Bernard Doro

Below is list of detained military officers.

The new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Waidi Shaibu, has said he will review the security landscape in the country to tackle insecurity and defeat threats confronting the nation. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja while taking over as the COAS from his predecessor, Lt-General Olufemi Oluyede. READ ALSO: Army, police officers detained over weapon sales to armed groups “I am aware of the developing situation in some parts…

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Dr Bernard Doro as the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. The confirmation took place on Thursday at the National Assembly, Abuja. The New Daily Prime earlier broke the news of Doro’s arrival the National Assembly before facing the federal lawmakers. It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu nominated Doro to replace former minister Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, who was recently appointed the…

The Navy chief attribute his call to service as a privilege and promised to carry out his duties with dedication, integrity and loyalty to the nation.

Doro, who Doro hails from Kwall, Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, was born on January 23, 1969.

A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has ruled in favour of the permanent confiscation of $49,700 recovered from Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State. The cash was seized during the 2023 general elections. The permanent forfeiture order was granted following a motion brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…

The protracted industrial action by the Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has continued to stir heated reactions, as both the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and the union exchanged sharp words on Wednesday over the deepening crisis in the state’s judiciary. Judicial operations in Osun State have been paralysed for more than 41 days following an indefinite strike embarked upon by JUSUN members on…

The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to obtain $2.847 billion in new foreign loans, including Nigeria’s debut $500 million Sovereign Sukuk, to finance part of the 2025 budget deficit and refinance maturing Eurobonds. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, chaired by Senator Wamakko Magatarkada Aliyu (APC, Sokoto North), which reviewed the president’s proposal titled “New External…

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Ogun State’s position as “Nigeria’s most dynamic industrial belt,” describing it as the primary engine driving the nation’s economic expansion. The President, speaking through the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, gave the commendation at the commissioning of Phase Two of Coleman Wires and Cables’ Fibre Optic Factory and the company’s 50th-anniversary celebration in Sagamu. Tinubu praised the state government for maintaining an…

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday called upon the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) to unite in solidarity with President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda.” He stated that the current moment demands Northern leaders stand together to support the administration’s efforts to extricate the nation from its current economic and social difficulties. He made the appeal during an audience with an ACF delegation led by the Chairman of its Board of…

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed that Nigeria remains a safe country, despite ongoing security challenges in parts of the nation. Speaking during an interview with CNN, Idris addressed concerns about alleged genocidal attacks against Christians, describing such claims as misleading and unrepresentative of Nigeria’s overall security and religious landscape. He explained that both Christians and Muslims have suffered attacks from criminal and extremist elements,…