The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), has opened a condolence register in honour of Late Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa. “On behalf of the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy,...
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Yobe State Government has reopened Government Senior Day Secondary School, Bara, in Gulani Local Government, 12 years after the school was closed due to activities of insurgents. The school alongside government secondary schools Goniri and Babbangida operated from a temporary site at Government Secondary School, Damaturu, since 2012. The...
Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Olanipekum Olukayode, has underscored the need for collaboration and capacity building of security agencies to tackle corruption. Olukayode said this during the graduation of the Executive Leadership and Strategic Management Course, Batch 5/2024, of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC),...
Israeli and global leaders on Friday denounced a violent attack in Amsterdam on Israeli football fans, who called the incident a modern-day “pogrom.” The supporters – who were in the Netherlands to watch Maccabi Tel Aviv face Dutch club Ajax on Thursday night – said assailants carried knives and...
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), in collaboration with other Search and Recovery partners has recovered the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) from the ditched Sikorsky SK76 helicopter. The NSIB’s Director, Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji disclosed in a statement made available...
Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerians to stop blaming the government always, but to rather do something for the betterment of the country. Ogunwusi, made the call during an official showcase of Ojaja City in Akure on Friday. The Ooni, who said that his passion...
President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that the passing of Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, former Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation had cost Nigeria a committed patriot and elder statesman. Tinubu said this at Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi during the burial ceremony of the deceased who passed...
Online music streaming platform, Spotify, has released its ‘RADAR Africa’ documentary on the musical career of Nigerian Singer, Crown Uzama, popularly known as “Shallipopi”. Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement on Friday said the documentary offers a unique glimpse into Shallipopi’s creative process, inspirations,...
A logistics company, Martreach Logistics Limited, has urged the Court of Appeal to dismissed the appeal filled by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appeal bordered on the alleged N64 billion breach of contract suit for the provision of...
Katsina State Police Command has foiled simultaneous attacks on three quarters in Jibia Township, Jibia Local Government Area of the state and rescued 21 abducted victims. The Command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Friday, said the efforts were in collaboration with...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has adjourned the trials of three officials of the Kaduna State Government to February 4th and 5th, 2025. Mr. Aruwan Samuel Peter, Mrs. Bada Nasara Joy Shizzer, and Mr. Abdullahi Tijjani Mohammed are being prosecuted for asset declaration breaches at the Tribunal following...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Thousands of primary school teachers in Borno State were thrown into excitement on Friday when Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, approved the implementation of N70,000 minimum wage. This follows one week after the N70k minimum wage was paid to civil servants working for...
Time Africa Magazine has named Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue and General Overseer, Mega Power Ministries, Port Harcourt, Chibuzor Chinyere, in its 2024 edition of the Who’s Who Africa Award. In a statement signed by its Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief, Dr Chidi-Peters Okorie, the magazine name Aila as the governor of...
Dozens of arrests have been made in Amsterdam following two days of clashes between supporters of Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv and pro-Palestinian demonstrators, according to the local Dutch authorities in Amsterdam on Friday. Supporters of the Israeli football club removed a Palestinian flag from a house in...
Qantas confirmed that a flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after experiencing engine failure that sparked a fire next to a runway on Friday. Qantas flight QF520 from Sydney to Brisbane was forced to return to Sydney Airport after a loud bang was heard...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Kaduna State Police Command has arrested three members of a notorious kidnap syndicate in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Mansir Hassan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the suspected kidnappers were nabbed on Tuesday and that one AK-47 rifle with...
An Abuja High Court on Friday, quashed a criminal summon issued on Sept. 12 by an a magistrates’ court against Sen. Monday Okpebholo over alleged certificate forgery. Justice Charles Agbaza, in a judgment , also voided the entire proceedings before Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar of a Wuse Magistrate Court in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Nigerian Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (NICOCSO) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to investigate the cabal within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and their prioritization of imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) over local refining which has led to an unnecessary...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – A non governmental organization, Initiative For Grassroot Advancement, (INGRA), has commended the Kogi state governor Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on the speedy completion of the Zone 8- Kabba junction road within the first tem months of his administration. While speaking in Lokoja on Friday,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Deputy Governor, Comrade Joel Salifu has urged Council Chairmen, Vice Chairpersons, and legislative council leaders to embody humility and adopt an open-door policy in executing their duties. Comrade Joel said this on Thursday during a meeting with Kogi East Local Government Leaders...