Popular Nigerian artiste and social crusader, Charles Oputa, also known as Charlyboy, has reacted to the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, by terrorists in which two army officers were gunned down and two Majors abducted. Recalled that the bandits attack the NDA premises in the early hours...
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By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 96-year-old retired soldier, Mr Joseph Owherhi in Suleja area of Niger state for dealing in illicit drugs. This is contained in a statement issued by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi...
Mr Uche Secondus has reacted to the court order restraining him from acting as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His reaction follows the ruling of Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the Degema Division of the Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. “If Secondus and...
Armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna, killing two officers and abducting four in the wee hours of Tuesday. It was learnt that the incident occurred around 1AM on Tuesday morning at the permanent site of the nation’s premier defence institution. Confirming the attack in...
Former Chad President Hissene Habre makes declarations to media as he leaves a court in Dakar, Senegal November 25, 2005, REUTERS/Aliou Mbaye. Chad’s former President Hissene Habre, an ally of the West during the Cold War who was later jailed for war crimes and crimes against humanity, is dead....
Western forces at Kabul airport worked flat out on Tuesday to get people out of Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline, as U.S. President Joe Biden faced growing pressure to negotiate more time for the airlift of thousands of stranded people. Widespread chaos punctuated by sporadic violence has gripped...
Sabi Hub, a technology inclined organisation, says it has trained 33 young entrepreneurs in Edo on the necessary skills to start and grow Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). Mr David Best, the Programme Manager, Sabi Hub, said this in Benin on Monday, said the entrepreneurship training was aimed...
Russian oil and gas would be in demand on the global energy market for many years to come, in spite move to greener energy by some countries, an official said on Tuesday. Mr Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Economic Cooperation, said this in an interview...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – A total of 430 Officers of the 46th Superintendent Basic Course graduated at the premier Immigration Training School, Kano on Monday with the Comptroller-General of Immigration Service (CGI), Muhammad Babandede, charging newly commissioned Officers to quickly embrace and master high Information and Communication Technology...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Troops of Operation Safe Haven has reportedly rescued 15 commuters in Jagindi, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, confirmed the development in a statement in Kaduna. He said that the 15 commuters were...
The Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, has said that The Republic of the Congo will succeed Angola as OPEC’s rotating presidency in 2022. “Congo will take over the presidency of OPEC in 2022,” he said after an exchange with Congolese Prime Minister...
The Federal Government has identified sports as a potent tool to engage young people and address the plight of vulnerable youth and children across the country. Special Adviser to the President on Social Investments, Mrs Maryam Uwais, disclosed this while addressing participants at the opening ceremony of a training...
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has described as false the 10 million dollars bribe allegedly offered to members of the two chambers of the National Assembly to pass three per cent host community development fund. Lawan stated this while briefing State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President...
At least 7 persons have died and many others hospitalized following a suspected outbreak of cholera in the Tella community of Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State. The Taraba State Commissioner for Health, Dr Innocent Vakkai confirmed the incident, said a team of medical experts from the state’s...
Tokyo 2020 said in a statement that the number of attending delegations will exceed Rio 2016, when 159 competed. The Refugee Paralympic Team will compete for the second time while five nations are making their Games debut. They are Bhutan, Grenada, Maldives, Paraguay and St Vincent and the Grenadines....
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, and Nigeria’s gas initiatives, will transform the nation into a gas-based industrialized country. He explained that they will create a better-managed petroleum industry with more value addition for both investors and Nigerians alike. According to...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has presided over an emergency security meeting that lasted seven hours. The closed door emergency meeting, called at the instance of the governor, was attended by stakeholders who looked at the security challenges facing the Northwest state. Those who attended the meeting which held...
UN humanitarian agencies have called for a “humanitarian air bridge” to be set up immediately, to enable it send emergency supplies into Afghanistan. They said they were unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, hence, the urgent need for the air bridge. In a media interview on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto – The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Sokoto State Command, has arrested one Abubakar Abdullahi for allegedly kidnapping a 14-year-old girl and demanding N5 million ransom. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Saleh Dada, told newsmen that Abdullahi was apprehended by his...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not declared interest in the 2023 presidential race. Akande, in a statement in Abuja, said videos, banners...