The Senate has asked the Federal Government to suspend the rehabilitation and reintegration programme for Boko Haram members while urging security agencies to intensify efforts to arrest and prosecute terrorists and other criminal elements responsible for attacks across the country. The resolution was adopted during the plenary on Tuesday following a motion sponsored by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua on the escalating attacks, abductions, and killings of serving and retired military personnel, which he described as a growing threat to national security and state authority. The Senate also directed its committees responsible for security matters to strengthen oversight of security agencies and…
Author: Ini Sam
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have arrested three suspected members of the notorious Vikings Confraternity in Uyo, the state capital. In a coordinated intelligence-led operation, the arrest was achieved during a raid on a residential building off Abak Road, Uyo, identified as a hideout for cult-related activities and illicit drug abuse. Dick Udofia, Emem Charles, and Ubong Matthew were apprehended, and substances suspected to be Ice (Methamphetamine), cannabis commonly referred to as Indian hemp, and other items linked to drug consumption were recovered. All three suspects admitted membership in the Vikings Confraternity, with one of the suspects,…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate global technology companies, including Google, Meta and X, over allegations of anti-competitive practices and the unlawful use of news content belonging to Nigerian media organisations. The directive followed a joint petition submitted to the Presidency by the Nigerian Press Organisation (NPO), the umbrella body comprising the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). The FCCPC disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by its Director…
The Senate has approved a ₦11 trillion revenue target for the Nigeria Customs Service for the 2026 fiscal year, following the agency’s budget defence session before the relevant committee. Chairman of the Senate committee on Customs, Senator Isah Jibril, made the declaration during a budget defence session with officials of the Nigeria Customs Service led by the Comptroller-General, Adewale Adeniyi, on Monday. Speaking during the session, Adeniyi expressed optimism that the agency would meet the ambitious target despite prevailing global economic challenges. He disclosed that the NCS had so far generated ₦4.43 trillion in revenue, noting that the figure reflected…
After 12 years as chairman, Elumelu exits UBA, handing leadership to Emmanuel Nnorom amid expansion success. United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced the retirement of its Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, from the Board of Directors, bringing to a close a 12-year leadership tenure that reshaped the bank into one of Africa’s largest financial institutions. The bank disclosed that Elumelu will retire on August 21, 2026, upon completing the 12-year tenure limit prescribed for non-executive directors of banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria. At a meeting held on July 6, 2026, the board accepted his retirement and elected…
The Federal Government says another batch of Nigerians is expected to leave South Africa on Tuesday amid the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, disclosed this in a statement posted on her official X handle on Monday morning. “Another evacuation flight will leave for Johannesburg tomorrow, Tuesday, 7th July, to bring home our citizens,” Odumegwu-Ojukwu wrote. The evacuation is the latest in the repatriation exercise by Nigerian authorities as they seek the safety of their citizens in South Africa. Already, three batches of Nigerians have returned home since the evacuation began last month. The…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately clarify reports that it has issued the Candidates’ Access Code for the 2027 elections to a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement by Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, National Coordinator of HURIWA, the pro-democracy group said INEC, under Professor Joash Amupitan, has a duty of transparency to Nigerians. According to HURIWA, silence on the matter “only fuels public suspicion and undermines confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the electoral process.” HURIWA said it was alarmed by reports that…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed reports claiming he was offered N500 billion to contest the 2027 presidential election against Peter Obi in a bid to split votes in Nigeria’s South-South region. Jonathan, through a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Ikechukwu Eze, described the allegation as entirely fabricated, baseless and a deliberate attempt to drag him into unnecessary political controversy ahead of the 2027 general election. The statement was in response to a report alleging that the former president disclosed receiving an offer of N500 billion to challenge Obi in the presidential race. Rejecting…
An Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Essien Udim has sentenced a man, Uwakmfon Isaac Jonah, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder an 11-year-old girl. The conviction was delivered on Thursday, June 25, 2026, by Hon. Justice Winifred Effiong in Charge No. HEU/8C/2024, The State v. Uwakmfon Isaac Jonah. According to court proceedings, the victim was assisting her mother in selling pepper at Urua Akpan Market in Essien Udim when the defendant lured her away under the pretext of taking her to meet her mother at a nearby waterleaf farm to collect payment. The court heard that after…
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Uyo, Prof. Christopher Ekong, has extolled the President of UAMCOS, Prof. Eme Joseph, and her Management Committee for a high display of exemplary leadership in delivering a well-furnished, standard edifice for the Cooperative Society. Prof. Ekong made the commendation on Monday, June 29, 2026, during the inauguration of the new UAMCOS House at the Main Campus, Nwaniba Road, where he served as Chairman on the occasion. Describing the building as magnificent and befitting, the Vice-Chancellor stated that, it is sometime rare for leadership to fulfill its promises, but Prof. Joseph has not failed the members of…