesies The Nigerian Army has warned its personnel to adhere strictly to the correct form of paying military compliments. The Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, gave the directive in an internal memo obtained by SaharaReporters. In the memo signed on behalf of Oluyede by Major General E.E. Bassey, officers and soldiers caught involving in any alien form of paying compliments will be punished appropriately. It read, “The NA and indeed, all armies of the world are known and judged by their…
Tears As Stray Bullet Kills Trader During Cult Clash A stray bullet fired during a clash between the Bobous and Greenlanders cult groups has killed a woman simply identified as Onorakpoma at Swali Ultra Modern Market in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital. The victim, who was a trader in the market, hailed from Emede community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State. Some traders in the market who witnessed the incident, told Daily Trust that she was being rushed to a community in Southern Ijaw LGA where the slug would be removed when she gave up the ghost. They…
Rivers State Govt Budgets N3.5billion To Renovate Fubara’s Residence A review of the approved 2025 budget for the Rivers State government has shown that a sum of N3.5billion has been earmarked for renovation of governor’s residence. This budget is despite the fact that a sum of N3.2billion was spent on same between January and June 2024, per details in the budget document released by the state government. Another sum of N1.164 billion was spent in the 2023 fiscal year on renovating the governor’s residence. Another N2.6 billion was budgeted for renovating Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s office building. The development is also…
Many Policemen Shot, Many Injured Over Osun Communal Clash Seven officers of the Nigeria Police, Osun State Command, have been shot while scores of people were severely wounded in a communal clash that ensued over a chieftaincy dispute in Esa-Oke community, Obokun local government area of Osun state. Confirming the clash which led to the whisking away of the village head, the Police public relations officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola, said seven police officers who were sent to the town have sustained serious wounds and currently receiving medical treatment. According to her, the police raced to the trouble scene…
Ramaphosa Fires Back At Trump Over HIV/AIDS Funding South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has responded to United States’ President, Donald Trump’s threat to cut funding from the African country, stating that South Africa receives no funding from the US except for PEPFAR aid, which supports South Africa’s HIV/AIDS programme. President Trump had vowed to cut off all future funding to South Africa, citing concerns over “land expropriation and alleged discriminatory treatment” of some residents, particularly foreigners in the country. Trump had mentioned this in a post shared on his Truth Social on Sunday after South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, signed…
How Obasanjo And Buhari Contradicted Each Other To Destroy Nigeria’s Case In Mambilla Arbitration Former Nigerian Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari gave conflicting testimonies before the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration in Paris, France, regarding the $6 billion Mambilla Power Project awarded to Sunrise Power. The dispute centres on the power generation and distribution contract given to Sunrise Power and Transmission Company of Nigeria in 2003. The Nigerian government has contested claims made by Sunrise Power and its Chairman/CEO, Chief Leno Adesanya, who is seeking $2.3 billion in compensation for an alleged breach of contract by the…