The Nigerian Air Force fighter jets under the air component of Operation Udo Ka II, on Tuesday, destroyed the armouries and hideouts of the Indigenous People of Biafra combatants in Anambra and Imo states. According to a statement on Wednesday by the NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the air operations were executed following an…
The federal government said yesterday it didn’t mandate anyone to negotiate with bandits on its behalf. Recall that the governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, had in a statement by his spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, alleged on Monday that some federal agencies were secretly negotiating with bandits terrorising the State without his knowledge. The statement…
Residents and business owners in Ibafo community of Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have been plagued by a recent surge in burglary in the area. The development, it was learnt, had left residents anxious and demanding stronger security measures. Reports of burglaries and thefts have become increasingly common, prompting concerned citizens and…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to meddle in its internal crises. Mr Kayode Agbeyangi, Acting General Secretary of the union, made the call in his address at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. He alleged that the…
Nigeria have conceded the 2025 AFCON rights race to Morocco and will instead pursue to be named host of the 2027 edition alongside Benin Republic. This is according to a release from the Nigeria Football Federation Communication department on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, with the headline,” Nigeria/Benin bid in the forefront as CAF picks AFCON…
Eight people, including four children, died by electrocution in two slums after torrential rains lashed Cape Town, South African authorities said Tuesday. The deaths occurred on the outskirts of the southern port city, its disaster risk management unit said Tuesday. Local media reports said the electrocutions were caused by illegal power connection. Many people in…
The Oodua People’s Congress on Tuesday asked the nation’s security agencies to ensure justice for the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. This is as the Yoruba socio-political organisation said if Mohbad had opened up about his travails, the organisation would have kept safe from his attackers. The OPC also urged the…
The Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the state government to take proactive measures in curbing the increasing cases of organ theft and lynching of innocent persons. The house also called on the police to investigate widely and arrest perpetrators of organ theft in Lokoja, the state capital, and Kogi State in general….
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has suspended four school principals across the state for their disobedience to the “free education policy” of the state government. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Public Relations Officer in the state Ministry of Education, Nnaemeka Egwuonwu, on Tuesday. Egwuonwu said the sanction was…
Some youths in Lagos State have congratulated Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on his victory at the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday. The leader of the Lagos Island Youths, Mr Bolaji Adamoh-Faniyan, said in a congratulatory statement on Tuesday in Lagos that the court ruling was heartwarming. The tribunal had dismissed a petition filed…