Nigeria

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) killed three terrorists and rescued six kidnapped victims at Bauni village in Sokoto. The Nigeria Army in a statement said the offensive clearance operation took place on the 14th December, 2023 with the troops engaging the terrorists to a gun duel that lasted…

Leading technology accelerator, ALX continues to dazzle in the digital technology space after bagging the Social Innovation Award at the 5th edition of the just-concluded Art of Technology Awards held at the Landmark Events Centre in Lagos. The ceremony was part of a two-day event organised by the Lagos State government to recognise individuals, organizations,…

The 2023 Action Democratic Party (ADP) House of Representatives candidate for Nasarawa Constituency, Kano State, Musa Mohammed Ali, on Friday, accused the party’s Chairman and Secretary, Yabaji Sani, and Victor Fingesi, of forging and presenting his death certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for his replacement. He gave Sani and Fingesi three days,…

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has offered automatic employment to a corps member serving in the state for donating 101 wheelchairs to Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).

The All Progressive Congress APC National Defence Coalition, has commended the State Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle Maradun for partnering with the United States (US) in the fight against insecurity in the country. Matawalle paid a special visit to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday. The coalition leader, Comrade Abdullahi Anas Kaura, in…

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and his Defence counterpart, Abubakar Badaru, on Friday, put the finishing touches on plans to secure the mining environment in the country. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake, Badaru, noted that the parley is in furtherance of collaboration…

Sir James Iorpuu, Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has said that there are 14 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in the state.

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned a library project amounting to N1,025,000,000 at the Sa'adu Zungur University formerly Bauchi State University's main campus, Gadau in Itas/Gadau local government. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony Friday, the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Arc. Sonny Echono, said that the University has been a beneficiary of TETFund…

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and his Defence counterpart, Abubakar Badaru, on Friday, put finishing touches on plans to secure the mining environment in the country.

Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has called for calm and implored Ndigbo not to despair over what he called "the unfortunate outcome at the Supreme Court" concerning the non-release of Nnamdi Kanu. He expressed the belief that "this current federal government will do something very fast to release Nnamdi Kanu, if…

The Federal Government has revealed plans to invest the sum of $13.5 billion in Nigeria's energy sector within a year. This was disclosed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Special Adviser on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, who said the FG aims for $55.2 billion in opportunities by the year 2030. Verheijen also emphasized that the President…

A non-governmental organisation, Peace in the South East Project (PISE-P), has called for calm amongst the people of the South-East and Nigerians at large. The call followed the judgement of the Supreme Court which nullified the acquittal order of the Court of Appeal on the continued incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of…