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Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI in conjunction with the Air Task Force on Sunday 20 June 2021 inflicted heavy casualty on Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorist groups who were camping around Wartek in the general area of Lambom Forest. Acting on […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged and acquitted Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi (Delta North) of N322 million money laundering charge. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke cleared Nwaoboshi of the charges after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC could not properly prove its case. Nwaoboshi, who represents Delta North in the upper chamber was arraigned […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the military and other security agents not to give breathing space to terrorists and criminals in the country. The President gave the charge on Thursday while addressing personnel of the Armed Forces and security agencies in Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari Cantonment during a visit to Borno State. He […]
No fewer than three persons have been confirmed killed in a gas tanker explosion in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, a spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), disclosed this in a telephone interview. The incident occurred on Thursday night after a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker exploded at Mobolaji […]
Danish star Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest during his country’s Euro 2020 opener last weekend, will have a heart defibrillator implanted, the Danish Football Union (DBU) announced Thursday. The Inter Milan midfielder collapsed and required CPR during Denmark’s game against Finland in Copenhagen where he remains in hospital. “After Christian has been through […]
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdularasheed Bawa has said former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu will be prosecuted by the agency all over again. The anti-graft agency boss also said he is not perturbed over the threats to his life and he is determined to prosecute the many pending cases […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates to conduct the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement on Wednesday at the meeting of the commission held at its headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “In keeping with our policy of announcing the dates of […]
He explained that such persons would be due to receive their second dose of the jab in 12 weeks, noting that Nigeria would have received the next consignment of vaccines. The NPHCDA boss noted that dedicated teams have continued to make strides in the vaccine rollout, working hand-in-hand with the local communities all across the […]
Nigeria will receive additional 3.92 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine latest in early August. Dr Faisal Shuaib, who disclosed this to reporters on Tuesday in Abuja, however, did not give the exact dates as to when the country would take delivery of the vaccines. “We now have information that Nigeria will get 3.92 million […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to take responsibility for the nation’s security. He stated that while the governors have a critical role to play as the Chief Security Officer in their respective states, the President swore to an oath to protect the people of Nigeria. Governor Wike made the remarks […]
