Israel-Gaza war Israel’s prime minister missed the chance to starve Hamas of cash, years before its murderous attack last October, according to a former senior Israeli intelligence officer. Udi Levy has told BBC Panorama he advised Benjamin Netanyahu to target Hamas’s finances. He believes this would have hampered the group’s military build-up, but says the intelligence was not acted upon. The Israeli prime minister’s office has not responded to the allegations. Hamas gunmen killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages on 7 October last year, when they crossed into southern Israel. One hundred and thirty hostages remain…
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Flour Mills Nig Ltd through its subsidiary Premier Feed Mills has announced the temporary suspension of the offtake of maize and sorghum over the increase in the commodities prices in recent times. The company disclosed this in a public statement where it said the decision was premised on the artificially high prices of the commodity and its impact on food security across the country. It stated, “As significant off-takers of maize and sorghum, we can attest to maize and sorghum prices being artificially high at present, with ripple effects on prices and finished products like poultry and other livestock. In the course…
Tensions are escalating in some Igbo communities of the South-East region, as residents voice their opposition to what they perceive as plans for RUGA settlements. In Nimbo, Uzo Uwani Council Area of Enugu State, and Aro-Ngwa in Abia State, protests have erupted, with residents fearing the establishment of RUGA in their areas. The Nimbo community in Enugu State has been particularly vocal, expressing concerns about the potential settlement and its impact on their lives. Similar sentiments have been echoed by the Aro-Ngwa people in Abia State, who reject the idea, citing potential threats to their safety. Eze Philip Ajomiwe, a…
A Nigerian woman, Rukayat Mojisola Shonekan, has been given a 10-year ban from entering the United Kingdom following her unwittingly presenting a Police Character Certificate, which she thought was genuine. The distressed lady reported the matter at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos State. This has led to the arrest of four suspects. The FCID Police Public Relations Officer, Aminat Mayegun, confirmed on Tuesday that the police arrested the four suspects over their alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy, forgery of police character certificate and obtaining money under false pretence. Mayegun, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, said that the…
Nigeria is facing extra-ordinary challenges. How can prices of foodstuff go up almost every week? This is dangerous. The Government is facing serious criticisms.Those who criticise governments do so for varying reasons. Some do because they are out of power and have lost access to pecks and privileges; some do out of hate and avarice, some for ethnic logic, some for national patriotism while many attack governments because they are paid to do so. What is important is that genuine critiques driven by the love of the masses should throw punches but must be prepared to offer superior alternatives. WHAT…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ms. Hafsat Abubakar Bakari to serve as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), pending her confirmation by the Senate. Ms. Bakari is a lawyer and financial intelligence expert with years of experience in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF). Before her appointment as the Chief Executive Officer of the NFIU, she served as Deputy Director at the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, and was at different times the Head of the General Services Unit; Head of the Strategy and Reorientation Unit, and Head of the Board…
In a significant development aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s power generation capacity, the Federal Government has officially handed over the operations of the $1.3 billion Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant to Penstock Limited. The announcement was made during the inaugural 2024 session of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The transition of operations to Penstock Limited is expected to play a pivotal role in meeting the surging energy demands of the country. The Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant, situated in central Nigeria, is a newly constructed facility with a capacity of 700 megawatts, funded…
The Ekiti State Government, on Tuesday, mediated the crisis brewing in Ayegunle Community in Ijero Local Government Area of the State and halted attempts being made by kingmakers and youth to dethrone Oba Johnson Aderiye. The intervention was sequel to a petition written by five out of the six kingmakers in the town, requesting the leave of the government for them to dethrone the Alayegunle of Ayegunle Ekiti, Oba Aderiye, over alleged sundry offences. Allegations levelled against the monarch were: flagrant disobedience to tradition, arbitrary use of power, unlawful suspension and removal of chiefs, corruption, intimidation and unlawful arrest and…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has solicited the support and partnership with the United States of America in developing the critical economic sectors of the state to achieve his administration’s shared prosperity agenda. Specifically, Ekiti State, according to Governor Oyebanji is desirous of the American government’s support for its Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security on cocoa development as well as a collaboration between the state’s knowledge Zone and US technology hub, the Silicon Valley. Governor Oyebanji, who disclosed these in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday during a meeting with a team from American Embassy led by the Charge d’Affaires, David…
