By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed 36 illegal refining sites and apprehended 22 suspected oil thieves in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this while giving an update on the operations of the armedContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Defence Headquarters says the troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have in the last two weeks eliminated 36 terrorists and apprehended no fewer than 163 suspected criminals and gunmen across theatres of operation. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this whileContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Afrosoul singer and multi-instrumentalist, Uchechi Emelonye, is set to drop a new single, ‘Baby You’, which will be available for streaming on major music stores from Aug. 15. 21-year-old Emelonye in a statement on Thursday said this track was coming on the heels of previous successes recordedContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has urged the newly- sworn in National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, to work assiduously towards enhancing unity among members of the party across the country. Alia made the call while answering questions from State House Correspondents shortly afterContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC), has urged President Bola Tinubu to revive the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries to ensure local refining of petrol. Mr Jator Abido, the National Coordinator of the council, said this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Abido said that grantingContinue Reading
The Indian government on Thursday placed restrictions on the import of laptops, tablets, personal computers and servers with immediate effect. The order issued by the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry said the imports would be allowed against a valid license for restricted imports. The restriction will notContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nasir The Federal College of Education (FCE), Gidan Madi, in Sokoto State, on Wednesday, matriculated 287 students during its maiden matriculation ceremony. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that FCE Gidan Madi which was established in 2019 started its academic activities in 2023 with eight programmes. TheContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has said that the recent coups in the Republic of Niger, Burkina-Faso and Mali are not good images for the West African region and its people. Dr Chris Kwaja, the Country Director of USIP, said this to the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Some stakeholders on Monday in Abuja called for the right policies that would enable the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to thrive in Nigeria. The stakeholders gave the advice in a communique issued on their behalf by Ms Naomi Nwokolo, Executive-Director of United Nations Global CompactContinue Reading
Dr Austin Ojogbo, (2nd R) Director, Veterinary Services Department, MANR and Mr John Onovroke, State Coordinator, FMARD at the inauguration and handing over a modern live bird market built by the Federal Government to Delta Government at Ibusa, in the state on Wednesday By Ifeanyi Olannye The Federal Government onContinue Reading
