By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is conducting a five-day field training exercise code-named “Exercise Camp Highland” for its final-year cadets. The exercise, scheduled to take place from June 16 to 20, will involve gunshots and explosive activities in various locations within the Jaji general...
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A Member of the House of Representatives, Joseph Nwobasi, representing Ezza-North/Ishielu Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Nwobasi made the announcement at the Ezza-North council headquarters on Sunday, citing his desire to support President Bola...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) North-East Stakeholders Forum in Gombe ended in disarray on Sunday after a disagreement over the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid for 2027 without mentioning Vice President Kashim Shettima as his running mate. The APC...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt International Airport (PHIA) have arrested another businessman, 44-year-old Ezemokwe Chukwuebuka Christian for ingesting 53 wraps of the same class A drug while on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran....
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Angry youths in Makurdi, Benue State on Sunday morning staged a peaceful protest at Wurukum roundabout blocking the major highways that lead to other parts of the country to register their grievances over the massacre of the people by invading armed herdsmen. The...
Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman has made a thunderous return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) with a dominant unanimous decision victory over America’s Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night in Atlanta, US. The 38-year-old former welterweight champion and Number 1 pound-for-pound candidate, who came off a 20-month layoff, showcased his...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is fast-tracking the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to enhance its operational capabilities. Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. He said the Chief...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory has expressed deep grief over the death of Rev. Fr. Dr. Polycarp Lubo, the Chairman of Plateau State chapter of CAN and Treasurer of Northern CAN. Fr. Lubo...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – To allow for a more realistic data, Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto has approved the conduct of a Poverty Index (MPI) Survey, scheduled to take place across the state from 19th June through 9th July 2025. The state commissioner for Budget and Economic...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) Sokoto State chapter, has conducted an investiture for Alhaji Ganiyu Mustapha as its 6th chairman. Delivering his speech on Saturday, the 61st president of ICAN, Malam Haruna Yahaya represented by the northern zonal chairman, Ibrahim Alkali...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As part of efforts to promote gender equity and give voice to marginalized groups, journalists in Plateau State have been urged to embrace gender-sensitive storytelling and actively challenge harmful cultural norms that perpetuate discrimination. The call was made during a one-day training on gender-sensitive...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Government has kicked off the June 2025 National Immunization Plus Days (NIPDs) in Bauchi, with the aim of immunizing over 2.2 million eligible under-five children in the state. The kick-off ceremony took place at the Miri Community Centre along Jos Road, Bauchi...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the former Head of State and elder statesman, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), on the occasion of his 83rd birthday. President Tinubu in his congratulatory message issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, saluted Gen. Abdusalami for his decades of...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR , Maiduguri – The North East chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed the Tinubu/Kashim ticket for the 2027 presidential election. The endorsement was made on Sunday during the North East All Progressives Congress Consultative Meeting in Gombe, the Gombe State capital. Governor...
By ABDURRAHMAN AHMED BUNDI The 2025 Trail Blazing multimedia campaign to celebrate Professor Babagana Umara Zulum’s brand and resounding achievements in Borno State’s post-insurgency phase shall kick off next week. This year’s tradition shall showcase some of the additional 144 capital-intensive projects delivered by Zulum and his team between...
Of all the nations that profess an embrace of democracy, Nigeria has had a field day of celebrations in recent times. Last year, we celebrated 25 years (a quarter of a century) of the return of democracy from over four decades of military autocracy. In 19999, Nigerian history and...
Tal Friedlander emerged from a bomb shelter in central Israel to find his apartment entirely destroyed by an Iranian missile strike. Despite the devastation, Friedlander expressed gratitude for being alive. “It’s only damage to property,” he told AFP reporter. “I have to thank God that we are alive.” The...
US President Donald Trump has pocketed over $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House. The document, issued by the Office of Government Ethics, lists Trump’s holdings, including stocks,...
Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Bola Tinubu to launch an immediate investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding the deaths of prominent Nigerians, including Dele Giwa, Kudirat Abiola, and Bola Ige. Soyinka made this plea while speaking with journalists in Lagos on Saturday, June 14, 2024,...
y HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged 6,195 new recruits of the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, to be prepared to combat terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria. Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of the 88 Regular Recruits Intake, Oluyede...