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 It was a great and historic morning today at the South African Presidential Guest House in Pretoria where I had the honor and privilege of presenting my letters of credence to His Excellency President Cyril Ramaphosa @CyrilRamaphosa, the President of the Republic of South Africa, along with Ambassadors from 14 other countries.  It was a beautiful and historic occassion which witnessed the first posting of a substantive Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the Republic of South Africa in four years.  The entire event was livestreamed by @PresidencyZA (the South African Presidency) where millions of Nigerians, South Africans, Africans and members of the international community were watching in real time.  Every single one of the 15 Ambassadors that were present were introduced formally and gave a speech.  Curiously the South African Presidency refused to air the introduction of my goodself and the Nigerian delegation or to air my speech.  They we...

 Kwara  Court Jails Two,  Company for Illegal Mining , Forfeits 58.23 Tonnes of Lithium, Lead Ore Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, has jailed two illegal miners and a company for offences bordering on unlawful possession of solid minerals, with a total of 58.23 tonnes of lithium and lead ore forfeited to the Federal Government. The convicts are Abdullahi Dauda, Great River Mining Company Limited and Mohammed Aminu, a truck driver who conveyed the minerals. The judge jailed the convicts while deciding on two separate cases filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC against Dauda in one case and Great River Mining Company Limited and Aminu in the other. The charge against Dauda reads: 'That you, ABDULLAHI DAUDA, sometime in February, 2026 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, without lawful authority, was found in possession of 18 tonnes of solid minerals conveyed in a truck with registration number: S...

 EFCC Arraigns BDC Operator for Alleged N446.5m Fraud in Awka The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Chidiebere Christian Okeke, a Bureau De Change operator before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State. Okeke, alongside his two companies; Paderlambs Investment Limited and Ishiugbo Nigeria Limited were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N446, 579, 629. 00 (Four Hundred and Forty-six Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-nine Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty-nine Naira). Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Chidiebere Christian Okeke, Paderlambs Investment Limited sometime between October, 2023 and November, 2023 in Onitsha, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, with intent to defraud, did obtain from Izuchukwu Okeke of Alphard Candy and Sons Limited, an aggregate sum of Four ...

 Ogun 2027: PDP Celebrates Adebutu Court Reinstatement; Vows To Reclaim State In 2027 Election With a renewed boost to Ladi Adebutu’s candidacy, the Peoples Democratic Party has vowed to reclaim Ogun State in the 2027 governorship election, urging party faithful to rally behind its candidate and other party flag-bearers. The party made the declaration while reacting to a Federal High Court judgment ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to reinstate Adebutu as its governorship candidate. In a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Haruna Mohammed, the Party welcomed the judgment as a victory for democracy, justice, and the rule of law. The party said the development had energised its members, supporters, and stakeholders as it intensified preparations for the 2027 general elections. It urged the people of Ogun State to rally behind Adebutu and other PDP candidates, promising a government focused on economic opportunities, infrastructure, educatio...

 Nigeria ends 21-day Ebola contact monitoring with no secondary transmission On Friday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the 21-day monitoring period for 62 contacts linked to Nigeria's imported Ebola case has concluded with none falling ill, Reuters reported. Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in over a decade on October 20 in a Swiss woman who had traveled to Uganda and returned to Nigeria; she and her husband were evacuated to Switzerland. Thirteen contacts reported fever or other non-specific symptoms during monitoring, but all 13 tested negative for the virus. The NCDC investigated seven Ebola alerts across five Nigerian states, finding all seven tested negative. The NCDC cautioned that completing contact monitoring does not mean the outbreak is over, emphasizing that the disease threat remains under assessment. According to WHO protocols, a country must complete a full 42-day countdown from the recovery or departure of the last confirme...

 ABIA POLICE APPREHEND SUSPECT FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF FIREARM THE SUSPECT 1.Prosper Okey, male, 27 years old, from Ebonyi State. EXHIBITS RECOVERED 1.One (1) Bernardelli Model 60 Browning Pistol. 2.Fifteen (15) rounds of ammunition. FACTS OF THE CASE 1.Acting on credible and actionable intelligence, detectives of Ikwuano Divisional Police Headquarters, on 8/11/2026, apprehended the above-named suspect. 2.Following his arrest, a search conducted at his residence led to the recovery of one Bernardelli Model 60 Browning Pistol and fifteen (15) rounds of ammunition. 3.The suspect was subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation. Upon conclusion of the investigation, he was charged to court for prosecution. 4.The Commissioner of Police, Abia State Command, CP Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi psc(+), mnips, JP reiterates the Command’s Commitment to strengthen proactive policing, intensify intelligence-led operations and decisively...