The Federal Government has begun payment of pensions and other entitlements to retired military personnel, including three months’ arrears. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja issued by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, Henshaw Ogubike. Recall that retired military […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says its operatives in Ekiti have arrested a wanted Boko Haram member suspected to have fled from the north-east. Afolabi Babawale, NSCDC spokesperson, in a statement on Thursday, identified the suspect as Isah Jafaru, also known as “Nabida”. Babawale said operatives arrested the suspect in Iloro Ekiti […]

The World Bank has announced nearly $24 billion in loans and grants for some of the world’s poorest nations, which it can leverage to generate a record $100 billion in total spending power. In a statement signed by the World Bank Group’s President, Ajay Banga on Thursday, said donor countries committed $23.7 billion to reload […]

Friday 06 December 2024 Tax reform: Senate denies suspending debate as southern senators meet Farotimi: Afe Babalola justifies suit as group plans protests Amnesty alleges 10,000 died in Nigerian military detention Ataga: Court orders Chidinma’s lawyer to open defence NEC delay: PDP BoT tackles NWC, to meet Wike January W’Bank, IMF advisories harmful to Nigeria, […]

Amnesty International has said that at least 10,000 people have died in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in North-east Nigeria began. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the Country Director of the human rights organisation, Malam Isa Sunusi, said they were in Maiduguri to remind the government of the need for justice. […]

The President-General of Okuama Community of Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Pa James Oghoroko, has reportedly died from torture and alleged inhumane treatment in military detention, Vanguard reports. Oghoroko is one of the leaders arrested by the Nigerian military since August 2024. Late Oghoroko, President-General of Okuama community was arrested alongside Prof […]

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to compensate Oluwatimilehin Adebayo with ₦5 million for the violation of his right to freedom from torture. The court also ordered Nigeria to conduct a prompt, impartial, and effective investigation into the torture and prosecute those responsible. Adebayo, in a suit marked (ECW/CCJ/APP/47/23), […]

Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has asked Nigerians to join a “nationwide/global protest” against the judiciary over the prosecution of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist. On Tuesday, Farotimi was arrested by the Ekiti police command over alleged defamation and cyberbullying. The activist had on Monday raised an alarm over plans to abduct and […]

Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, and over 100 other passengers narrowly escaped a tragic incident when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Wednesday when the aircraft, en route Abuja, suffered engine failure caused by a bird strike about […]

Some members of the Nigerian Armed Forces retirees under the umbrella of the Coalition of Military Pensioners in Abuja shut down the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday morning over the non-payment of their 20% to 28% salary increment from January to November 2024. The retired military officers who came from different chapters lamented the […]