The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu says the federal government is committed to achieving crude oil production target set by the OPEC of 2.5million barrels per day in Nigeria. Ribadu, stated this on Friday in Yenagoa during a stakeholders meeting organized by Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, PINL, to appraise the company’s operations on the Trans Niger Pipeline.

A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has said the Biafra agitator confirmed making a broadcast in which he called for the killings of President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The witness said Kanu made a broadcast where he announced a N100 million bounty for Wike’s head while calling for the burning of all Tinubu’s assets. The second prosecution witness disclosed this while being led in evidence by prosecuting lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, at the Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday. He informed the court that the IPOB leader made the confirmation while his statement was being taken on July 17, 2021. 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has this afternoon confirmed that social critic, Martins Ortse aka VeryDarkMan, is in their custody and will soon be charged to court. According to the ant graft spokesman, Dele Oyewale VDM as he is popularly called was arrested due to multiple petitions written against him to the commission.

The Nigeria Police Force has resumed the issuance of tinted glass permits nationwide, following a directive from the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The decision was announced in a statement on Wednesday, April 30, by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. This comes in response to widespread public complaints about the harassment of motorists with factory-fitted tinted windows. “The Nigeria Police Force, under the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, has reactivated the issuance of Tinted Glass Permits (TGP) nationwide through a secure and user-friendly digital platform available at https://possap.gov.ng,” the statement read.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has Okayed the Federal Government demand to shield identities of witnesses paraded to testify against the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The presiding Judge, Justice James Omotosho gave the approval in a ruling he delivered on this afternoon.

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the growing danger of cyber-slavery; youths being lured abroad under pretenses and forced into cybercrime operations under inhumane conditions, including underage teenagers enticed with offers of high-paying jobs, particularly in the crypto industry.