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Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Defence Pact To Strengthen Military Cooperation
The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen defence and military cooperation between the two nations. The agreement, according to a statement by Special Assistant on media to the Minister of State, Defence, Ahmed Dan Wudil, will cover strategic collaboration across security, military training, intelligence sharing, defence production, and...
Chief Of Defence Staff Is Alive – DHQ
General Christopher Musa, the Defence Headquarters has refuted a viral report that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is dead. Musa was appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the Chief of Defence Staff on June 19, 2023. He is a member of the 38th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy and was commissioned on 21 September 1991 into the Nigerian...
Another 58 Trafficked Nigerian Girls Rescued From Ghana
Another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has said. The Chairman of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed this to the NiDCOM boss, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, when she stopped by to visit the trafficked victims at their location in Accra. The...
Lagos Govt Gives 4-Day Ultimatum To Occupants Living Under Bridges
The Lagos State Government has given a four-day ultimatum to illegal occupants to vacate Obalende Bridge, Apongbon Bridge, Ijora Bridge, National Stadium and illegal motor parks. In a joint statement issued by the state Commissioner for Transportation, Seun Osiyemi; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa; and Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi, it...
Poland Faults Russia Of Violating Airspace During Ukraine Attack
Poland’s military said Wednesday that the country’s airspace was “repeatedly” violated by drones during a Russian attack on Ukraine. “During today’s attack by the Russian Federation aimed at targets in Ukraine, our airspace was repeatedly violated by drones,” the operational command of Poland’s armed forces said in a statement on social media. It added that operations were underway to “identify and...
Fuel Subsidy Removal: Gov. Zulum Releases 80 Vehicles For Farmers
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Tuesday released 80 vehicles to ease the high cost of transportation for farmers caused by the withdrawal of subsidy. A statement in Maiduguri by Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Mallam Isa Gusau, said the vehicles comprise 50 buses and 30 pick-up vans to convey farmers to their farms for free. “To reduce the high...
Anambra Police Nab Criminals Operating On 2nd Niger Bridge
The police in Anambra State have arrested two robbers who operate on the 2nd Niger Bridge. The Bridge has recently been noticed to be a den of robbers, while vandals also seize the opportunity to vandalize some equipment on the newly constructed bridge. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, made the disclosure of the arrest of the...
Tinubu Meets Niger Delta Leaders, Reaffirms Commitment To Curb Terrorism, Banditry
President Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration will defeat banditry and terrorism, assuring all that security forces are “fighting very hard” to restore peace and stability across the country. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, when he received leaders of the Ogbia community of Bayelsa State, pledging that his government would sustain the push against...
Cabin Crew Member Makes History As First Female Pilot In Customs
Olanike Nafisat Balogun, Deputy Superintendent of Customs (Pilot) in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has broken down barriers in aviation and paved the way for the service's first female pilot. NCS made this known in a press statement on Sunday. The statement said born in Kaduna and a native of Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State, Balogun’s journey began in 2002...
I’ll Kill Myself If I’m Not Paid, Ayade’s Aide Threatens
Freeman Godwin, one of the Special Assistants of Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade has threatened to commit suicide over unpaid salaries. He claimed he has not been a dime since his appointment last year, The Nation reports. Godwin claimed he got a loan to process documentation of his appointment but lamented he has been unable to service it because of non-payment...
