Army rescues 33 kidnapped passengers in Zamfara
By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Tsafe, have rescued 33 passengers abducted by terrorists while travelling through Magazu Village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Nigerian Army said the rescue operation was conducted at about 8:15 a.m. on August 8, 2026, following credible intelligence […]
Yuguda makes case for children with disabilities
FIRST Lady of Bauchi State, Hajiya Abiodun Isa Yuguda and Founder, Challenge Your Disability Initiative, CYDI, yesterday at 2nd Vanguard Children’s Conference, called on corporate organisations across the country to learn to include children with disabilities in their programmes as part of efforts to show love and care to such group in the society.
$97.5m fraud: Martins back to prison as court revokes bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday, revoked a six-month-old bail granted the Chairman of Police Equipment Foundation, PEF, Chief Kenny Martins and sent him back to Kuje Prisons.
Stakeholders canvass national ICT plan
By Adekunle Adekoya ABUJA — FOR Vision 20-2020 to succeed, the Federal Government has been told that it should muster the needed political will for implementation of the National ICT4D Plan. This was the consensus of participants at the three-day e-Nigeria 2010 Summit which ended yesterday in Abuja. Also, the participants urged governments at all […]
$12.4bn oil windfall: FG to verify Okigbo’s Panel Report
The Federal Government has pledged to set up a committee to ascertain whether on the basis of the Okigbo Report, a criminal charge can be sustained against former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), over allegations of corruption and mismanagement of $12.4 billion in the Dedicated and Special Accounts while he was in power.
Graft: Court rejects EFCC’s bid to burnish witness’ testimony
 By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA — An Abuja High Court sitting at Gudu yesterday refused serial attempts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to correct contradictions in the evidence of its star prosecution witness, testifying in the trial of former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame. Nyame is facing criminal trial over allegations touching on […]
