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By our reporter The last has not been heard on the past personal details pertaining to the life of President Bola Tinubu. This is because a United States (US) District Court for the District of Columbia (DC) has ordered the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) to make public, information about the President. Recall that his past featured prominently during the campaign for the 2023 presidential election, in which Nigeria's electoral umpire declared Tinubu winner, as well as during the legal fireworks by opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) who…

A notorious bandit kingpin and 100 of his suspected followers have been killed in a joint military operation in North-West Nigeria, authorities said. Gwaska Dankarami was said to have been a high-value target who reportedly served as second-in-command to an Islamic State-linked leader. The alleged gang leader had been hiding in the Munumu Forest, with authorities reporting that several other criminal hideouts were also destroyed across the state on Friday, BBC reported. His apparent death comes after bandits kidnapped 43 villagers and killed four others in a deadly attack on a village called Maigora in northern Katsina State earlier this…

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has urged calm in Rivers State as the contentions over the state of emergency in the South-South continue. He spoke on Friday during a visit to Governor Siminalaye Fubara's Port Harcourt residence. Following a private meeting with Gov. Fubara, Senator Dickson, who represents the Bayelsa West Senatorial Zone, made a passionate plea for calm and urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene to de-escalate tensions in the state. The visit follows weeks of intense political manoeuvring, with Gov. Fubara's political future stalled due to a bitter power struggle involving his predecessor, now Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed disgust over what it called government's "shameless ramblings on kidnappers" amid the rising wave of abductions nationwide. In a statement on Friday, April 11, signed by its founder, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, and made available to journalists, the group thumbed down official responses to the menace. The group wrote: "The legendary Afrobeats musician, Mr. Fela Anikulapo Kuti of blessed memory has one or two tracks in which he talked so well about governmental ramblings over serious issues in the midst of failed governance. "One of those tracks talks about accusations and counter…

In the wake of the recent reshuffle in Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Hon. Abdullahi Suleiman Ango has officially assumed office as the Mandate Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS). During a reception to formally receive him at the Secretariat, Ango expressed heartfelt gratitude to FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, for entrusting him with the responsibility. He emphasized the critical role agriculture plays as the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, particularly in light of the rapidly growing population of the FCT. While acknowledging that Agriculture remains the backbone of our economy, Ango…