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Gen. Musa Promises To Intensify Efforts To Tackle Nigeria’s Security
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, on Friday vowed to intensify efforts to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges through enhanced coordination and unified operations among the Armed Forces. Speaking at his assumption of office at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Musa said, “Our goal is to overwhelm the enemy through jointness and seamless coordination.” He added that a rigorous...
Tinubu’s Victory God’s Will — Aisha Buhari
The wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, described the victory of Tinubu as the will of God. She said this when she received the wife of the president-elect, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, and the wife of the vice president-elect, Hajiya Nana Shettima, on a thank-you visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said, “Regardless of our interests and diversity,...
Troops Nab 4 Terror Suspects, Recover Ammunition, Arms In Taraba
Troops from the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested four suspected terrorists and recovered a cache of weapons during a raid in the Tau area of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area, Taraba State. The operation was launched following a distress call about the movement of armed men in the area. According...
Return schools back to missions – Attah
By Abasifreke Effiong AKWA IBOM - A Former governor, Obong Victor Attah, has encouraged the Akwa Ibom State Government to hand back schools it took from churches to the missions that started those schools. Attah made the call at the first Akwa Ibom Education Summit held at Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio hall, said mission schools were strong in teaching morality....
UNIZIK Expels Student Following Biting Incident With Lecturer Over TikTok Video
A student named Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious was expelled by the administration of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, for attacking a lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. In an official expulsion letter dated February 13, 2025, and signed by the Acting Registrar, Mr. Victor I. Modebelu, the university stated that the decision followed the recommendation of...
Set Up Special Military Taskforce To Rescue Chibok Girls – Edwin Clark Urges President Tinubu
An elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw nation, Edwin Clark, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set up a taskforce to rescue the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok, Borno State, and others in captivity. Speaking at a news conference in Abuja on Monday to commemorate the tenth year anniversary of the girls’ abduction, Clark asserted that the taskforce should...
PTF Advise Governors To Suspend Interstate Movements Of Almajirai
The Presidential Task Force, PTF also advised governors to suspend interstate movements of Almajirai so as not to frustrate efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Northern Governors’ Forum, in a statement issued after its meeting on April 21 unanimously decided to ban the Almajirai system of education. They decided that the children should be sent back to their parents or states...
Uche Ogah Makes List Of National Award Recipients, Bags CON
The immediate past Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah, has made the 2023 special national awards list. Recall that as a parting gift, former President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the conferment of the national awards on 340 Nigerians and friends of the country in various categories. The awarded list was signed Sunday by the Permanent Secretary...
Police Launch Manhunt For Officer In Anambra Over Alleged N800,000 Extortion
The Police Command in Anambra State has launched a manhunt for a yet-to-be-identified officer, who allegedly extorted the sum of N810,000 from a victim. An activist, Harrison Gwamnishu had in a post on his official X handle, raised the alarm on Tuesday that some police officers allegedly extorted N810,000 from a motorist in Onitsha. According to him, one of the officers,...
Osun: Hold Aregbesola Responsible For N407bn Debt, Oyetola’s Ex-Commissioner Tells Adeleke As Former Governor Fires Back
Bola Oyebamiji, former Commissioner for Finance under the administration of the immediate past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, on Friday released facts and figures showing that the government of Oyetola’s predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, was responsible for the N407 billion debt of the state. Oyebamiji, in a statement made available to the media on Friday, exonerated the Oyetola government of...
