Nuhu Ribadu
6 Dec
•••We Are Strengthening Human Capital Base Of Niger Delta- Otuaro The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Friday, challenged students under the Presidential Amnesty Programme scholarship scheme to be shining examples in their universities of study. He gave the charge in his remarks at the orientation programme for 1, 700 scholarship beneficiaries deployed in various…
14 Nov
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has overshot its 2024 revenue target of N5.07 trillion, by hitting N5.08 trillion, with anticipation of surpassing the goal by an additional 10 per cent before the end of the fiscal year.
14 Nov
The Federal Government, yesterday, vowed to kick the Lakurawa terror group out of Nigeria. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, made the vow at the Comptroller General of Customs’ Conference in Abuja.
4 Nov
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu are set to lead a national prayer session aimed at seeking divine intervention for the country’s healing and stability. The announcement was made during a press briefing in Abuja by Chief Segun Balogun Afolorunikan, Director General of the National Prayer Forum. The event, which…
2 Nov
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has handed over Dr Ganiyat Olawale-Popoola,a Nigerian doctor abducted in Kaduna State ten months ago, to her family. Ribadu also reunited Abdulmugniy Folaranmi, a 16-year-old 100-level student of the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, with his family. Squadron Leader Nurudeen Popoola, a Nigerian Air Force officer, his…
23 Oct
In a concerted effort to tackle the escalating insecurity in northern Nigeria, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and his Katsina State counterpart, Dikko Umar Radda, have engaged in closed-door meetings with key security figures. The two governors met separately with the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu,…
23 Oct
National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government would probe Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major source of illegal arms into Nigeria.
17 Oct
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that a sizable number of illicit arms used to commit crimes in the country originally belonged to the government. Ribadu stated this on Thursday during the Arms Destruction Exercise, organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Office…
9 Oct
The apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said it has acknowledged the efforts of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to fortify the country's security architecture.
22 Sep
The article by one Nasir Aminu entitled, “A Formidable Eagle or a Paper Tiger,” exposes the dangers of a single narrative. But it’s obvious, from the start, that it was deliberate. I have seen many such tainted pieces; smarter ones even try to disguise their motives from the beginning. But not this one. In the…
18 Sep
The National Watch is organising a special summit on national security to address Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges. The event, titled “National Security: Appraisal, Assessment of Security Efforts, Interventions, Challenges, Achievements...
16 Sep
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded the retraction of what he termed false and malicious allegation leveled against him by the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, that he was plotting to rig this weekend’s governorship election in the state.
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AFP__20241227__36RK9NX__v1__MalaysiaManFloggedInMosqueForCrimeOfGenderMixing A man was flogged inside a Malaysia mosque on Friday after being convicted of an Islamic offence for spending time alone with a woman who was neither his wife or relative, state news said. The 42-year-old construction worker was given six lashes in Malaysia's conservative state of Terengganu after being convicted by a Sharia…
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Parks, Gardens and other recreational centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hosted large numbers of fun seekers in celebration of yuletide despite the perceived economic downturn. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that fun seekers from different parts of the FCT on Boxing Day trooped to the popular Millennium Park, Central Park and…
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The Federal Government has earmarked the sum of N50 billion on 18.3million out-of-school children, The Guardian reports. Analysis of the 2025 budget showed that the programme is domiciled in the Federal Ministry of Education. Captured as an Economic Recovery Growth Plan, the new project titled 'ERGP24225846 support for out-of-school children project' will gulp N50billion. According…
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Union Berlin have sacked head coach Bo Svensson after only six months at the helm, the Bundesliga club announced on Friday. The 45-year-old Dane took over in July after Union narrowly avoided relegation last season. But he was fired with the club sitting 12th in the German top flight, seven points clear of the relegation…
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The Nigerian Armed Forces has said that the death of 10 innocent civilians in the Sokoto air raid of the Lakurawa terrorist stronghold was a needless tragedy. Defence Media Operations spokesman, Major General Edward Buba, said this in a statement today, two days after the tragedy. He noted that the Armed Forces of Nigeria has…
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Air Peace has described as false and malicious, a report circulating social media of a purported plane crash involving one of its aircraft in the Western Sahara region. This is contained in a statement signed by the airline’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr Ejike Ndiulo, on Friday in Lagos. According to the statement, the allegation…
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Under-fire Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou on Friday insisted he was joking when he said being a Premier League manager was harder than being Prime Minister. The 59-year-old Australian told reporters earlier this month that coaches face "an election every weekend and either get voted in or out", whereas a UK Prime Minister usually faces an…
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A cattle dealer, Yusuf Oladunni, has prayed a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, to end his 11-year-old marital union with Rukayat, alleging she frequently destroys his appliances in rage. Oladunni, a resident of Ayetoro-Muslim area, Ibadan, told the court on Friday that although she had left his home for about a year now, she…
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There was a low turnout of federal and state civil servants as work resumed in Ibadan on Friday after the two-day public holiday declared for Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls the state and federal governments had declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays for the Christmas and Boxing…
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Commandant of the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Maj.-Gen. Ademola Adedoja has urged both men of the armed forces, the Nigeria Police and the paramilitary to remain committed to the values of leadership, integrity, and selfless service. Adedoja made the call at the graduation of the participants of the Leadership…