Leading global financial institution, the World Bank has identified $32 million in unaccounted funds in a Nigerian water sector project, suggesting that those handling the project could have mismanage or embezzled the funds. The Bretton Wood Institution’s Integrity Vice Presidency (referred to as ‘INT’ in the report) flagged the discrepancies after a forensic review in the newly released FY2024 Sanctions System Annual Report. According to the Bank’s findings, the funds,…

Chidimma Adetshina, Nigeria’s representative at the 73rd Miss Universe competition, is full of joy after finishing as the first runner-up at the prestigious global pageant held in Mexico on Sunday. The final moments of the prestigious event at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, early Sunday morning, saw an electrifying face-off between Nigeria and Denmark, as the two women stood poised to claim the crown. Ultimately, Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjaer…

There are indications of a looming debt crisis as Nigeria’s external debt may rise to $45.1 billion by the end of 2024, with the Federal Government planning to secure additional external funding. This follows a report from the Debt Management Office (DMO), which revealed that the country’s external debt stock increased by $780 million in the second quarter of 2024, growing from $42.12 billion in March to $42.9 billion by…

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have reportedly killed a soldier and four people at North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State. This dastardly act occurred on Friday night. In the past few weeks the North Bank area of Makurdi has been embroiled in rival cult clashes that has claimed several lives and properties. Eyewitness accounts disclosed that two yet-to-be-identified young men killed on Friday night…

The national security adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Friday handed over 58 persons rescued in joint security operations to the Kaduna State government. Per NAN, the NSA handed over the victims to the chief of defence staff (CDS), Christopher Musa, who presented them to representatives of the Kaduna State government. The chief of staff to Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, Sani Limankila received the rescued victims on behalf of…

Renowned Nigerian Christian music composer, Jude Nnam, fondly called “Ancestor,” has been abducted under alarming circumstances.Nnam, who holds the position of National Music Director for the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and serves on the National Liturgical Commission at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), was reportedly abducted on Thursday evening around 6 p.m. in Umunnachi, Anambra State. The abduction occurred while Nnam was attending a church event in the…

Former President, Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), and widow of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Mrs Mariya Lagbaja has said that her love for her late husband will never wane, noting my love for you will remain eternal. Mariya poured out her heart in an emotional tribute she penned to her late husband, which was included in the burial programme at Lagbaja’s national…

Security operatives in Katsina State have apprehended a pharmacist accused of providing medical treatment to bandits operating in the Batsari Local Government Area. The suspect, identified as Rabe, allegedly admitted to treating injured bandits in the region. According to sources, he confessed to regularly visiting the hideouts of the criminals to administer medical care to those wounded during clashes or raids. Rabe reportedly told the security operatives, “I provide medication…

President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said Prime Minister Modi will arrive in Nigeria on Saturday. He said Mr Modi visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the…

Nigerian activist VeryDarkMan was nearly mobbed by his fans as he entered the streets of Lagos. The activist was seen trying to make his way through a crowd that quickly gathered around him. This incident clearly shows that he has a loyal fanbase, not only online but also in real life. At this point, it seems that he may need bodyguards or security to accompany him, especially in public places…

The Nigerian military presented Alice Loksha, who had been a health worker for the UN children’s agency, UNICEF in the northeast of the country to reporters, Thursday at a military base in the northeastern city of Maiduguri. Loksha was taken on March 1, 2018 when fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group staged a deadly raid on a humanitarian camp housing 60,000 displaced people. Three more UNICEF…

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…