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![NATCOM Director-General, Adegbenro Detained by Police In Abuja For Alleged Fraud, Impersonation]()
NATCOM Director-General, Adegbenro Detained by Police In Abuja For Alleged Fraud, Impersonation
The Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) of the Nigeria Police Force has reportedly arrested Adejare Adegbenro, the Director-General of the National Commission against the Proliferation of Arms, Light Weapons, and Pipeline Vandalism (NATCOM), for alleged fraudulent activities, according to Sahar... -
![I'm in My House, Eating - Fuji Maestro, General Kollington Speaks Following His Death Rumours]()
I'm in My House, Eating - Fuji Maestro, General Kollington Speaks Following His Death Rumours
Renowned Nigerian Fuji Maestro, Kolawole Ayinla, popularly known as General Killington, on Monday denounced rumours of his death.Reacting to the rumour which went viral on Monday, Ayinla said those behind the rumour should be referred to a psychiatric hospital for proper medical attention.The veter... -
![Peter Obi Lambast Office of Accountant-General Over Plan to Hold Workshop in London]()
Peter Obi Lambast Office of Accountant-General Over Plan to Hold Workshop in London
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has lambasted the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, saying that the Office’s decision to hold a workshop in London is not only unacceptable but deeply troubling on multiple levels.Obi, ... -
![President Tinubu Appoints First Demale Director-General Of NEMA, Zubaida Umar]()
President Tinubu Appoints First Demale Director-General Of NEMA, Zubaida Umar
President Tinubu has appointed Mrs Zubaida Umar as the new Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). She is the first woman to be appointed as the Director General of the agency.... -
![RCCG General Overseer, Adeboye Pays Tribute To Herbert Wigwe]()
RCCG General Overseer, Adeboye Pays Tribute To Herbert Wigwe
The General Overseer of RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, paid tribute to Herbert Wigwe, the late former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, who died in a helicopter crash.Wigwe was remembered for his remarkable philanthropy and unwavering commitment to the gospel at a moving Service of Songs... -
![Pope Francis Hospitalized After General Audience]()
Pope Francis Hospitalized After General Audience
Pope Francis has been taken to hospital for an examination after holding his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. This is according to Vatican. The head of the Catholic Church returned to the Vatican shortly afterwards. According to the Vatican, the pope has been suffering from a �... -
![President Tinubu Appoints New Comptroller-General Of Immigration DCG, Kemi Nandap]()
President Tinubu Appoints New Comptroller-General Of Immigration DCG, Kemi Nandap
DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap has been appointed as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), effective March 1, 2024. This announcement was made through a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on February 21.DCG Nandap succeeds Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose te... -
![BREAKING! President Tinubu Appoints Kemi Nandap As New Immigration Comptroller General]()
BREAKING! President Tinubu Appoints Kemi Nandap As New Immigration Comptroller General
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.Nandap’s appointment would take effect from March 1, 2024, according to a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and ... -
![EFCC Arrests Church General Overseer Over N1.3bn Fake Grants & Money Laundering]()
EFCC Arrests Church General Overseer Over N1.3bn Fake Grants & Money Laundering
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians to the tune of N1, 319,040,274.31(One Billion Three Hundred and Ninet... -
!["How Villagers Hid Guns After We Killed Terrorists" – Defence Chief, General Christopher Musa Makes Shocking Revelation]()
"How Villagers Hid Guns After We Killed Terrorists" – Defence Chief, General Christopher Musa Makes Shocking Revelation
General Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has revealed how villagers his guns after troops killed terrorists.According to him, this happened when he was the Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) in the Northeast.He spoke when he featured on 30 Minutes on Trust TV.The CDS... -
![Nigerian First Female Major-General, Aderonke Kale Buried In Ogun State]()
Nigerian First Female Major-General, Aderonke Kale Buried In Ogun State
The late Major General Aderonke Kale (retd.), the first female officer to attain such a rank, has been laid to rest at St James Anglican Church in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, in the South West region of Nigeria.The late female Major General Kale died on November 8, 2023 at the age of 84.Eulogising the l... -
![Untold Story Of How Major General Aguiyi Ironsi Was Marched Into The Bush & Assassinated In Ibadan]()
Untold Story Of How Major General Aguiyi Ironsi Was Marched Into The Bush & Assassinated In Ibadan
The former head of Nigeria's Military Government and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Major General Aguiyi Ironsi, was assassinated in the military coup of 29 July 1966(which was known as the counter coup of 1966) How the assassination happened On 29 July 1966 Aguiyi-Ironsi spent the... -
![EXPOSED! Tinubu’s Minister, Betta Edu Writes Accountant General, Directs N586Million Public Funds Into Private Account]()
EXPOSED! Tinubu’s Minister, Betta Edu Writes Accountant General, Directs N586Million Public Funds Into Private Account
The private account belongs to Oniyelu Bridget Mojisola, identified as a project manager by the minister.Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation asked the Accountant General of the Federation, Mrs Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein to send public funds to a private account... -
![BREAKING: Rivers Attorney-General, Adangor Resigns]()
BREAKING: Rivers Attorney-General, Adangor Resigns
