Troops of the152 Battalion, Banki, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), on Sunday, killed six Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Kumshe-Banki axis of Borno State. This followed an ambush by the troops along the 54-kilometre road to Cameroon. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, yesterday, in Maiduguri: “Intelligence reports indicated that dozens of terrorists that usually attack and rob motorists and commuters were sighted in the axis.” He stated that troops’ patrol operations, paid off with the killing of the six terrorists, while others escaped with gunshot wounds into the…
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The Shared Prosperity Administration led by Senator Hope Uzodimma has visited and assisted the flood displaced victims in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta with relief materials, funds and food items through the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC). On arrival, the Deputy Governor, Professor Placid Njoku, the ISOPADEC GM, Chief Charles Orie, Minister for State Education, Hon. Nana Opiah and a host of other officials, were received by the Traditional Rulers of the affected communities with the victims of the flood respectively. Speaking at the outreach, the GM/CEO Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Chief Charles Orie…
The Management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, has announced October 17, 2022, as resumption date for academic activities for the Second Semester of the 2020/2021 academic session, following the suspension of industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. The Registrar of the University, Mr. Olugbenga Arajulu, in a statement, said, “The University Senate has directed that the University be reopened for academic activities on 17th October, 2022. All students are, therefore, expected to resume for the Second semester 2020/2021 academic session on 17th October, 2022.” The statement reads further, “Upon resumption, students who…
Qatari landlords eyeing profit from the looming World Cup have been kicking out a growing number of mostly foreign tenants, sometimes with just a few days’ notice. More than one million football fans are expected to descend on the capital Doha during the November-December tournament, putting a strain on the tiny Gulf nation. According to AFP, landlords who have spotted an opening to increase rents “show no pity” and the market is dominated by “greed”, said a representative of a real estate company, speaking on condition of anonymity. Reem, a foreigner working for a major Qatari company,…
Suspected political thugs have attacked supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar at the ongoing campaign rally in Kaduna State. The former vice president confirmed this in a post on his verified social media handles on Monday. This is coming a few days after thugs attacked supporters of the party in Zamfara State leading to the death of at least one person, while several others were injured. Atiku in the post, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call supporters of all political parties to order in a bid to tackle reoccurrence…
There is tension in Abuja as contractors that supplied COVID-19 medical equipment and items to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) are protesting partial payment of money owed them since 2019. They are blocking the entrance gate of the FCT Minister, causing gridlock and preventing vehicles from gaining access to the FCTA secretariat. Details shortly….
Few hours after taking the oath of office, Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji yesterday froze all operational accounts of the state government with immediate effect. The new helmsman said all financial officers in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) must comply with the directive on the freezing of the accounts. At the swearing-in of the governor, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinibu, seven governors of the party, and other dignitaries attended the ceremony in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Kebbi State governor and Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (NGF), Atiku Bagudu,…
Nigeria has introduced a free routing system for airlines. It is the first country in Africa to unveil the new air navigation system, which would enable airlines to spend less to get to their destination, save aviation fuel consumption as well as improve carbon emission on the aircraft to the environment. Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Mr Mathew Pwajok disclosed this in an interview. According to Pwajok, the free route system came as part of interventions to rescue airlines from the debilitating shocks of the COVID – 19 Pandemic. He said under the new…
The Federal Government has earmarked N248.5bn for the construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of ongoing road projects nationwide. This was revealed after an analysis of the 2023 appropriation bill presented by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), to the National Assembly in Abuja last Friday. The President during his speech noted that appreciable progress had been made in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of key road networks like the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway and East-West Road in Niger Delta. He also expressed the hope to commission these projects before the end of his tenure in 2023.…
Following the suspension of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, findings by our correspondent revealed that public universities across the country have made plans for special meetings of senate councils in preparation for examinations and resumption. It was reported that ASUU on Friday, October 14 announced a suspension of the strike that commenced on Monday, February 14, 2022. In a statement by the union’s National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, the union explained that it suspended the strike based on a court order while noting that the government had yet to meet some of its demands. …