Troops of Operation Udoka II’ conducted clearance operations on terrorists’ camps in Imo and Anambra states on Saturday. The troops arrested a suspected terrorist and also recovered Improvised Explosive Device-making materials, motorcycles, stored foods and other logistics items in the camps. Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Enugu, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, stated…
In the world of Nollywood, captivating stories have always been a powerful tool for teaching valuable life lessons. Apart from teaching captivating stories, these stories imitate and reflect the past to teach moral lessons. One such story is told by Kunle Afolayan, weaving around the adventures of four young individuals who stumble upon a trove…
Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro claimed his team is braced up for a tough 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The three-time African champions will face hosts Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in Group A. Peseiro reckoned the Super Eagles must be ready to face the best teams on the continent if they…
Big Brother Naija All Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya has revealed that she would change her mobile phone number due to her new status. She said she doesn’t keep friends because of her experience with friendship betrayals. The Kogi-born model, however, said she has people she talks to but haven’t had time to communicate with them…
A former Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Walid Jibrin has said that Governor Sule Abdullahi of Nasarawa State knows that he did not win the March 18, 2023, governorship election. The Nasarawa governorship election petition tribunal had in its judgement delivered recently sacked Abdullahi as governor. The tribunal declared…
Bayelsa United head coach, Diepreye Tiebowei is upbeat his team will get the maximum points against Remo Stars. The Prosperity Boys will lock horns with Remo Stars at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa, on Sunday. Tiebowei admitted that the Sky Blue Stars are a good side but said the determination and hunger in his team…
The annual publication of the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, Amman, Jordan, has listed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Sultan of Sokoto and president-general of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III; Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and 12 other Nigerian Muslims among the ‘500 most influential Muslims’ in the…
The Israeli military said on Friday it has made no use of white phosphorus in its Gaza war this week, in an apparent denial of a Human Rights Watch report. “The current accusation made against the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) regarding the use of white phosphorus in Gaza is unequivocally false,” it said in a…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Civil Service Commission for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to allow career progression for civil servants in the FCT Administration. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday. Wike said that in 2018, the National Assembly passed…
Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Friday that the group would not be swayed by calls for it to stay on the sidelines of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, saying the party was “fully ready” to contribute to the fighting. “The behind-the-scenes calls with us by great powers, Arab countries, envoys of…
Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has accused soldiers of the Nigerian Army of attacking contractors handling projects of the state government, especially in Ahoada-East and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government areas of the state. He alleged that the said soldiers were possibly covering up their possible involvement in illegal bunkering of petroleum products in the two local…
A man suddenly went blind in one eye after taking Viagra — and doctors think the erectile dysfunction remedy could be to blame. The 32-year-old, from Iran, took a bumper dose of sildenafil, the main ingredient in the little blue pill. He lost sight in his right eye almost immediately afterwards. Despite efforts to restore…
A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults on Friday at a school in northeastern France, with President Emmanuel Macron denouncing an act of “Islamist terror”. The attack in the town of Arras comes with France, which has large Jewish and Muslim populations, on high alert for…
The Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, has said that the Federal Government is giving a 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers across the country to ensure adequate food security. He said President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda was aimed at making sure that Nigeria secured food production starting next month, with wheat given prominence in…
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and Political Parties for Good Governance has asked President Bola Tinubu to strip Atiku Abubakar of the national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON). The group stressed that doing so would serve as a deterrent to others about the importance of respecting the office of…
Israel is debating whether to use a “Leningrad approach” to starve out Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip and thus avoid a ground invasion, U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reports. But that course of action may kill some 100,000 residents as well, Hersh said, citing an Israeli national security veteran. “The big debate today ……
A Consultant Psychiatrist at University College Hospital (UCH) and Senior Lecturer at University of Ibadan (UI), Dr. Victor Makanjuola, has declared that it is illegal to confine people with mental illness. Makanjuola stated this during a virtual seminar organised by the National Association of Sea Dogs, Jolly Rogers Deck. The programme, which was part of…
Kaduna – The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) led by the Sultan of Sokoto has said that the protracted conflict in the Gaza Strip must come to an end for the sake of human global peace, particularly that the Al-Aqsa mosque which is the third sanctified site after Makkah and Madinah was not spared in the…
ABEOKUTA: The Federal Government has assured investors in the country of the determination of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration to ensure adequate power supply across the country, especially in industrial clusters. Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, gave the assurance during the Agbara Business Roundtable held in Agbara, Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the Military, especially the Army as the pillar of Nigeria’s survival as a nation. He also commended the Army for shunning anti-democratic tendencies, saying democracy is a necessity for societal development. A statement made available to journalists by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed disclosed that the Governor spoke while…
Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has advocated a liaison among traditional institutions in the country to pioneer a new chapter in national unity that will promote commerce and industry among the various regions of Nigeria. Governor Eno made the call during his interaction with a foremost monarch and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu…
The World Bank’s chief economist warned Wednesday that interest rate hikes could spell trouble for countries struggling to deal with debt. The US Federal Reserve, the European Central Banks and others have raised rates and warned that they could remain high longer than expected in order to bring down elevated inflation. The InternationatoFund said Tuesday…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reveal his true identity. According to Peter Obi, Tinubu should not leave his identity to be defined by his aides, adding that even the international community will want to know his true identity. Speaking during a world…
The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS), Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli has warned residents of the state to be wary of fraudsters going about collecting money for the distribution and collection of palliative. The lawmaker urged the public to be cautious when transacting business with certain individuals claiming to distribute palliatives…
Organizers of the annual Zenith Bank/Delta Principals Cup have released the timeline for the developmental football competition. The grassroots football tourney is organized for all secondary schools in Delta State with Hideaplus as the organisers of the event sponsored by Zenith Bank Plc in conjunction with the Delta State Government. Friday, October 13 is already…
Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was hired as the new manager of Championship club Birmingham on Wednesday. Rooney has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract to replace John Eustace at St Andrew’s after leaving Major League Soccer side DC United last week. Eustace, in charge for just 15 months, was sacked despite guiding Birmingham to sixth…
Former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney was hired as the new manager of Championship club Birmingham on Wednesday. Rooney has agreed a three-and-a-half-year contract to replace John Eustace at St Andrew’s after leaving Major League Soccer side DC United last week. Eustace, in charge for just 15 months, was sacked despite guiding Birmingham to sixth…
Komodo Dragons are reportedly the world’s largest lizard species with a capacity to grow to more than 3m (9.8ft) long. Boasting long, flat heads with rounded snouts, scaly skin, bowed legs, and huge, muscular tails, the reptiles are found on a handful of small islands in Indonesia, where experts say just 3,000 remain. Here are,…
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has disclosed plans to investigate MultiChoice Nigeria over DStv, GOtv, and other digital satellite cables over alleged extortion of Nigerians. This was disclosed by NBC Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Uzoamaka Ogbalu, in response to a pre-action notice filed by activist lawyer Madubuachi Idam. NBC’s response dated 28 September 2023…
Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, has faulted the position of the socio-cultural organization in Ogoni, Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People, MOSOP, that the oil giant has been “irresponsible” in its approach to clean-up the environment whenever spills from its facilities occur in Ogoni. MOSOP said Shell was economical with the truth when the…
Four people were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. She said the truck did not stop after the…
