Day: June 27, 2026

FCT Police Arrest Car Theft Suspect, Recover Stolen Toyota Hilux in Kaduna

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a suspected car thief and recovered a Toyota Hilux stolen from Abuja after a swift operation by operatives of the Maitama Police Division. The Command said the white 2014 Toyota Hilux with Registration Number BWR 712 CV was stolen from the Wuse II area of the FCT on June 20, 2026. According to the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Maitama Division, CSP Altine Daniel, received a distress call at about 1:45 p.m.…

Amina Jane Mohammed; A Visionary Diplomat @65 BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

Abubakar Yusuf

For Amina Jane Mohammed, GCON a Nigerian diplomat who had been at the corridor of global world for over one decade, from her stint at the helm of affairs of Nigeria’s defunct Millennium Development Goals , MDGs now Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs to her appointment as United Nations Deputy -Secretary General UN-DSG, a position she is spending her second term after a distinct performance at the UN.   Before then , the well respected diplomat served as the Minister of Environment under the previous administration untill the global appointment.  …

Nigeria, Ethiopia Deepen Partnership on Innovative Financing for SDGs

Emporium Reporters

By Our Reporter     Nigeria has strengthened its position as one of Africa’s leading countries driving innovative financing for sustainable development following a three-day high-level experience exchange with the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the implementation of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF).   The strategic engagement, hosted by the Federal Government through the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs), brought together senior government officials, development partners, fiscal experts and policymakers to examine how African countries can mobilise, coordinate and…

Nigerian Army Reshuffles Senior Officers to Boost Operational Effectiveness, National Security

Emporium Reporters

The Nigerian Army has announced a major reshuffle of its senior leadership, with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, approving the redeployment of top officers across operational, command, training and staff appointments to enhance operational effectiveness and strengthen national security. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, said the strategic appointments affected field commanders, school commandants and principal staff officers at the Army Headquarters as part of ongoing efforts to consolidate the Army’s capacity to tackle emerging…

Tinubu Flags Off Two Major Road Projects in Abuja, Reaffirms Infrastructure Drive

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to infrastructure-led development with the flag-off of two major road projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), described them as key components of the Renewed Hope Agenda aimed at improving mobility, boosting economic growth, and enhancing the quality of life of residents. The President, represented by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, performed the groundbreaking ceremonies on Tuesday for the construction of two Service Carriageways of the Southern Parkway from Arterial Road S20 to Ring Road…

Another 66 Nigerians Evacuated from South Africa Arrive Lagos

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Another batch of 66 stranded Nigerians evacuated from South Africa has arrived in Lagos, bringing the total number of returnees under the Federal Government’s evacuation programme to 324. The latest group landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Wednesday night following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval for the immediate evacuation of stranded Nigerians from South Africa. In a statement issued by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the commission recalled that the first batch of 258 returnees arrived…