Troops of the Operation Forest Sanity supported by assets of the Nigerian Air Force, have killed scores of bandits in Galbi, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The troops also recovered two General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs), three AK47 rifles and seven motorcycles from the enclave of the neutralised bandits. This was made known in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Internal and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. He said that the security forces recorded success in ongoing operations against terrorists, as scores of bandits were neutralised by ground troops and air assets. Aruwan said, “in an operational feedback to the state…
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Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has directed leaders of Ebira in the state to help security agencies flush out criminals among them. The governor spoke to the Ebira leaders at a closed door meeting held in his office. He was said to have summoned the leaders after some suspects arrested in connection to the June 5th terror attack at the St Francis Catholic church, Owo, were found to be Ebiras. Also, some recently kidnapped victims recounted that they were taken to farmsteads of the Ebiras. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Governor Akeredolu said he summoned the Ebira leaders in the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is almost set for the Tinubu/Shettima presidential campaign for the 2023 general elections. Gov. Simon Lalong, the Director-General, APC 2023 presidential campaign, said this after inspecting the facilities at the campaign headquarters in Abuja. Dr Makut Macham, the spokesperson for the governor said in a statement on Saturday in Jos, that Lalong was received at the headquarters by the secretary of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr James Faleke. Macham said that the DG also met with some staff of the campaign team, as part of efforts to ensure a formidable team for…
Delta State Governor and vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday said with the challenges bedeviling the country, only experienced persons should be elected in the 2023 presidential election to steer the affairs of the country. Okowa, who described Nigeria as a fractured state, stated that the problems facing the country would overwhelm Buhari’s successor if he is inexperienced. Speaking at an event organised by Green Assembly Initiative, to mark the 2022 International Youth Day in Abuja, he added that the next Nigerian president should be someone who could salvage the country. He said, “The way…
The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Nigerian youths to take back their country. Obi who spoke in Owerri, Imo State on Saturday while inaugurating the new Secretariat of the party donated by one of his supporters, said that Nigeria cannot continue the way it is. He said that he was happy that the people were more anxious now to take over the leadership of the country. Obi said he was ready to redirect leadership and pull it out of its sorry state and hand it over to the youth and the other citizens who had borne…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) on Friday launched ‘Crude Theft Monitoring Applications’ to curb oil theft and pipeline vandalism. Newsmen reports that the launch held in Abuja on the sideline of the signing of renewed Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) agreements between NNPC and its partners in Oil Mining Leases. The portal with the address ‘stopcrudetheft.com’ could also be accessed through a mobile phone. The portal has application options for reporting incidences, with prompt follow up and responses and another one for crude sales documents validation. Speaking during the launch, Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd.…
The Presidency yesterday faulted criticism that it has not done enough to secure the release of the passengers abducted by terrorists during the March 28th attack on the Abuja/Kaduna train. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, told the Hausa Service of the BBC that the federal government actually negotiated with the gunmen and met all their demands only for the other side to default in keeping its own side of the bargain: releasing the hostages. Government, according to him, “has been working very hard” on getting the hostages freed. He said while some of the efforts were visible,…
NOTTINGHAM Forest have agreed to a £20m deal with Watford for striker Emmanuel Dennis. Forest have been on a massive recruitment drive following promotion to the Premier League. They are still keen to improve Steve Cooper’s squad to ensure the club does not return straight back to the Championship. The Nigerian scored 10 league goals in 35 appearances for Watford last season. But he only scored two in his final 17 games as the Hornets were relegated. He has started both of Watford’s games so far this term but is yet to find the net.
Super Falcons forward player, Asisat Oshoala has been nominated for the 2022 Women’s Ballon d’Or player of the year award on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Her exploits with FC Barcelona femeni earned her a place on the 20-woman shortlist. In July, Oshoala was awarded the African Women’s Player of the Year for the fifth time, breaking her own achievement and becoming the first person to win the CAF award five times. Her remarkable form which saw her produce 20 goals in 19 appearances saw her become the first African player to win the Pichichi ward in Spain despite being…
Spokesperson of the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, Dino Melaye, has said the poor performance of the President, Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has ruined the chances of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, of becoming the next President of Nigeria. Dino, who said this during an interview monitored by our correspondent on Channel Television, stated that the failure of the ruling APC to provide solutions to the economic challenges bedevilling the country made all candidates of the party “not marketable” He said, “We have carried out a lot of intellectual works. We have carried…