The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Hadin Kai, eliminated 31 terrorists, arrested 71 and received 1,186 surrendered insurgents in two weeks in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the operations of armed forces between Oct. 29 and Nov. 11 on Thursday in […]

A TEAM of election observer groups that monitored the Anambra governorship poll on Saturday and Tuesday have described the election as successful, adding, however, that the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, almost marred the efforts and preparations made by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Despite doomsday prophesies about the imminent political choking of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC continues to bestride the political landscape. Even to the bemusement of his political traducers, Tinubu continues to win support across the landscape despite his recent three-month medical holiday abroad.

Leader of the pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ago Adebanjo, on Thursday, declared that Nigeria is not only negotiable but dying if urgent steps are not taken to address the problems facing the country.

By Peter Duru Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has assented to two bills ensuring full financial autonomy to both the legislative and judicial arms of the state government. The first bill is the Law to Provide for the Management of Funds Accruing to the Benue State Judiciary from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the […]

Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday, called for formation of a Government of National Unity, saying President Muhammadu Buhari, alone cannot embark on the restructuring of the country.

By Charly Agwam Tragedy struck on Wednesday when two vehicles belonging to Gombe and Adamawa state governments collided along Bauchi-Jos highway in a head-on collision that gutted the passenger vehicles in fire and burnt many beyond recognition. According to the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, five people were killed in […]

Toyin Falola, eminent Professor of History and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, the University of Texas at Austin, has decried the impacts of terrorism and the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigeria in particular, and Africa, in general. This formed the thrust of the fifth convocation lecture of the Federal University Lokoja, […]

In several operations against elements fueling and perpetrating insecurity in the country, troops of the Nigerian military have successfully rescued a total of 140 kidnapped persons while 46 bandits and terrorists were killed.

By Wole Mosadomi Students of Federal University of Technology,(FUT), Minna, Niger State at the permanent site, Gidan Kwano were stunned Wednesday night as suspected Bandits raided some Shops directly opposite the main gate of the Campus and succeeded in kidnapping two people from the area. Shots of guns rented the air as the Bandits started […]

To keep drugs safe and intact from the point of manufacture and import to storage, and distribution to the end-users, the Association of Pharmaceutical Products Marketers of Nigeria (APPMAN) has said that it was working on having registered warehouses with regulated facilities in each state of the Federation.

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state Wednesday lamented that Benue state is having issues with the payment of salaries because despite its poor revenue base the state is number three in the ranking of states paying the highest salaries after Lagos and Rivers states. He said the development which has constituted […]

…we will keep faith with govt for 5 months By Ike Uchechukwu Organized Labour in Cross River comprising NLC, TUC and JNC have suspended the 31-day old strike which has crippled the workforce and economic activities in major sectors including the state civil service. Addressing Journalists on Thursday at the state Secretariat of Association of […]

From exceeding its climate goals to being recognised as a leader by CDP for the fifth year running for environmental transparency and action, the report reflects on the company’s 2020 achievements and commitments moving forward. Tetra Pak has released its annual Sustainability Report, outlining the progress made on various aspects of sustainability throughout its business […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Jigawa Command, said it arrested 48 drug suspects in the state. NDLEA Commander in the state, Hajiya Maryam Gambo, made this known in a statement issued in Dutse on Thursday. Gambo said the suspects were arrested in a special operation tagged: ”Operation ‘A Bar Kwaya”, conducted in five […]