Day: June 16, 2025

Chief Of Naval Staff commences Three-Day working visit to Denmark

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, on Monday, 16th June 2025, began a three-day working visit to the Kingdom of Denmark. The visit, at the invitation of the Royal Danish Navy, is aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and maritime security collaboration between the two countries. Day one of the visit featured a symbolic boat cruise led by the Admiral of the Danish Navy, Rear Admiral Søren Kjeldsen. Vice Admiral Ogalla was accompanied on the tour by Nigeria’s Acting Ambassador to Sweden and the Nordic…

IGP visits Benue over killings, Orders additional Tactical deployment … Commiserates with Gov Alia, condemns attacks as Acts of Terrorism

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Monday, June 16, 2025, paid a condolence visit to Benue State following recent violent attacks in the state that claimed the lives of several residents. Accompanied by top-ranking officers, including the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations, DIG Yakubu Kwazhi, and DIG Adebola Ayinde Hamzat of the Department of Logistics & Supply, the IGP visited the Benue State Government House where he was received by Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia.   While commiserating with the Governor, the IGP condemned the…

CAC, Global Rights partner to enhance NGO regulatory compliance

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Global Rights Advocates for Sustainable Justice have initiated a strategic partnership to improve regulatory awareness and compliance among Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) across Nigeria. This development emerged during a courtesy visit by a delegation from Global Rights to the Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer of CAC, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, the Programme Manager of Global Rights, Edosa Oviawe, noted that despite the critical role Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) play in national development, many are found wanting…

Court fixes June 30 for Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s arraignment over Cybercrime charges …as prosecution secures court order to serve charge through counsel

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The scheduled arraignment of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Federal High Court, Abuja, could not proceed on Monday due to the failure to effect personal service of the charge on the defendant.   According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), multiple attempts to serve the senator were unsuccessful as she was reportedly out of the country.   At the court session presided over by Honourable Justice M.G. Umar (Court 5), the DPP applied for an order to serve the charge through the senator’s legal representative.…

Midterm Appraisal of Akpabio-led Tenth Senate – By Ola Awoniyi

Emporium Reporters

When Godswill Obot Akpabio, Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West District, was elected as the President of the 10th Senate on 13th June 2023, there were high expectations from his distinguished colleagues and the Nigerian public. The expectations were based on Akpabio’s glittering political resume and track record at the state and federal levels. Two years later, the accomplishments of the Upper House under his leadership justified his election and validated the expectations. Stability in the Senate An appraisal like this takes into account both tangible and intangible indicators. Watchers of…

Tinubu orders crackdown on Benue killings,tasks Gov Alia to lead Peace Dialogue …. Says bloodletting must stop, warns political and community leaders against incitement

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Nigeria’s security chiefs to immediately enforce his earlier orders aimed at ending the persistent violence and insecurity in Benue State, following a fresh round of reprisal attacks that claimed several lives.   In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday, President Tinubu said the nation’s intelligence community, police, and military have been deployed to the state to coordinate a robust security response and restore normalcy.   Describing the spate of killings in the…

IGP lauds INTERPOL as stolen Vehicles recovered from Ghana, Niger

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force has recorded another significant breakthrough in its sustained fight against transnational crime, with the recovery and return of vehicles stolen in Nigeria and trafficked to neighbouring countries. In operations coordinated through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, operatives successfully recovered several stolen vehicles, working closely with INTERPOL counterparts in Accra, Ghana, and Niamey, Niger Republic.   A Toyota Prado (2020 model), belonging to a Federal Government agency and stolen during a recent robbery in Abuja, was traced to Accra, Ghana. With support from INTERPOL NCB…

Death of a Queen By Lasisi Olagunju

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    “There is a kind of price for life,” says Charles A. Curran, and that price, he says, “moves in the direction of death.” Death blows no trumpet but we all know it is coming. It is the unalterable final part of the process of life. Some of us spend our entire life worrying about death; some simply ignore it; some mortally fear it; some calmly look forward to it. Whichever you and I choose, the final portion is that we all have to die one way or the…

Dangote Refinery to Commence Nationwide Fuel Distribution August 15, Deploys 4,000 CNG Tankers

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to commence the nationwide distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel, beginning 15th August 2025, in a strategic move to transform Nigeria’s fuel distribution landscape.   The company revealed that the distribution will cover marketers, petrol dealers, manufacturers, telecom operators, aviation firms, and other major fuel consumers. To enhance efficiency and nationwide reach, Dangote Refinery has deployed 4,000 brand-new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered tankers, with logistics support provided at no extra cost to buyers.   As part of this initiative, the refinery is…

Sick Nation Debate: APC Vs ADC By Lasisi Olagunju

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MODERATOR: We take this space for ‘The Sick Nation Debate’, a town hall exchange between two political tendencies recommending themselves to our sick nation. Today’s edition is between the ruling APC and a budding coalition which, for now, uses the ADC label. We start in alphabetical order. APC: Alphabetical order? No. A good debate should be between equals, or at least between near mates. Ambition Disguised as Change (ADC) is a perfect example of an oddity, a horror movie in rehearsal. ADC looks new, but acts odd and old, arrogant.…