The Defence Headquarters says troops of Armed Forces of Nigeria, have in the last two weeks eliminated a total of 151 terrorists and apprehended 456 others in different operations across the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, stated this while giving update of military operations across...
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The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has advocated inclusion Chief Ateke Tom and Alhaji Asari Dokubo in next phase of pipeline surveillance contracts. The Niger Delta group noted that involving the two ex-militant leaders in protecting oil assets would...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has appealed to the Federal Government not to ignore the State because it is being governed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), even as he called for a quick intervention against banditry. Governor Mohammed made the call...
Twenty persons died and 36 injured in separate auto crashes involving Toyota Hiace buses in two weeks in Kogi, an official has disclosed. Corps Commander Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi Sector Commander, FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday that the fatalities were from three...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea from leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Thursday. Kim extended the invitation at the end of a reception on Wednesday at the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East. Putin accepted “with pleasure,” according...
A 32-year-old nursing mother, Mrs Ann Akpa, charged with assaulting a magistrate on Thursday regained her freedom after spending three days in the Nigeria Correctional Centre, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Akpa was charged with two counts of assault and breach of peace....
Apple has disputed the findings of France’s regulator claiming iPhone 12 emits electromagnetic radiation above standard for exposure. The discontinued smartphone, which was first released in 2020, has a Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) that is above the European Union standard of 4 watts per kilogram, according to France’s National...
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Kefas Usman to 12 months imprisonment for intimidating his former girlfriend for quitting their relationship. The judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, summarily sentenced Usman after he pleaded guilty to the charge and begged the...
The Anambra Government has invited the leadership of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) for a meeting over the claim of over N900 million debt to contractors who supplied diesel. Mr TonyCollins Nwabunwanne, Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs said this in Awka on Thursday...
At a news conference shortly after he was sworn in, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, promised to restore the Abuja Master Plan even if it takes demolishing all illegal buildings and structures. “It is not going to be business as usual. Those distorting...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Shi Tragedy struck on Tuesday in Bombar in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, after a 17-year old boy, Betwom Timothy, allegedly committed suicide. The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident to journalists in a telephone interview...
Lagos State Goveror, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday swore in 37 cabinet members made up of Commissioners and Special Advisers. Sanwo-Olu during the swearing-in ceremony held at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Lagos, urged the new members of the executive council to ensure that every decision taken had the best...
The bandits that kidnapped eight Akwa Ibom State graduates on their way to Sokoto State for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Orientation Camp, have demanded an additional N200million as ransom after collecting N13 million from the victims’ families. Recall that the prospective corps members were...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has pledged to commit 2.5 billion dollars to strengthen and support Nigeria’s efforts towards sustainable food security and zero hunger across the country. The WFP Country Director, Mr David Stevesson, disclosed this when he led the UN agency’s team to the...
A 25-year old Nigerian filmmaker, Idorenyen Uko, has achieved academic excellence by graduating with the highest distinction from the New York Film Academy, Los Angeles (NYFA’s). The News. Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Uko, who hails from Akwa ibom boasted a perfect cumulative grade point average...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The leader of a notorious cult group, Gift David Okpara has been declared a wanted person by the Nigerian Police Force for involvement in a conspiracy, cult, and the murder of SP Bako Angbashim, a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the state...
The MTN Chief Enterprise Officer, Lynda Saint-Nwafor, says 5th Generation partnership will open doors to a world of possibilities in education. Saint-Nwafor spoke at the tripartite event hosted by MTN in partnership with Huawei and Baze University on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, Wednesday in Abuja met with representatives of the Sports Performance Reward Fund (SPRF) and described the project as a private sector fit that falls in line with the ‘new hope agenda’ of President Bola Tinubu led...
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu, on Wednesday, ordered a re-run election to be conducted within 90 days in Enugu South Urban State Constituency The three-man tribunal panel led by Justice A. M. Abubakar nullified the victory of Labour Party (LP) Candidate, Mr Bright Ngene, as the State...
The Federal Government on Wednesday conducted the second phase of computer-based Confirmatory Promotional Examination (COMPRO II) for junior cadre officers in public service across the nation. The examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), had a total of 9, 618 candidates from paramilitary and junior officers...