•Nasir El-Rufai The federal government has filed a three-count charge against former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai over the alleged interception of communications belonging to Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Last week, El-Rufai claimed in an interview that he and other unnamed individuals listened to conversat...
•El-Rufai and Ribadu Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has ignited a political and security firestorm after publicly disclosing that he and unnamed associates had access to intercepted telephone conversations allegedly involvÂing National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu — a revelaÂtion that has triggered calls for investigation ...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. This directive was contained in a statement signed yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, where...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate has asked the heads of the National Security Adviser, the National Intelligence Agency and Defence Intelligence Agency to appear before it, over allegations of funding of terrorist group Boko Haram by the USAID. The call for an urgent investigation into allegations that international organisations, including the Uni...
•Ribadu and El-Rufai Former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has waded into the war of words between National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and Hajia Naja’atu Muhammad, a former Commissioner at the Police Service Commission (PSC). Ribadu had demanded public apology and retraction from Muhammad whom he accused of lying aga...
•Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu; today, met with ministers over a planned nationwide protest against economic hardship by youths. The meeting was convened behind closed doors and has all...
The House of Representatives, yesterday, called for the arrest of the top executives of Binance Holdings Limited, which is facing fraud allegations. Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, was accused of exploiting the Nigerian currency, Naira, leading to its free fall in value, reports The PUNCH. The company is, in addition, facing alleg...
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has directed operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Nigeria Customs Service and the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit, to clamp down on forex market speculators. This, he said, is part of efforts to safeguard Nigeria’s foreign exchange market and c...
•Service chiefs The Senate has entered into a closed-door meeting with the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu and the nation’s service chief over the worrying state of security in the country. Those in attendance include the Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Air Staff, [&h...

