The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Wednesday said that 82 bandits heavily armed with ‘very high’ calibre weapons, including Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns, have been killed and several others injured in air interdiction missions executed by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji in Katsina and Zamfara States respectfully. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General John Eneche. He said that 67 bandits were killed at Birnin Kogo Forest in Katsina while 15 armed bandits were eliminated at Ajjah Forest in Zamfara State during the airstrikes that were…
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her facilities needed for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the Southern Senatorial District of the state ByJosiah Oluwole November 25, 2020 2 min read ADVERTISEMENT Ondo State has completed another isolation centre in Okitipupa in preparation for a possible second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s inter-ministerial committee on COVID-19 said the isolation centre in Okitipupa was ready for commissioning and use for the treatment of COVID-19 cases in the area. It also called on school authorities to intensify efforts targeted at educating students on universal preventive measures against the virus. The chairperson of the committee and Vice-Chancellor,…
Senator representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Abbo, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the floor of the Senate. Abbo, a first- term lawmaker, was elected in 2019 to the Senate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Details shortly….
Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai attained the age of 60 on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. This event was heralded with a 7km Annual Marathon Run on Saturday, November 21, 2020 which was characteristically led by the Sportsman General Burutai himself at the Aguiyi Ironsi Sports Cantonment in Abuja. Although this year’s event of the Annual Marathon was deliberately made elaborate to commemorate the 60th birthday of Buratai. For obvious reasons, only a few Principal Staff Officers, personal staff and aides as well some family members of General Buratai participated in this year’s Annual Marathon…
Ondo Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, has alleged Monday’s sack of the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kolawole Olawoye, was part of the plot by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to ensure his impeachment. Ajayi said the impeachment of Ondo Deputy Speaker, Hon Ogundeji Iroju, was also part of the plans to remove him from office ‘by all means and at any cost illegally.’ The Deputy Governor, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Allen Sowore, said Olawoye was sacked for standing against illegality and iniquity. According to him: “Today, Mr. Governor has clandestinely orchestrated the announcement of the removal of the Deputy…
It was the turn of the Southsouth geo-political zone to make its demands within the Nigerian federation on Tuesday. Leaders in the zone took advantage of the regional stakeholders meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, held in Port Harcourt, to state their position. President Buhari’s emissaries to the meeting were led by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Tuesday’s meeting completed the four-regional meetings which previously held in Kaduna, Lagos and Enugu. Apart from the Southsouth governors, the critical stakeholders were traditional rulers and opinion leaders in the region, which produces Nigeria’s oil. Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Chairman of…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has labeled the foreign exchange parallel market as tainted and a channel for bribery and corruption. CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele took a swipe at analysts who use parallel market figures as the country’s official exchange rate. Emefiele stated this after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. He said: “For the information of everybody, the parallel market as far as we know, is a shallow market in Nigeria with no more than five per cent of market share. Parallel market, is a tainted market where people who desire to deal in…
The United States Mission has said Nigeria is not included in the US’ pilot visa bond programme. The US Mission in Nigeria made this known in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump had issued a new temporary rule for African tourists. The new rule could require tourist and business travellers from some countries, most in Africa, to pay a bond of as much as $15,000 to visit the United States. The US State Department said the temporary final rule, which takes effect December 24 and runs through June 24, targets countries…
There was pandemonium at the Agodi Gate area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Tuesday, following a clash between some motorcyclists and warders at the Agodi Correctional Centre. The clash led to the burning of the Idi Ogungun Police Outstation by some angry youths, while another police station opposite the centre was reportedly damaged. Our correspondent gathered that a motorcyclist was shot by one of the warders, but some eyewitnesses claimed that the teargas canister, which the warder held, exploded and injured the motorcyclist in the face. Some of the traders, who have shops in the area, told our correspondent that…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said the realisation of the refinery roadmap that was rolled out two years ago will enable Nigeria to export petroleum products to neighbouring countries and other markets. Buhari said this on Tuesday at the inauguration of the 5,000 barrels-per-day Waltersmith Modular Refinery and the groundbreaking for a 45,000-bpd plant in Imo State. He commended Waltersmith Group, an indigenous oil firm, and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board for the collaboration that led to the construction of the refinery. He directed the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the…