Soldiers under special operation, Exercise Sahel Sanity, have killed seven bandits in three theater areas of Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto states. Brig. Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, said in a statement on Friday in Gusau, that the army operations was carried out between July 14 and July 17. Onyeuko said that troops of Defence Headquarters Special Operation Forces deployed at Batsari had engaged some armed bandits at Jigawar Mallamai, in Danmusa LGA of Katsina State and four bandits were neutralized. He further said that one AK 47 rifle and 21 motorcycles were recovered from the bandits which…
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The Lagos State Government has confirmed that the palliative works on the alternative routes highlighted for traffic management during the proposed 3rd Mainland Bridge rehabilitation, are rounding up in readiness for the partial closure scheduled to commence Friday, 24th July, 2020. According to a Statement from the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, the six months repair works to be embarked on by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing is targeted at fixing the worn out expansion joints on the structure of the bridge. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, while responding to questions raised concerning some failed sections…
Families of Nigerian health workers who died on the frontline of the battle against the coronavirus pandemic will receive financial benefits, the House of Representatives has said. This is just as the health workers warned against deferred and delayed payment of salaries by the Federal Government. The Chairman, House Committee on Health Services, Tanko Sununu, made the position of the lower legislative chamber known during a visit to the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Abuja. He was received by National President of MHWUN, Josiah Biobelemoye. Sununu said the National Assembly was still reviewing the manner of…
The Senate Committee on Aviation has proposed a four-month ban for VIPs known for violating protocols at the airports. This request was contained in a letter by the Chairman Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika dated July 15th 2020 and titled, “Commendation on the preventive and protective measures taken to contain the spread of the coronavirus at the airports.” Adeyemi in the letter condemned the act of the VIPs and told the minister not to condole such misconduct. He said, “Honourable Minister, it has been brought to my attention that some highly…
The attention of the Nigerian Army has been drawn to the activities of criminal elements using fake social media accounts of senior military officers to defraud unsuspecting individuals with promises of recruitment into the Nigerian Army. Please be informed that Nigerian Army Recruitment is currently not in progress. Should the recruitment commence, the information will be made available via the official Nigerian Army Social Media Platforms and website; recruitment.army.mil.ng. Meanwhile, efforts are on to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators of this act.
Less than one week to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Friday said he was ready to apologise to anybody he might have offended since he assumed office in 2017 in order to allow peace to reign in the state. Governor Akeredolu stated this while receiving the Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the state, led by the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello in Akure, the state capital. Recall that APC national leadership had fixed Monday, July 20, 2020 for its primary election in Ondo State. According…
With less than four days to the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has advised all the party’s aspirants to sign a peace pact. Akeredolu said this would allow any aspirant, who lost in the election to accept the outcome and rally behind the winner. The APC primary election is expected to hold on Monday, June 20 while the main contest comes up on October 10 among candidates of various political parties. Akeredolu noted that the party needed unity at this time, adding that it had to be a collective effort. He…
THE Federal Government and West African Examination Council have agreed to shift the date of West African Senior School Certificate Examination from the August 4 to September 5, 2020, earlier announced by the Council. Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who made this known on Friday in Abuja, said this was the outcome of a meeting between the Federal Government and officials of WAEC in Nigeria on Monday and that both parties have agreed to further consult with four other countries on new examination date. The Minister also the government has given school owners in the country up…
The July 20 All Progressives Congress (APC) Ondo Governorship Primary will be conducted through indirect mode, Chairman of the Election Committee and Kogi Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has declared. He disclosed this to newsmen at the National Secretariat in Abuja shortly after his committee was inaugurated by National Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni. Bello said: “On the issue of the mode of primary, this has been settled by the previous NWC and ratified by NEC, which gives the opportunity to the state executive committee to chose the mode of primary that they would want.…
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have recorded a major feat with the rescue of 34 kidnap victims during a coordinated raid of kidnappers’ den in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The victims have been held captive for over one month. In a statement by the Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, the troops had contact with the bandits leading exchange of gunfire before they were overpowered by the “gallant troops”. According to the statement, “in continuation of the aggressive clearance operation to rid criminal elements out of the North-Central region of the country, troops of Operation…