troops recovered 171 assorted weapons and 2,452 rounds of ammunition during the operations. “The breakdown comprised 47 AK47 rifles, one PKT gun, 18 pump action rifles, 17 locally fabricated guns, 14 dane guns, 12 locally fabricated pistols, one...
A bill seeking to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund, has been passed into law on the floor of the Senate. Sponsored by a senator, representing Ekiti South and Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and...
Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, yesterday, warned traditional rulers in the state against hiding persons involved in the killing of three military officers and 13 soldiers in Okuama community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state, saying...
With unemployment figures spiking as the economy tumbles, many youths are resorting to cyber crimes to survive. The worrisome development, which has attained a global dimension, has amplified calls for system fortification against cyber terrorists. It is on...
The House of Representatives yesterday, approved the extension of the N2.177 trillion Supplementary Act, 2023, from December 31, 2023, to June 30, 2024, following President Bola Tinubu’s request. The budget revealed that the sum of N967,486,010,536 was for...
President Bola Tinubu, last night, promised that the sacrifices of the 16 soldiers killed last week in Okuama, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, would not be in vain. Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast...
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mele Kyari, yesterday said that the anticipated public listing of the company’s shares at the stock market as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, announced that all valid Foreign Exchange (FX) backlogs owed various sectors of the economy had been settled. The FX settlement fulfilled a key pledge of the CBN governor, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso,...
President Bola Tinubu has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory in the September 2024 gubernatorial election in Edo State. The president expressed the optimism while presenting the party’s flag to the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, have protested alleged exclusion of party members from appointments by the Minister, Nyesom Wike.The stakeholders accused the Minister of literally importing all his cronies in...
