President Bola Tinubu on Thursday night met with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Teslim Folarin, at his private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. Folarin, who was the APC governorship candidate in Oyo State during the 2023 general election, confirmed the meeting in a post shared on his official social media handles….
The Nigerian Army has declared that reports claiming that terrorists killed 17 soldiers, including a Brigade Commander, during a recent attack at Benisheikh, Borno State, are false. The Army also lamented that there are several false, misleading and highly exaggerated reports across some television stations and social media platforms regarding the incident. The Media Information…
Detectives of the Ajuwon Division, Ogun State Police Command, have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged murder of a family member named Stanley Okirie in Akute, Ifo Local Government Area of the state. The suspects – Jubril Karikari aged 12, Salia Karikari aged 15 and 35 years old Maureen Okirie – were arrested…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has launched an investigation into alleged widespread extortion by its personnel along the Lagos-Seme border corridor, following viral reports circulating online. As part of immediate measures, the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, ordered the suspension of comptrollers in charge of the affected commands to ensure a transparent and unhindered probe….
Gunmen on Thursday night invaded Mbwelle village in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and killed at least eight persons. Most of the victims were members of the same family, our correspondent gathered. Those killed included Elder Iliya Mangut Dakus, Mr Luck Titus Dakus, Mr Habila Istifanu Dakus, Mr Hassan Istifanus Dakus, Mrs Hassan…
The Federal Government has awarded a N3.8bn contract to construct a 2MW solar mini-grid to generate electricity at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Affairs of the university, Abdullahi Abdullahi, a copy of which was made available…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed “deep sorrow” over the killing of some soldiers by Boko Haram terrorists at a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State. Suspected terrorists had attacked the camp of the 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation HADIN KAI, in the early hours of Thursday, killing an unspecified number of military personnel. The Director of Defence…
By Victor Okebunmi The Ex-Ibadan Professional Footballers Association has called for the revival of secondary school football, describing it as the foundation for grassroots talent development in Oyo State. Chairman of the association, Temitope Obideyi, made the call at the grand finale of its maiden statewide secondary school football tournament held at the Lekan Salami…
The Bayelsa State Government has declared Friday a work-free day and ordered the closure of markets ahead of the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, disclosed this on Thursday in Yenagoa, the state capital. She said, “As we all know that the the…
Suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists have reportedly killed Brig.-Gen. O. O. Braimah, a Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benesheikh, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State, during a midnight attack on the town. A security expert, Brant Philip confirmed this in a post on Thursday. The post read: “ISWAP…