Author: Dave Oludare Oso

Ukraine Authorities said Friday it had arrested an army officer accused of passing information about secret military operations to Russia.The SBU security services said the accused, a lieutenant colonel, was recruited by Russia before its 2022 invasion and “activated” earlier this year “to pass on plans for the Defence Forces’ combat operations behind enemy lines.”The officer, a commander of a unit in Ukraine’s special operations forces, faces life in prison on the charge of “high treason”.Since Russia invaded in 2022, both Kyiv and Moscow have arrested several citizens they accuse of spying for the other side, including for allegedly passing…

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has announced that the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma has smashed a major bandits’ enclave located within Dunya Hill and Batauna forests in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Disclosing this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, said the strategic airstrikes were conducted on November 12 in furtherance of the intense air interdiction campaign in North-West nicknamed Operation Farautar Mujiya. Commodore Akinboyewa said the affected areas have long served as safe havens for bandit groups due to their dense…

Deji Adeyanju, a lawyer and activist lawyer, has told Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State that the only way to resolve the lingering political crisis in the state is to challenge the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike headlong. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the constitutional lawyer said nothing can make Wike back down in a fight, hence the need for Fubara to confront him headlong. He said, “There is nothing that Fubara would do that will make Wike back down. He’s a totalitarian who does not believe in a middle ground. He would…

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials started the distribution of materials to various units at the Registration Area Centre in Anglican Primary School in the Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday morning.Polling Unit Officers and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members were on the ground to get their electoral materials. Also present were policemen and officials, who would accompany the materials. Early risers were also checking their names on the voter’s list as they waited for the exercise to commence. However, some locals made brisk business before the commencement of voting as they sold rice, water and…

Social media star, Jake Paul defeated boxing legend, Mike Tyson in a highly anticipated fight with an age difference of over three decades between the two contenders. The Friday night win for the YouTuber-turned-pro-boxer was streamed on Netflix from the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Texas. Paul defeated Tyson by unanimous decision after the two fighters went eight full rounds, with each round two minutes long. Tyson came out strong, but faded as the fight went along, while Paul gained confidence and appeared to have Tyson on his heels for the final few rounds. After the decision was announced,…

The National Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Major General Adamu Laka, has said that the new terror group, Lakurawa, would be wiped out very soon. Laka, who spoke in Abuja while reacting to the recent wave of terror activities in Sokoto and other parts of the North-West, attributed to the new terror group, disclosed that the terror group has less than two hundred members. He said the military and other security agencies under the coordination of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, are on top of the situation and the group will be wiped out in no distant future.…

President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima were among other top government functionaries present as the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Toareed Lagbaja, 56, was laid to rest in Abuja on Friday. The Nigerian military committed his remains to Mother Earth at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Friday. A funeral service was held in his honour at the National Christian Centre Abuja, earlier before interment. Joining the president and his vice were the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Service Chiefs, family members of the deceased, heads…

Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has said that if not for divine intervention, there would have been a severe devaluation of the naira, whereby the exchange rate could have surged to ₦10,000 per dollar. During his message at the Special Holy Ghost Congress held in Abuja, Adeboye addressed Nigeria’s economic struggles, attributing them partly to the nation’s dependence on imported fuel. He emphasized that, despite Nigeria’s substantial oil wealth, the persistent reliance on fuel imports continues to strain the economy. The cleric expressed concern over the billions of naira invested in…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. The two judicial officers were suspended without pay for one year and placed on a watchlist for two years thereafter. The NJC Deputy Director (Information), Kemi Babalola-Ogedengbe, said in a statement on Friday that the decision was taken at the 107th Meeting of the NJC, which was chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun on November 13 and 14, 2024. According to the statement,…

A mild drama ensued at the Special Court of Appeal Panel hearing on Thursday, during deliberations over the Rivers political crisis that could potentially lead to the removal of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to FCT minister, Nyesom Wike. The confusion arose when two senior lawyers separately announced their representation for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). J. Y. Musa declared his appearance for the PDP faction led by Umar Damagum, while B. F. Folurunsho countered, stating that he had been officially assigned the case by the party’s National Legal Adviser. Folurunsho asserted that the National…