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Fire billow from Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, on May 10, 2021. – Israel launched deadly air strikes on Gaza in response to a barrage of rockets fired by the Islamist movement Hamas amid spiralling violence sparked by unrest at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. (Photo by…

Air component of Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised cores of Boko Haram terrorists at two locations in Bula Marwa in Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the operations happened on October 25.Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, said Bula Marwa was identified as a high-level…

Three Chinese nationals and two Nigerians have been arrested for illegal mining in Nasarawa State, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement by his spokesman, Segun Tomori, on Monday in Abuja.He said the suspects were arrested at an illegal mining site in Rafin-Gabas, Agwada,…

Ghana could buy petroleum products from Nigeria’s Dangote Oil Refinery once the facility operates at full capacity, the head of the country’s oil regulator said on Monday. According to a report by Reuters, this could end monthly fuel imports from Europe of $400 million, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, chairman of the National Petroleum Authority, Ghana said at…

South African grocery retailer Pick n Pay will exit Nigeria by selling its 51% share of a joint venture as part of plans to restructure outside of its home market, CEO Sean Summers said on Monday. The retailer has two stores in Nigeria, having entered the market there less than five years ago through a…

THE State Government has shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi over the death of Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of the school. This followed the arrest and suspension of the teacher allegedly responsible for the death of the student last Friday, as a result of corporal punishment. The Principal of the school, Tamrat Onaolapo,…

ACTOR Adebowale Debo Adedayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has stated that he became fearless after his arrest in 2021.It would be recalled that following the massacre of the #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020, many Nigerian youths kicked against the recommendation for reopening the tollgate.In February 2021, the content creator…

Black History Month will bring a special celebration of Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian Nobel laureate, playwright, and political activist, who studied at the University of Leeds. To honour his 90th birthday, the School will host a series of workshops facilitated by Nigerian professional actors and supported by the School Date:Wednesday 30 October 2024 Venue: stage@leeds Time 10.45am –…

  MANCHESTER United have announced the sacking of Erik ten Hag as their manager following a poor start to the season. The club lost 2-1 at West Ham in the English Premier League on yesterday, their fourth defeat in only nine matches, and his sacking was announced today. “Erik ten Hag has left his role…

The catholic diocese of Auchi said it has lodged an official report, seeking the assistance of law enforcement agencies in securing the release of the rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivhianokpodi, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, Reverend Father Thomas Oyode. Oyode was abducted on Sunday evening. A press release issued…

Global rights group Amnesty International has expressed concern over the escalation of mob violence which, it said, emboldens impunity in Nigeria. In a new report, the rights group said at least 555 victims of mob violence were recorded in Nigeria in the last decade. Amnesty International said the upsurge in blasphemy killings was fueled by…

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s energy transition drive from petroleum products to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). At a recent event, the billionaire businessman said the company’s investments in CNG are also in line with Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement,…

THE Delta State High Court in Warri has issued a restraining order against the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), preventing it from enforcing its recent policy that mandates a minimum admissible age of 16 years for university admissions in Nigeria, pending the resolution of a motion filed against the board. On October 16, JAMB…

The Flamingos have crashed out of the U-17 Women’s World Cup after losing 0-2 to the US in the quarter-final on Saturday. Nigeria won all three games in Group A of the competition, scoring nine goals and bagging the same points to reach the last eight.But against the US at Santiago, Nigeria looked lethargic and…

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu cherishes opportunities to maximise his minimalistion of some parts of Nigeria. In tweaking his cabinet, he extended his disdain for the South East to the oil producing Niger Delta.He knows what he did. Scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs could not have been to reduce “cost of governance” when in…

Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, may face fresh criminal charges over claims that he served his jail term in a private apartment and bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop money laundering charges against him. It was gathered that a panel set up to investigate the claims recommended that he…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has honoured 5 NAF personnel who recently lost their lives in a tragic accident while en route to represent Nigeria at the African Military Games 2024 in Abuja. A minute of silence was observed in their memory during its Fourth Quarter 2024 Route March exercise on Saturday across all NAF…

Fire has gutted a section of the Lagos Blue Line track around the Eko Bridge. The incident happened on Saturday evening but there was no casualty.“There was a fire outbreak on a small section of the Lagos Blue Line track at a spot opposite NEPA Station by Eko Bridge inward Apogbon,” Gboyega Akosile, the spokesman…

The Nigeria Police Force has strongly condemned the unauthorized use of its official uniforms and accoutrements by an online personality, Mr. Martins Otse, popularly known as “VeryDarkMan,” in a video posted on his social media platforms. In the viral video where he was seen adorning a police uniform, VDM introduced himself as CSP VeryDarkMan and…

JIGAWA State has formally exited the prominent Supreme Court case initiated by Kogi State against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is filed under case number SC/CV/178/2023. The lawsuit challenges the constitutional authority of the EFCC to investigate state-managed funds. During a press briefing today, Jigawa’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Bello Fanini,…