The Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar has explained why the Nigerian armed forces are finding it difficult to fight and defeat Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province, ISWAP, terrorists. Abubakar who was speaking with Defence Correspondents said this was because the insurgents are not waging war against the armed forces but against…
The United Nations has condemned the abduction on Friday of hundreds of school children and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Niger. The UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, while condemning the school attack, declared that “schools must be a safe place to learn”. The UN Spokesperson described the abduction of the…
A legal battle has broken out in the family of former Oyo Governor Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala after his first daughter, Mrs Oluwatoyin Alao-Aderinto, approached an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan for an order for a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test on seven individuals claiming to be biological children of the deceased. She is…
The Presidency has rubbished a purported White House invitation extended to President Bola Tinubu for a working visit to Washington, D.C. A statement trending on social media, allegedly signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, alleged that the invitation was declined by the Tinubu administration. The statement read…
Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has advised youths in the state to resist being used as tools in communal clashes. In a recent address, Adeleke advised young people to question those inciting violence, asking them to involve their own children if their intentions are genuine. In a video on Saturday, March 22, the Governor emphasised the…
An Air Peace flight from Abuja to Asaba narrowly avoided a potential disaster on Friday after one of its engines reportedly failed while preparing for take-off at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The incident occurred moments after the aircraft had accelerated on the runway when a loud bang was heard, accompanied by flashes of…
Governor Alex Otti has formally reacted to the life imprisonment sentence slammed on the Abia-born leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja on November 20. Otti said he had already activated a strategy to secure his final freedom which, according to him,…
Suspected Gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint on Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu-edda highway in Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi. DSP Joshua Ukandu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday. Ukandu said the attack occurred in the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a fine of ₦150 million on Deposit Money Banks found guilty of giving out illegal flow of mint naira notes to currency hawkers across the country. The move was after the apex bank addressed recent misinformation about the validity of the old N1000, N500, and N200 banknotes…
Kogi Central stakeholders have issued a warning to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, threatening to initiate a recall process against her due to her ongoing public feud with Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Expressing deep dissatisfaction with her conduct, the stakeholders have urged the Senate to take disciplinary action against her, arguing that her behaviour is distracting her…