Israel has released the first 90 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal, hours after the agreement took effect on Sunday. This development is aimed at stopping the fighting that has devastated the coastal territory. According to local media outlets, the prison authority confirmed the release, stating that most of the freed…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed 23 illegal artisanal refineries and apprehended 25 suspected operators during an anti-bunkering operation conducted in Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt, disclosed this development in a statement issued on Monday. He revealed that soldiers also seized 14…
Counsel to the Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, charged with N12.3 billion fraud, on Monday, appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos in protest of the charge. Mr Bode Olanipekun (SAN) told the court that he was protesting because the charge had not been served on Otudeko and two others charged along…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed the likelihood of reconciling with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara. Wike criticised Fubara and his allies for failing to implement President Bola Tinubu’s directive issued during a peace meeting he convened. Recall that in 2023, Fubara and Wike’s camp signed an eight-point peace agreement…
Eighty six of the victims of the Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion in Dikko, Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State, have been buried, the State Emergency Management Agency disclosed yesterday. The Director-General of the agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, said the mass burial, conducted in collaboration with Gurara LGA and local volunteers, took place between 5 p.m….
The federal government has concluded arrangements to distribute N75,000 in cash to 70 million Nigerians in a bid to cushion the effects of hardship. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Hon. Aliyu Audu, in a statement on Sunday, explained that the gesture aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s determination to address…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed recent rumours about his health, insisting that he is in good condition and fully capable of carrying out his official responsibilities. In a media briefing yesterday, Wike stated that the reports circulating about his health, including claims that he was flown to London…
Following alleged frustration by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Delta State governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s marginalisation of Delta North in the scheme of things, the lawmaker representing the district in National Assembly, Senator Ned Nwoko, is set to officially dump his party for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Speaking on Arise TV, Nwoko’s Director of…
The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, has expelled 100 students for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices during the 2023/2024 academic session. The announcement was made by the Acting Rector, Dr. Hauwa Muhammad, during the institution’s 41st matriculation ceremony held over the weekend. Approximately 15,000 students, newly admitted for the 2024/2025 academic session, participated…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 26-year-old 200-level nursing student at Noida International University in India, for allegedly waiting to ingest 76 wraps of cocaine. She was arrested before her return flight to the South Asian country through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, Kano. A spokesman of…