The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State, Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has resigned his office.Adango disclosed this in his resignation letter, forwarded on Thursday to the office of the governor of the state, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, through the offic... -
![President Sacks Managing Directors of FAAN, NAMA, NSIB Suspends NCAA Director General]()
President Sacks Managing Directors of FAAN, NAMA, NSIB Suspends NCAA Director General
President Bola Tinubu today December 13, sacked the six Managing-Directors and Directors- General of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development.A statement released by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelali, says the President ordered the sack alongside some suspension and replacement... -
![Iran Court Orders US to Pay $50bn For The Assassination of Top Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani]()
Iran Court Orders US to Pay $50bn For The Assassination of Top Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani
The United States government has been ordered by an Iranian court to pay nearly $50 billion in damages. The court said the fine is for assassinating a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, nearly four years ago, the judiciary said on Wednesday, December 6. Judicial officials also demanded an apolog... -
![Shehu Sani Calls For Judicial Reform Ahead Of Next General Elections]()
Shehu Sani Calls For Judicial Reform Ahead Of Next General Elections
Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly has called for “a judicial reform to ensure that those who will preside over electoral cases are insulated from compromise.”The Herald reports that Shehu Sani stated this at the 8th House o... -
![Top Russian General Dies Mysteriously With His Wife After He Slammed Vladimir Putin]()
Top Russian General Dies Mysteriously With His Wife After He Slammed Vladimir Putin
A top Russian general and his wife have been found mysteriously dead after he criticised Vladimir Putin for his “third-rate” militaryInvestigators have been unable to work out how highly-decorated Lt-General Vladimir Sviridov, 68, and his wife Tatyana, 72, died.The bodies of the general and his... -
![APC Thugs Kill Policeman, Four Others In Kogi During Attack On SDP Campaign Director-General]()
APC Thugs Kill Policeman, Four Others In Kogi During Attack On SDP Campaign Director-General
Some political thugs suspected to be working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) reportedly attacked the residence of Ibrahim Jibrin, the Director-General of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Campaign Council, in Kogi State. The attack which happened in Anyigba saw the thugs kill a policeman an... -
![Tinubu Appoints Abdullahi Mustapha As New Energy Commission Director-General]()
Tinubu Appoints Abdullahi Mustapha As New Energy Commission Director-General
The appointment of Dr Abdullahi Mustapha as the Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has been approved by President Bola Tinubu. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President expects the new ECN chief executive to make a positive i... -
![Chadian Minister of Defence & General Secretary to The Govt Resign After Their Leaked S3x Tape]()
Chadian Minister of Defence & General Secretary to The Govt Resign After Their Leaked S3x Tape
Chadian Minister of Defence, General Daoud Yaya Brahim and General Secretary to the government Haliki Choua Mahamat have tendered their resignations after being caught in a sex tape scandal.The two officials became trending topics in the north-central African country earlier in the week after video... -
![Moment CAC Workers Took To The Streets To Celebrate The Sack Of Garba Abubakar As Registrar General]()
Moment CAC Workers Took To The Streets To Celebrate The Sack Of Garba Abubakar As Registrar General
Staff of the Corporate Affairs Commission were recently seen rejoicing and dancing after the sack of their Registrar General, Garba Abubakar, in Tigris Crescent, Maitama Abuja.In a viral video, a crowd gathered and was seen dancing around the CAC headquarters with a voice in the background noting t... -
![Army General Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment For Stealing $2.1m, N1.65b Funds]()
Army General Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment For Stealing $2.1m, N1.65b Funds
A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja has sentenced, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to seven years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65 billion belonging to the Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL). The court gave the sentence on Tuesday, October 10. Mohammed is the... -
![Army Court-martial Sentence Major-General Umar Mohammed to 7 Years Jail For Stealing Over N2bn]()
Army Court-martial Sentence Major-General Umar Mohammed to 7 Years Jail For Stealing Over N2bn
A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, October 10, sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to seven years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65 billion belonging to the Nigerian Army Prope... -
![General Yakubu Gowon Debunks Death Rumour]()
General Yakubu Gowon Debunks Death Rumour
Former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon is aliveSome sources had shared the fake news online, saying the former Head of State had died at 88.The retired Army general while speaking with Vanguard over the telephone said that he is alive and wondered where the unfounded rumours started fr... -
![General Turned Lover Boy – Social Media Users React To Throwback Photos Of BBNaija's Pere In US]()
General Turned Lover Boy – Social Media Users React To Throwback Photos Of BBNaija's Pere In US
Social media users are reacting to throwback photos of former BBNaija All Stars housemate, Pere Egbi in the US military. It is no shocker that Pere is a man of many talents, performing credibly from being an actor, a reality star, and a nurse. He had served as a nurse in the United States military ... -
![Retired Army Major-General, RC Duru Abducted In Imo]()
Retired Army Major-General, RC Duru Abducted In Imo
Maj Gen. RC Duru (rtd), a retired high-ranking military officer, has been abducted by gunmen in the Orji General area, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State.It was gathered that the retired Major General was abducted last weekend by unknown kidnappers and he is still in the captivity of h... -
