Year: 2025

‘No Merit’: Supreme Court Dismisses Maryam Sanda’s Final Appeal, Affirms Death Sentence

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In a final ruling on Friday, December 11, the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence handed to Maryam Sanda for the culpable homicide of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello Sanda. Sanda was first sentenced to death by hanging on January 27, 2020, after an Abuja High Court convicted her of the culpable homicide of her husband, Bilyamin Bello, whom she stabbed to death in 2017. After spending six years and eight months behind bars at Suleja prison, President Bola Tinubu utilized his executive authority to reduce her total sentence to 12 years. Attorney…

Banditry: Noose tightens around Turji

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The army appears to be closing in on notorious bandit commander, Bello Turji, who has been terrorising Sokoto State and its environs. This follows the killing of one his allies, Kachalla Kallamu. Daily Trust gathered that troops of the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army killed the notorious bandit commander, Kachalla Kallamu, during a major offensive operation in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. A reliable military source, who confirmed the development on Wednesday, said the operation was carried out in collaboration with local vigilante groups in the…

Tinubu-Barau Support Groups Coalition Congratulates Lt Gen  AB Dambazau (Rtd) (Baraden Kano) on His Ambassadorial Nomination

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The Tinubu-Barau Support Groups Coalition, under the esteemed leadership of its National Coordinator and Convener, Hon. Dr. Hafiz Sani Lima, extends its warmest congratulations to Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Rtd), CFR, Ph.D (Baraden Kano) former Chief of Army Staff and former Minister of Interior on his nomination for ambassadorial appointment by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. General Dambazau is a renowned statesman whose national service and professional record speak volumes. As Chief of Army Staff, he was pivotal in…

NDLEA Veterans Unite Behind Marwa for Intensified Drug War

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Retired Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics (DCGNs) who previously served as NDLEA directors have formally congratulated Chairman/CEO Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.) on his re-appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The veterans used the occasion to pledge continued, robust support for the national effort against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The meeting was announced in a statement released on Thursday, December 11, by the Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. However, the nine-member team, led by former Director of Prosecution and Legal Services, DCGN Sunday Nbona…

Shippers’ Council Proactively Builds Future-Ready Leadership Pipeline

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The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is strategically securing its long-term future by building a robust leadership pipeline. The organization recently launched a targeted succession-planning workshop designed specifically for its middle-level managers in Lagos. Akutah Pius Ukeyima, Esq, MON, FCILT, Ph.D, Executive Secretary/ CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, highlighted the initiative as a crucial step to bridge looming leadership gaps. He emphasized that this program ensures the Council remains fully prepared for evolving organizational demands and challenges within the maritime sector. Represented at the workshop by Mrs. Ify Okolue, Director…

Automate or Face Irrelevance: FG Directs MDAs to Adopt Seamless Systems, Prompted by Shippers’ Council’s ECMS Launch

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On Tuesday in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, CON, formally launched the Nigerian Shippers’ Council’s Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS). Akume used the platform to reaffirm the Federal Government’s sustained commitment to integrated digital governance across the public sector. During the launch, the SGF described the ECMS as more than an institutional achievement. He noted that the initiative reflects the administration’s broader ambition to modernize public administration, enhance efficiency, and foster transparency across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the country. The…

How Multiple Micronutrient Supplements Are Enhancing Maternal and Child Health in Bauchi

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By Bashir Hassan Abubakar In September last year, the Bauchi State Government—in partnership with UNICEF Nigeria, the Bill & Melinda Gates, and Kirk Foundations, and other development partners—unveiled a groundbreaking initiative designed to strengthen maternal and child nutrition and reduce preventable deaths in the state. At the heart of this initiative is the introduction of free Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for pregnant women, a move aimed at improving maternal wellbeing, preventing anaemia, and ensuring healthier birth outcomes. MMS is a daily prenatal supplement that contains iron and folic acid as…

LT. GEN. AB DAMBAZAU — A SYMBOL OF HOPE, UNITY, PROSPERITY AND TRANSFORMATION FOR NIGERIA

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The recent nomination of Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Rtd), CFR, PhD, as Ambassador-designate has sparked more than celebration, but ignited renewed hope, unity, trust and confidence across Kano State and beyond. To many, he stands as ever a symbol of aspiration, integrity & national renewed hope.Lt. General Dambazau also bears the traditional title of Baraden Kano, a unique title in the heritage of Kano Emirate specially reserved for a person deeply trusted to protect, and safeguard the norms & values of the emirate including welfare of the people.As Baraden…

“Direct Assault on Democracy”: Nigeria Slams Benin Coup Bid

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The Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has received with grave concern and unequivocally condemns in the strongest possible terms the attempted forcible seizure of power in our friendly neighbour and brotherly nation, the Republic of Benin in the early hours of Sunday 7th December, 2025. The condemnation was contained in a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, on Sunday, December 7. In the statement, Ebienfa asserted that the act of destabilization represents “a direct assault on democracy, constitutional order, and the collective…

Massive NDLEA Drug Bust Yields 7.6 Million Tramadol Pills, 76 Tons of Cannabis Across Five States

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  ……Delta, Imo, Adamawa Interceptions; Ekiti, Ondo Warehouse Busts The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved a monumental success in its efforts to rid the country of illicit substances, seizing over 7.6 million tramadol pills and more than 76,000 kilograms (76 tons) of various cannabis strains across multiple coordinated operations. The intelligence-led operations also resulted in the arrest of several members of Drug Trafficking Organisations (DTOs) and the destruction of clandestine facilities. The agency’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, announced the success in a statement released…