The Nigerian Army Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) has launched “Operation Positive Identification” against the fleeing Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the North East. The Deputy Director, Army Public Relation, OPLD, Col. Ado Isa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He urged the public to always carry valid means of identification when moving […]

The UN has welcomed a proposal from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a peace initiative. A statement said the proposal could send “a powerful message of the will to end the war”. The offer comes a week after drone and missile strikes hit Saudi Arabian oil […]

Former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), on Saturday urged Igbos to ensure that Nigerians continue to feel their positive impact. He said this was due to their tenacity in business enterprises which spans the length and breadth of the country and beyond. Babangida made the remark in Minna, when the Igbo Delegates Assembly […]

Saudi Aramco has emerged from attacks on its oil facilities “stronger than ever”, Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser told employees in a message, adding that full oil production would resume by the end of this month. The September 14 attacks on the Abqaiq and Khurais plants, some of Saudi Arabia’s biggest, caused raging fires and […]

Rivers State Government on Saturday unveiled the state-owned Real Madrid Football Academy in Port Harcourt, which was constructed to promote professional football. Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, while inaugurating the academy, also unveiled the ultra-modern football training facility. This was done in the presence of officials of Real Madrid Football Club and Rivers Government […]