The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) disclosed that strikes from its fighter jets has eliminated several terrorists planning to disrupt the repair being carried out on the Shiroro-Kaduna transmission line. Recall that terrorists had destroyed the transmission line which resulted in 17 northern states without electricity for almost 3 weeks.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has voided the April 18, 2019 decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) convicting a former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen for false assets declaration. In a judgment on Monday, a three-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice Abba Mohammed, discharged and acquitted Justice Onnoghen. The court also ordered the release of his assets, including bank accounts, which the CCT had ordered to be forfeited to the Federal Government.

Abuja-based Human Rights Radio, popularly known is ‘berekete family reality radio’ has gone off air in protest over arrest and detention of minors from Kano and Kaduna states during the #EndBadGovernance protest in August, 2024. Ahmed Isah, owner and host of the radio station made the announcement this morning while featuring on the Berekete family, a breakfast radio programme.

Nigerians residing in Libya have reportedly become targets of widespread crackdown and arrests after a controversial verdict passed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in favour of Nigeria. This is coming on the heel of a complaint filed by team Nigeria Football Federation regarding the mistreatment meted on the Super Eagles squad by the Libyan authority during their recent visit to the country for a football match.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has charged top officers and commanders of the Armed Forces to continue to cooperate to ensure an end to all forms of insecurity across the country. Musa gave the charge during the taking over of office by Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Friday in Abuja. He said that Nigeria as a nation was going through several challenges that required all hands on deck, adding that President Bola Tinubu decided to appoint the acting COAS to ensure continuity and avoid any gap.

Former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has berated wage exploitation in Nigeria, cautions that poor compensation of labour has negative effect on national security and economic productivity.
Being a former labour leader, the lawmaker revealed that going by the economic indices, Nigerian workers are poorer now, despite the increase in the new minimum wage recently approved by the Federal Government.