Tinubu actualising south east road projects conceived in the colonial era, says Umahi
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has stated that several road projects for the South East region, originally conceived during the colonial era but left unrealised for decades, are…
Atiku blasts Tinubu: Your incompetence, cluelessness has reopened the scars of Chibok
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the tragic death of retired Major General Abubakar Rabe in the…
World Cup without Nigeria and a nation without compass, by Ken Ugbechie
This year, a record 10 African countries are flying their flags at the Mundial including Congo DR and Cape Verde, not forgetting regulars like Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, South Africa (the…
NDLEA intercepts businessman with 6.10kg cocaine stashed in shirts, towels from Brazil
…Detains 60-yr-old woman with disability in Abia, another PWD in Rivers for dealing in illicit drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted multiple drug trafficking rings across…
Military airstrikes kill 27 terrorists in Tumbus enclaves of Borno
Air Component of Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai neutralised 27 terrorists in separate air interdiction missions targeting terrorist enclaves in the Southern and Northern Tumbus areas of Borno. The…
Navy Uncovers 120,000 Litres of Illicit Oil Products, Dismantles Rivers Refining Network
The Nigerian Navy has frustrated renewed attempts by economic saboteurs to re-establish illegal refining operations in Rivers. This is contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information,…
Anti-smuggling crackdown: Katsina customs hands over 60,000 litres petrol tanker to NMDPRA
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Katsina Area Command, has handed over a detained oil tanker loaded with 60,000 litres of petrol to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority…
Katsina Police foils kidnap attempt, rescue 9 passengers in fierce gun battle
The Katsina State Police Command has foiled a kidnapping attempt and rescued nine passengers following a fierce gun battle with suspected bandits along the Katsina-Kankara highway. This is contained in…
Lost lessons of June 12, by Monday Phiilips Ekpe
Democracy Day can only make sense if the nation learns and adapts its historical significance adequately, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE Ask Nigerians what they think about the current…
B-r-e-a-k-i-n-g: Abducted Retired Major General Dies in Bandits’ Custody- Katsina State Govt.
The Katsina State Government has announced the death of retired Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, while in the custody of bandits, describing the development as a tragic loss to the state and…