Photos: Meet soldiers who rescued Oyo kidnap victims
"These arrests completely disorganised the group, exerted overwhelming pressure on them and ultimately led to the unconditional release the pupils and teachers"
50 days after Orire kidnap saga: Hope of rescue beckons amidst fears of uncertainty
*The Road to Oyo National Park *Life in the shadow of the forest *Why the rescue is yet to materialise *The human cost of waiting *New realities of Orire people By Adeola Badru, who navigated the path to Oyo National Park Fifty days have passed since the silencing horror began. Not the ordinary silence of […]
Priced out of birth: Women battle soaring child delivery costs
For many expectant mothers in Nigeria, childbirth is no longer just a medical journey, it has become a financial ordeal. Soaring hospital bills, hidden charges and difficult decisions force families to choose between delivering safely in the hospital or turning to risky alternatives…
Fake Council: Adeyemi fights back as police file 8-count charge against him
AS the Federal Government, yesterday, filed an 8-count charge against Adeniyi Adeyemi, convener of a purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, over the controversy trailing the agency, he fought back, claiming that he was given an appointmernt letter.
Court rejects El-Rufai’s fresh bail bid over disputed medical report
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A Kaduna State High Court has dismissed a fresh bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, after the National Hospital, Abuja, disowned a medical report tendered in support of the request. Justice Darius Khobo rejected the application, which was based on claims that El-Rufai was suffering from advanced metastatic […]
Gbajabiamila aware of my appointment, alleged fake Presidential DG insists
By Dickson Omobola Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly paraded himself as the Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and Presidential Economic Advisory Council, Thursday, denied any wrongdoing, insisting that Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, was aware of his appointment. Adeyemi, who is facing allegations of impersonation and related […]
2 NSCDC officers, one other arrested over alleged arms supply to militants
Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation Udoka have busted an illegal arms supply network involving 2 NSCDC officers and one officer of the Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly selling arms to criminal elements in the South East.
Court affirms Mark-led leadership of ADC, dismisses Abejide’s suit
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed Sen David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
NYSC reforms: Corps members to wear Adire instead of khaki — FG
“It’s Adire. Adire is being produced in Nigeria. We have them in Ogun; we have them in Kwara; we have textile industries. Let’s put our money back into the country,” he said.
Gunmen attack NIPSS again, one killed
Security operatives at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, on Wednesday night repelled another attempt by suspected armed assailants to breach the Institute’s security perimeter, killing one of the attackers during a gun battle.
NYSC: Deployment to states’ll be guided by risk assessment — TINUBU
ABUJA— PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has said as part of the reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, corps members would now be deployed to security-challenged states, guided by risk assessment.