![Retired Army Major-General, RC Duru Abducted In Imo]()
Retired Army Major-General, RC Duru Abducted In Imo
Maj Gen. RC Duru (rtd), a retired high-ranking military officer, has been abducted by gunmen in the Orji General area, Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State.It was gathered that the retired Major General was abducted last weekend by unknown kidnappers and he is still in the captivity of h... -
![First Lady, Remi Tinubu Spotted With UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed]()
First Lady, Remi Tinubu Spotted With UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed
First Lady, Sen Remi Tinubu, met with the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Jane Mohammed.The wife of the President met with Mohammed on the sideline of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States.In a post via her official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Mrs... -
![Full text Of President Tinubu’s First Address At UN General Assembly Surfaces Online]()
Full text Of President Tinubu’s First Address At UN General Assembly Surfaces Online
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, September 20, delivered his first address at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. His speech centered on the need for Africa to scale the limitations of foreign exploitation to reach its lofty potential while attaining the prosperity inherent ... -
![President Tinubu to Leave For New York on Sunday to Attend The 78th UN General Assembly]()
President Tinubu to Leave For New York on Sunday to Attend The 78th UN General Assembly
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to fly out of Abuja to New York, USA, where he will attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, confirmed this while briefing State House Correspondents on Friday.Ngelale disclosed the Pre... -
![PHOTOS: First Lady, Remi Tinubu Hosts Acting Comptroller General Of Customs In Aso Rock]()
PHOTOS: First Lady, Remi Tinubu Hosts Acting Comptroller General Of Customs In Aso Rock
Nigeria's First Lady, Remi Tinubu, hosted the Acting Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Wale Adeniyi, in her office at the State House Abuja.In a statement issued on Friday by her spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi, the first lady and the Customs boss rubbed minds on enhancing... -
![Alleged Fund Diversion: Ogun Assembly Summons Accountant-General, JAAC Members]()
Alleged Fund Diversion: Ogun Assembly Summons Accountant-General, JAAC Members
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned the state Accountant-General as well as all members of the Joint Account Allocations Committee to appear before it over the current issues regarding local government funds in the state.During plenary on Thursday, the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, di... -
![JUST IN: Tinubu To Address World Leaders At UN General Assembly September 19]()
JUST IN: Tinubu To Address World Leaders At UN General Assembly September 19
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will address the 78th Session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, September 19.Stakeholders walking from Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to the National Human Rights Commissi... -
![Gabon's Military Announces General Brice Oligui Nguema New Leader]()
Gabon's Military Announces General Brice Oligui Nguema New Leader
Military officers who toppled the 14 year old government of President Ali Bongo have named General Brice Oligui Nguema, as the new head of state.The man toppled is now under house arrest in his palace, with his wife and son also detained in undisclosed locations.Saying they represented the armed fo... -
![Abia State Accountant General Denies Being Locked Out of Office Over Non-Payment of Salaries]()
Abia State Accountant General Denies Being Locked Out of Office Over Non-Payment of Salaries
Njum Onyemenam, the Abia State Accountant-General, has denied rumors that she was chased out of her office by irate civil servants on Tuesday morning.Earlier today, social media was awash with news that the state’s comptroller-general of Abia State had been locked out of her office by civil serva... -
![VID: Abia Workers Lock Accountant-General Out Of Office Over Non-Payment Of Salaries]()
VID: Abia Workers Lock Accountant-General Out Of Office Over Non-Payment Of Salaries
Civil servants in Abia State have taken a stand by locking out the State’s Accountant-General, Njum Onyemenam, from her office as a protest against unpaid salaries.It was gathered that the workers, owed for numerous months, blocked entry to the Accountant-General’s office within the Ministry of... -
!["Why I Date 18Yr Old Girls & Break Up With Them Before They Turn 24” – De General]()
"Why I Date 18Yr Old Girls & Break Up With Them Before They Turn 24” – De General
Nigerian skitmaker, Sunday Joshua Martins, popularly known as De General, has shed light on his preference for exclusively dating girls who are 18 years of age.In a video shared on social media, De General expressed concern about the notable trend where women in their mid-20s are exerting undue pre... -
![Ex-Military Spokesman, General Bernard Onyeuko Dies After Complaining Of A Cold]()
Ex-Military Spokesman, General Bernard Onyeuko Dies After Complaining Of A Cold
A former military spokesperson, Major-General Bernard Onyeuko (rtd), has died.The former Director, Defence Media Operations reportedly died on Saturday morning after complaining of a cold and was rushed to a private hospital.Reacting to the death, Garba Shehu, former spokesman of President Muhammad... -
![JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Coker-Odusote As New Director General of NIMC]()
JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Coker-Odusote As New Director General of NIMC
The Director-General and CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, was on Tuesday ordered to commence a 90-day pre-retirement leave by President Bola Tinubu.The directive takes effect on August 24, 2023, leading to Aziz’s eventual retirement from service on N...
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