The Israeli army said on Tuesday that it had killed at least 20 armed Palestinian fighters in northern Gaza. In the Jabalia region, where troops launched a new ground offensive on Sunday, weapons caches were also raided, with air support provided to ground forces, it said. The Israel Defense...
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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the fishermen armed with bows and arrows have killed the hippopotamus in Yauri river, Yauri Local Government Area on Monday. Confirming the development, the Chairman of Yauri LGA, Alhaji Abubakar Shu’aibu, said the animal was killed by the fishermen after receiving...
4L- Kogi Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, in a group photograph with NAPTAN members during their courtesy visit to him in his office on Tuesday in Lokoja. Kogi State Government, on Tuesday, said it would take stringent action against any head of public primary and secondary schools sabotaging its...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, declared Julius Abure as the substantive National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi Convention that produced the national leadership of the LP. Justice Nwite ordered the...
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday morning announced the killing of Suhail Hussein Husseini, Commander of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant organisation at its headquarters. According to a statement issued by the IDF, the Israeli Air Force conducted a “precise, intelligence-based strike in the area of Beirut’’ that killed...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said on Monday the decision by Starlink to unilaterally review its subscription packages upwards did not receive the approval of the Commission. NCC’s Director, Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, in a statement issued in Abuja, said “We were surprised that the...
Attempts by one of Nigeria’s anti-graft agencies, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to investigate a case of corruption against the Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein, may have suffered a serious setback due to alleged interference by the Executive Chairman of the Federal...
President Bola Tinubu has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. In response to recent tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election, the President expressed deep concern over reports of arson and explosions in...
Thugs on Monday set fire to two local government council secretariats in Rivers in protest of the recent swearing-in of 22 new council chairmen by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. Arnexd thugs were seen storming several council offices, shooting into the air, and vandalising the properties. Two secretariats, in Eleme and...
The Rivers Assembly has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order the urgent arrest of suspected political thugs, allegedly behind the torching of some Local Government Secretariats in the state. The Speaker, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo made the call on Monday during the plenary session of the...
The Inspector- General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered withdrawal of police officers from the 23 local government council secretariats in Rivers. The council offices were sealed in June following a dispute over the appointment of Caretaker Committee Chairmen by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers. Tensions escalated when...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the time table for its 2025 Zonal Congresses to elect new Zonal Working Committee (ZWC) and National Ex-officio members of the party. According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Monday in Abuja, the North East, South East...
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal on Monday granted the PDP and its candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo request to inspect all election materials used for the Sept. 21 governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice W.I. Kpochi granted the order in an exparte motion filed by...
Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fixed Oct. 16 for its chairmanship primaries ahead of the Nov. 2, local councils elections in the state. The State APC Chairman, Mr Aliyu Bello, announced this at the party’s expanded stakeholders meeting on Monday in Lafia. He also...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), high court, Maitama, on Monday discharged Sen. Dino Melaye of allegations of escape from custody, damage to police property. Melaye was arraigned before the court on March 5, 2019 on six-count charge bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has established collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) towards ensuring judicious utilization of interventions funds by Beneficiary Institutions. In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, the collaboration between the agencies was sealed...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The various tiers of government in Nigeria, represented by federal, state and local government functionaries, as well as major regional political and socio-cultural organisations, elder statesmen and women, youth and women organisations, have reaffirmed their individual and collective resolve to give the late President-General...
The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Monday, screened and confirmed four Commissioner nominees presented to it by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commissioner nominees include Dr Israel Ngbuelu, Mr Evans Bipi, Mr Otamiri Ngubo and Mr Benebo Anabraba. The Speaker, Mr...
The Moscow City Court on Monday sentenced U.S. retiree Stephen Hubbard to six years and 10 months in a penal colony on charges of fighting against Russia in Ukraine. “The court finds Hubbard guilty of a crime under Article 359, Section 3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Cultural Middle-Belt Political Forum has officially endorsed all candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Local Government Elections in Plateau State, scheduled for October 9th. This endorsement was announced during a press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists...