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Emefiele Alleges DSS Tortured Him, Seeks Rejection Of Five Statements In $4.5bn Fraud Trial

NewsDeskNgJun 27, 2026June 27, 20260

Former CBN governor Emefiele asks court to reject disputed statements, alleging prolonged detention, torture and violations during DSS interrogation. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, to reject five extra-judicial statements he made while in the...

ICPC Moves To Institutionalise Anti-Corruption Teaching In Universities, Law Schools

NewsDeskNgJun 27, 2026June 27, 20260

ICPC is developing a curriculum to introduce anti-corruption education into Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Law School. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has concluded arrangements to integrate anti-corruption education into the curriculum of Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Law School. At a workshop in Kano...

Tinubu Signs New NIMC Law To Establish Single Digital Identity Framework

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2026June 26, 20260

President Tinubu has signed the new NIMC Act into law, establishing a unified digital identity framework to strengthen cybersecurity and service delivery. President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026 into law, repealing the 2007 legislation and ushering in a new legal framework aimed at...

Enugu Anglican Bishop Urges FG To End Reintegration Of Repentant Terrorists

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2026June 26, 20260

Anglican Bishop Samuel Ike urges the Federal Government to stop reintegrating repentant terrorists and prosecute those responsible for acts of terror. The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Ike, has called on the Federal Government to immediately end the reintegration of repentant terrorists into society,...

Tinubu Vows To Eliminate Substance Abuse, Illicit Drug Trafficking Through Innovative Interventions

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2026June 26, 20260

President Tinubu has pledged stronger action against substance abuse as NDLEA announced 5.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs seized in 18 months. President Bola Tinubu on Friday assured of Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to eliminating the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking through evidence-based, innovative interventions. The President noted...

South Korea To Train 500,000 Drone Warriors As Seoul Ramps Up Defences Against North Korea

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2026June 26, 20260

South Korea set to train 500,000 drone warriors and deploy thousands of systems against North Korea threats. South Korea will rapidly expand its drone and counter drone capabilities to counter North Korea, including by training 500,000 “drone warriors” and distributing tens of thousands of unmanned systems across frontline units, the...

Australia Moves To Toughen Under-16 Social Media Ban As Teens Continue To Bypass Restrictions

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2026June 26, 20260

Australia plans tougher enforcement after studies showed most teenagers continued using social media despite the under-16 ban. Australia’s prime minister on Friday pledged to strengthen laws backing the country’s social media ban for under 16s as the government prepares legal action against platforms amid mounting evidence that the restrictions have...

Atiku Condemns Plateau Killings, Questions Government’s Security Approach

NewsDeskNgJun 26, 2026June 26, 20260

ADC flagbearer Atiku Abubakar calls for greater urgency in confronting armed attacks and protecting vulnerable rural communities. Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the federal government for what he described as a misplaced security focus. Atiku, in a post by his media aide, Paul...

VeryDarkMan Slams Sowore Supporters Over Court Scuffle, Blocked Entrance

NewsDeskNgJun 25, 2026June 25, 20260

VeryDarkMan criticises Sowore supporters after a court scuffle, urging peaceful conduct and respect for judicial processes. Social media critic and activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has criticised supporters of activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore following a scuffle that erupted outside a court during Sowore’s...

Katsina Awards 66 Water Projects, Inaugurates 32

NewsDeskNgJun 25, 2026June 25, 20260

Governor Dikko Radda says 32 of 66 water supply projects awarded across Katsina have been completed and inaugurated. Governor Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has revealed that his administration had awarded contracts for the construction of 66 small town water supply schemes across various local government areas of the...