The Eldest son of Mamman Nur, founder of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP), Mahmud Mamman Nur Albarnawy, has surrendered to the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Maiduguri. A counterterrorism and insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, said intelligence sources, disclosed that Albarnawy surrendered on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Makama confirmed…

Member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Bello El-Rufai, has said that incumbent governor Uba Sani remains his mentor. Sani and his predecessor El-Rufai are reportedly at loggerheads over undisclosed differences. The disagreement became public after Sani's government alleged that El-Rufai plunged the state into huge debt. In April, the Kaduna…

A 30-year-old woman, Comfort Yughemba, was, on Tuesday, remanded by a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for allegedly resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer, robbery, raising false alarm and inciting breach of public peace. The Magistrate, Christy Ikpe, who did not take the defendant’s plea for want of jurisdiction, adjourned the case till June 19 for further…

The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development said on Monday that the introduction of helicopter landing levies was in line with global best practices and cost recovery measures. This is contained in a statement by Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Public Affairs of the ministry in Lagos. According to Oluseyi, the ministry recognises the…

The absence of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, and his brother, Ahmad Sirika at the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja in the alleged 19.4bn fraud stalled his arraignment on Tuesday. At Tuesday's proceedings when the matter was called, O.A Atulagbe prosecuting counsel for the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) told the court…