Day: August 17, 2025

Emir Of Zuru Dies In London

Abibat Babalola

The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Sani Sami (retd) is dead. Sami’s death was announced on Sunday in a statement by the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Garba Umar-Dutsinmari. The commissioner confirmed that the Emir passed away on Saturday night at the age of 81 in a London hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by four wives and seven children. READ ALSO: Namibia Oil Confab: Heirs Energies’ CEO Shares Hard-won Insights From OML 16 Transformation ‘Masterminds of Kuje Prison Break,’ Top…

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Namibia Oil Confab: Heirs Energies’ CEO Shares Hard-won Insights From OML 16 Transformation

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As Namibia emerges as Africa’s next major oil frontier, Heirs Energies CEO Osa Igiehon will take center stage at the Namibia Oil & Gas Conference (NOGC) 2025 to share the blueprint for building world-class African energy companies. Osa will headline the session – “The Making of an African Independent” – on 14 August, bringing hard-won insights from Heirs Energies’ transformation of Nigeria’s OML 17 into one of West Africa’s most successful indigenous-operated assets. The session opens with an exclusive fireside chat between Osa Igiehon and Dr. Clemens von Doderer of…

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‘Masterminds of Kuje Prison Break,’ Top Ansaru Terrorist Leaders Arrested

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. NSA Ribadu gives details Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s national security adviser (NSA) has confirmed the arrest of two of the most wanted leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked Ansaru terrorist group. Ribadu made the announcement in Abuja on Saturday, stating that that a months-long, intelligence-led operation led to the arrest of Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, and Mahmud al-Nigeri, popularly called Mallam Mamuda. He said Abu Bara’a, described as the “Emir of Ansaru,” coordinated the group’s sleeper cells across Nigeria and masterminded kidnappings and terrorist financing schemes. READ ALSO:…

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