Zulum assures IDPs of speedy completion of 1,000 housing units
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State has assured the displaced people of Logumani and Gajibo communities that they would soon be resettled back to their communities. The two communities in Ngala and Dikwa Local Government Areas were destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents and residents displaced since 2014. The governor, however, had good news for […]
Army, police rescue two abducted corps members in Katsina
The Nigerian Army in collaboration with the Nigeria Police have rescued two National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members, kidnapped by bandits in Yargoje community, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the courageous effort […]
Nollywood movie `Dangerous Mission’ emerges overall best film
A Nollywood movie, ‘Dangerous Mission,’ has emerged overall best film and received the Golden Jury Award at the grand finale of the 20th edition of the Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF). The movie won three awards in Abuja on Thursday night at the closing ceremony of the festival with the theme titled “Beyond […]
Farmer remanded for alleged culpable homicide
A Makurdi Magistrates’ court on Friday remanded one Akaahan Terzungwe for alleged conspiracy and culpable homicide. The Magistrate, Mrs. Adah Jack, did not take the plea of the defendant for want of jurisdiction. She ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Makurdi Correctional Centre. Jack adjourned the case to Nov 24, while the […]
Army, vigilante rescue four victims from bandits
A joint team of the Nigerian Army and vigilante have rescued four kidnapped victims abducted by bandits at Bangi Hill in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi of State. This is contained in a statement by Yahaya Sarki, the Special Adviser to Governor, Nasir Idris, on Media and Publicity, in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. […]
Three dead, two injured in Ikorodu accident
Three persons died on Tuesday while one sustained serious injuries in a road accident along the Itamaga-Ijede road in Ikorody, near Lagos. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the accident which occurred at about 8:05 a.m., involved a Toyota Camry car and a tricycle. The car, which was on high speed crossed […]
Etsu Nupe mourns Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, has described the passing of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr Ado Ibrahim, as a huge loss to Ebiraland, Kogi State and Nigeria as a whole. The Etsu Nupe, who spoke at the palace of the Ohinoyi in Okene during his condolence […]
COAS warns Army Chief Clerks against leakage of official documents
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has warned Army Chief Clerks against leakage of official documents. He gave the warning in a message to the opening of the 2023 Nigerian Army Chief Clerks Convention on Tuesday in Kaduna. Represented by Chief of Staff, 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna, Brig-Gen. Moses Gara, […]
Israeli’s fighter jets hit Hamas leader responsible for Oct. 7 terror, says official
The Israeli military on Tuesday said that its fighter jets struck a senior Hamas commander who was responsible for the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on two communities. Nasim Abu Ajina directed the massacre on Oct. 7, in the Kibbutz Erez and Moshav Netiv HaAsara, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) […]
We are reforming economic, business environment to promote efficiency, Tinubu declares
President Bola Tinubu says his administration is working assiduously to reform the nation’s economic and business environment to promote efficiency. Tinubu said this on Sunday during a bilateral meeting with the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz and his entourage, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu and the chancellor engaged […]
