By Odita Sunday   The Nigerian Army has carried out a major reshuffle of its senior leadership, redeploying commanders and principal staff officers to key operational...

By Odita Sunday   The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on illegal oil refining in Rivers State, disrupting two illegal refining sites and recovering approximately 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area.   The operation, conducted on September 6, 2026, by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER, also uncovered eight dugout pits, sacks and reservoirs reportedly used in the illicit refining activities.   The suspected operators, however, fled the area before the arrival of the naval team, with no arrest made during the operation.   The latest raid is part of sustained naval efforts to prevent illegal refiners in the area from rebuilding their operations after previous enforcement actions.   According to the...

President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Professor Ebenezer Ogunlana, who passed away at the age of 87.  Professor Ogunlana was once President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria as well as the Association of Professional Bodies in Nigeria and the West African Pharmacists Association. He was Dean, Faculty of Pharmacy, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University. He was a recipient of the Andre Bedat award, which is given to persons who have distinguished themselves in the practice of pharmacy by the International Pharmaceutical Federation. The President sympathizes with the Ogunlana family and the pharmaceutical community for the painful loss of this lodestar of pharmacy in...