Two Boko Haram faction commanders surrender to troops – MNJTF
March 26, 2024 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says two boko haram commanders of BAKURA BUDUMA faction have surrendered to troops of sector 3 MNJTF in Nigeria. In a statement…
Imo Assembly commends Uzodimma for securing $1.5bn investment
The Imo House of Assembly on Tuesday, commended Gov. Hope Uzodimma for securing $1.5 billion investment to the state, through the African Export, Import Bank (AFREXIM). Mr Obinna Egu (APC-Ngor Okpala)…
Police rescue kidnap victims chained in Katsina Forest
March 26, 2024 Police in Katsina State have rescued five persons suspected to have been kidnapped while travelling from Abuja to Zamfara. Police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, confirmed the rescue…
Israeli president wants Hamas leader taken dead or alive
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has vowed that Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar will be taken dead or alive. Herzog sees the Hamas leader as the lynchpin in the Gaza war and…
Court remands landlord over alleged defilement of tenant’s daughter
March 26, 2024 A family court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered the remand of one Musibau Lamidi, 50, for alleged defilement of his tenant’s six-year-old daughter. The Magistrate,…
Akpabio’s audacious call for ceasefire in Gaza, by Eseme Eyiboh
President of Nigeria’s Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has in faraway Geneva, Switzerland at the ongoing 148th Session of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) took the bull by the horns when…
Police nab 4 child trafficking suspects, rescue toddler in Kaduna
March 26, 2024 The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have arrested four suspects who allegedly involved in child trafficking in Kaduna, saying it rescued a two-year old…
NEMA distributes food items donated by Saudi Arabia to Kano households
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, commenced distribution of food items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to 2,056 vulnerable households in Kano…
Copyright Infringement: Lawyer hails NCC over criminal charges against MTN
March 26, 2024 A legal practitioner, Mr. Roc Igelige, has commended the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has hailed the NCC over criminal charges against against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. over…
EXPLAINER: What the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund means, by Bayo Onanuga
Background: Nigeria needs $35 billion yearly, up till 2040, to cover its infrastructure expenditure. President Muhammadu Buhari, realising that the government could not meet this huge cost, established the…