Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has been conferred with another chieftaincy title in Lagos. Seyi was installed as the Okanlòmo of Eyọ Ọba Alakẹtẹ Pupa, Laba Ẹkun, while his wife received a complementary title during the ceremony held in Lagos. Congratulating the couple, Lagos Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday described it as…
The Nigerian Air Force on Friday confirmed that its C-130 aircraft (NAF 913) has arrived safely at the maintenance facility of OGMA in Lisbon, Portugal, after Burkina Faso released Nigerian soldiers who were detained after their aircraft made a forced landing in the Sahelian country earlier this month. This was contained in a statement made…
A couple were killed in South-West Niger this week after armed individuals fired into the air inside a church, locals told AFP on Friday. The incident occurred in the Dosso region of Niger, a Sahel country that has been plagued for a decade by a conflict pitting the military against fighters said to be linked…
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has backed the United States’ airstrike on suspected terrorist elements in North-West Nigeria. Afenifere’s position followed confirmation by the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) that the air operation was carried out by U.S. forces with the approval of the federal government, based on shared intelligence between Nigeria and the United States. Also,…
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has approved a 100 per cent increase in gratuity payments for retirees in the state. The Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Aribatise Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Friday, noting that gratuity payments have witnessed a significant increase…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced a breakthrough in the fight against insecurity following the arrest of two notorious kidnapping kingpins whose operations spanned across four northern states. In a statement released on Friday, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that the suspects were apprehended during a high-stakes covert operation in Kwara…
Panic gripped residents of Offa, Kwara State, on Thursday night after explosions rocked parts of the town, destroying properties and raising security concerns, barely hours after the United States announced airstrikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria. The incident, which occurred around midnight on Christmas Day, was said to have happened at two separate locations…
The management of the National Assembly has commenced the review of the new tax legislation process after controversy on the official gazette. In a statement issued on Friday, Director of Information in the National Assembly, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, said the leadership and management of the legislative body are addressing the issues strictly within their constitutional…
United States President Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to terrorists operating in Nigeria, saying further military action will follow if the killing of Christians continues. The warning comes after confirmed U.S. airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) elements in Nigeria’s North-West region. Trump disclosed that he personally authorised the military operation, describing it as…
The Nigerian government has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu approved US strikes against terrorist camps in the country’s North-western region on Thursday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this on Friday, hours after the US Department of War and President Donald Trump announced the coordinated military action. Some observers have raised concerns that…
