By Muhyideen Jimoh Legend FC of AMAC defeated Maracana FC of Kwali 2-1 to lift the maiden Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi FCT unity football championship on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grand finale played at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja signalled the endContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, says the Armed Forces of Nigeria has given terrorists, bandits and other agents of destabilisation a bloody nose in various offensive operations. Undiandeye said this at the Accreditation of 10 Allied Defence Attaches and Advisers deployed to NigeriaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and those of a private security firm have jointly uncovered a major illegal refining site in Delta. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated on Sunday in Abuja that the operationContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ijuo Sen. Shehu Sani has inaugurated a foundation, “Go to School Support Project”, to cater for out-of-school and special needs children. Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central, unveiled the foundation at the School for the Deaf on Friday in Kuje, Abuja. He said his desire to touchContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Young Moms Support Initiative, Dr Vivian Obiageli Sonny-Nsirim, has congratulated the seven women who made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list. Sonny-Nsirim, the Ugochinyere 1 of Igboland and Madubia of Uke kingdom, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, described the nominations asContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Justice, says the Federal Government is committed to fostering an environment that empowers entrepreneurs, nurtures innovation and attracts investments. Jedy-Agba said this at a workshop on the Guidelines on the Incorporation of CompaniesContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters, says the military has neutralised 59 terrorists, arrested 88 criminals, 10 kidnappers, 20 gunmen and 19 suspected oil thefts in one week. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Friday, said the troops also rescued 88 kidnapped hostages withinContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has stressed the importance of effective intelligence gathering and sharing between security agencies and the general populace in driving successful military operations. Lagbaje said this at the graduation of the participants of the Strategic Management and PolicyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Civil Society Networks across the country has called on the government to employ community policing and the use of technology in the fight against banditry, insurgency and kidnapping. The Chairman, North-East CSO Network, Amb. Ahmed Shehu, made the call in a Communique issued at theContinue Reading
By Lizzy Okoji Hon. Sidie Mohammed Tunis, Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament says inclusion of marginalized, and vulnerable groups in governance is key to mitigating the crisis in the sub-region. Tunis made this known at the opening of the delocalized meeting of the Joint Committees of theContinue Reading
