TRAIN ATTACK UPDATE: Kidnapped Bank of Agric MD regains freedom
General News
April 6, 2022
TRAIN ATTACK UPDATE: Kidnapped Bank of Agric MD regains freedom
A cheering information reaching us at The DEFENDER says the Managing Director of Nigeria’s Bank of Agriculture (BoA), Alhaji Alwan…
Queen of drug cartel, cross-border trafficker arrested in Taraba, Adamawa
General News
April 6, 2022
Queen of drug cartel, cross-border trafficker arrested in Taraba, Adamawa
A notorious queen of drug cartel supplying psychoactive substances to traffickers in Taraba state, Lami Mai Rigima has been arrested…
EFCC: Court convicts, sentences 3 internet fraudsters to prison in Benin
Anti-Corruption War
April 6, 2022
EFCC: Court convicts, sentences 3 internet fraudsters to prison in Benin
By ABIRHIRE THOMAS, South South Three Internet fraudsters, Daniel Ogbemudia Isaiah, Aisosa Enobahkre and Omokaro Augustine Israel, have been convicted…
INSECURITY: EU to supply 30 boats, forensic equipment to Nigeria, others
Africa
April 6, 2022
INSECURITY: EU to supply 30 boats, forensic equipment to Nigeria, others
The efforts towards containing maritime crime in the West African region received a boost as European Union promised to deliver…
Our policy has made Nigeria a fertilizer powerhouse in Africa, says President Buhari
Business
April 6, 2022
Our policy has made Nigeria a fertilizer powerhouse in Africa, says President Buhari
By BASHIR ADEFAKA President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja attributed Nigeria’s rising prominence as Africa’s fertiliser powerhouse to the…
Sanctions-hit Abramovich is a surprise mediator in Russia-Ukraine talks
General News
April 5, 2022
Sanctions-hit Abramovich is a surprise mediator in Russia-Ukraine talks
Maintaining contacts on both sides, the Russian-Israeli tycoon has their blessing in ‘ensuring certain contacts’ between the warring factions; sanctions…
Sierra Leone’s Labour Minister, Timbo, JIFORM condole Olorogun Festus Keyamo over father’s death
Africa
April 5, 2022
Sierra Leone’s Labour Minister, Timbo, JIFORM condole Olorogun Festus Keyamo over father’s death
By ABIRHIRE THOMAS The Minister of Labour and Social Security, Sierra Leone, Alpha Osman Timbo and the organizers of the…
72m telephone lines partially deactivated, as FG enforces NIN/SIM linkage
General News
April 5, 2022
72m telephone lines partially deactivated, as FG enforces NIN/SIM linkage
As part of measures to improve security in the country, all telephone lines which Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) not linked…
14 attacked Kaduna train’s passengers found alive, says NRC
General News
April 5, 2022
14 attacked Kaduna train’s passengers found alive, says NRC
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) yesterday said 14 of the 21 abducted passengers on board the Abuja-Kaduna train on the…
VIDEO: ‘India’s Russia energy imports only 1-2% but…’, says USA
Business
April 5, 2022
VIDEO: ‘India’s Russia energy imports only 1-2% but…’, says USA
India’s import of Russian energy represents only 1 to 2 percent of the country’s total energy imports, the White House said…