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NIGERIA SIGNS RECOMMITMENT TO UN CHARTER IN NEW YORK. (PHOTO).

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 NIGERIA SIGNS RECOMMITMENT TO UN CHARTER IN NEW YORK Ahead of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Nigeria has signed a recommitment to the United Nations Charter and the UN80 Reform agenda. Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, signed the recommitment on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, stating that Nigeria remains firmly dedicated to global peace. Ambassador Ibrahim, who also chairs the Budget, Appropriations and Administration Committee of the UN, said the move reflects Nigeria’s confidence in the future of the United Nations and International cooperation. In a related engagement, Nigeria’s envoy received United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed at the Nigeria Mission House, where she was briefed on Nigeria’s strategic direction within the United Nations system. The meeting also reinforced the mission’s commitment to working closely with UN leadership to implement a 90-day strategic agenda that will stre...

ABIA STATE POLICE COMMAND APPREHENDS SUSPECTS FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM: RECOVERS EXHIBITS. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 PRESS RELEASE ABIA STATE POLICE COMMAND APPREHENDS SUSPECTS FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM: RECOVERS EXHIBITS *SUSPECTS* 1.David Emmanuel Male, 33 years 2. Joel Emeka Male, 25 years *EXHIBITS RECOVERED* 1. One (1) locally made pistol 2. One (1) live ammunition 3. Live cartridges 4. One (1) small black bag 5. One (1) auto rickshaw *FACTS OF THE CASE* 1. On 12/06/2026, operatives of the Nediegoro Divisional Police Headquarters, while on stop-and-search duty along Azikiwe by Kent Road, Aba, intercepted an auto rickshaw. 2. During the operation, one of the occupants of the vehicle fled the scene, while the other two suspects were immediately apprehended. A search conducted on them led to the recovery of the above-listed exhibits. The suspects are in police custody and investigation is currently ongoing at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and will be charged to court on completion of Investigation. 3.  The Command remains committed to its constitutional respo...

COAS PAYS STRATEGIC VISIT TO EMIR OF ZAZZAU, STRENGTHENS TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.

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 PHOTO NEWS: COAS PAYS STRATEGIC VISIT TO EMIR OF ZAZZAU, STRENGTHENS TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIONAL SECURITY The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, 18 June 2026, paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, His Royal Highness Ahmed Nuhu Bamali, CFR, at his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State. The visit highlights the commitment of the Nigerian Army to deepening collaboration with traditional institutions as critical stakeholders in promoting national security, community resilience and intelligence-driven operations. The engagement provided an opportunity for the COAS to appreciate the Emirate’s sustained support to military operations and to reinforce the importance of civil-military cooperation in addressing contemporary security challenges. The visit further reflects the Nigerian Army’s recognition of the vital role of traditional rulers in fostering unity, strengthening community trust and mobilising collective action against terrorism, ba...

ANTI-GRAFT WAR: EFCC, NIGERIAN ARMY DEEPEN STRATEGIC COLLABORATION. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Anti-Graft War: EFCC, Nigerian Army Deepen Strategic Collaboration The EFCC and the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening a culture of strategic collaboration, intelligence sharing, and operational synergy in the fight against economic and financial crimes, as well as other threats to national security. This reassuring commitment was made on Thursday, June 18, 2026, when the Acting Zonal Director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC, Assistant Commander of the EFCC (ACE I) Adebayo Adeniyi, led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Adebayo Abdulrahman Babalola, at the Division’s Headquarters in Lagos. Speaking during the visit, Adeniyi reiterated the importance of strategic collaboration and synergy among security and law enforcement agencies. He noted that such cooperation must be institutionalised and sustained as a culture, given the evolving nature of ec...

ZIMBABWE LAWMAKERS BACK LEGISLATION EXTENDING PRESIDENT'S TIME IN POWER. (PHOTO).

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 Zimbabwe lawmakers back legislation extending president's time in power Zimbabwe's lower house of parliament passed a bill to extend presidential terms from five to seven years on Thursday, which would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power until 2030. Some 216 ​lawmakers voted in favour of the draft legislation, passing the 187 mark needed ​for a two-thirds majority. The bill now moves to the upper house of ⁠parliament, where it is also expected to sail through as Mnangagwa's governing ZANU-PF party ​controls it through traditional leaders and other proxies who generally vote with the party, Reuters reported. Signs that ​Mnangagwa, 83, wanted to stay in power beyond the end of his second term in 2028 emerged about two years ago, when his supporters started chanting slogans at ZANU-PF rallies that he needed more ​time to complete his agenda. The party last year resolved to change the constitution to lengthen presidential ​terms and the plan received cabinet ...

INEC COMMENCES DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS FOR SENATORIAL BYE ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE. (PHOTO).

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 INEC COMMENCES DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS FOR SENATORIAL BYE ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers state has commenced the distribution of electorial materials ahead of Saturday June 20 senatorial election for Rivers South East Senatorial District. While distributing the materials at the Central Bank of Nigeria office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner  Johnson Alalibo Senikien assured of a free fair and transparent process. Four political parties are participating in the bye-election holding in seven  local government areas, with a total registered voters put at 858, 573 across 1,629 polling units. The bye election aims to fill the vacuum created, following the death of  Barry Mpigi, who was representing the Federal constituency.

EFCC GRILLS “PROPHET” FOR ALLEGED N70.3MILLION FRAUD IN ENUGU. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 EFCC Grills “Prophet” for Alleged N70.3million Fraud in Enugu Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have commenced investigations into the activities of one self-acclaimed prophet,   Godwin Sunday Ajuluchukwucheya (a.k.a Prophet Sunday Koboko),  for allegedly defrauding his church members to the tune of  N70, 391, 600. 00 (Seventy million, Three Hundred and Ninety-one thousand, Six hundred Naira). A petitioner,   Okey Uwakwe alleged that Ajuluchukwucheya  presented himself as a true man of God, capable of luring  his brother who travelled outside the country since 1997 to return  home.  He also alleged that  he paid the “prophet” the sum of N6, 231, 400. 00 (Six million, Two hundred and Thirty-one thousand, Four hundred Naira) for spiritual works. According to the petitioner, the suspect equally deceived him into believing that he had the power to make his sister-in-law...