Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets recently hit another terrorist enclave at Kurebe, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, and neutralised many criminals at the location. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said the terrorists had assembled at Kurebe for a meeting hosted by Aminu Duniya, a Boko Haram terrorist commander. Gabkwet said in …

A coalition of Niger Delta activists at the weekend threatened a showdown with the oil multinationals if President Muhammadu Buhari failed to inaugurate the governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), cleared by the Senate since 2019. The group, 21st Century Youths of Niger Delta and Agitators with Conscience (21ST CYNDAC) gave the government a week ultimatum. A …

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the deployment of watertight security arrangements to cover all schools, hospitals, health workers, and critical national infrastructure across the country. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Police Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP also ordered regular patrols, stop-and-search, raids, and show of force by tactical commanders to clamp …

The Senate has carpeted the management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) for failure to justify its spending of N17.158 billion in 2013. The Senate said the required evidential documents were said to have been eaten up by termites. The amount, which is stated in the 2018 audit report, was reportedly transferred between January to December 2013 by …

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Nigeria Chapter has taken its strategic collaboration to another height through the creation of employment opportunities for 40 graduating students of various Government Technical Colleges in Lagos State. The initiative is in partnership with the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board (LASTVEB). Titled “Graduating to Employment: The Opportunity to Excel”, was held on …

Ogun State traditional rulers have now endorsed the second term bid of Governor Dapo Abiodun. With their counterparts in Ogun Central (Egba) and Ogun East (Ijebu) Senatorial Districts having backed the Governor’s bid, the traditional rulers in Ogun West (Yewa) gave their own endorsement over the weekend. The Olu of Ilaro and paramount ruler in Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, who …

…sets record at Deeper Life High School Sixteen-year-old Somtochukwu Ekwochi in the May/June 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) , according to the results recently released by the West African Examinations Council. Simply known as Somto, she recorded A1 in all her nine subjects. A member of the 2022 graduating class of Deeper Life High School, Lagos campus, Somto also …

Ahead of the forthcoming annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), crisis has erupted within the leadership of the association. In the early hours of Saturday, NBA General Secretary, Mrs Joyce Oduah sent out a mail asking members to disregard early notices on the Annual General Meeting (AGM) sent by her and the Assistant General Secretary, Uche Nwadialo. …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said that he would have had 12 biological children. Adeboye has four children of his own – three son Dare, Lere and Adeolu; and a daughter, Bolu. Dare died on 4 May 2021 at age 42. The respected Pastor’s statement came while announcing that 67 …

The Joint Tax Board (JTB), which is the apex tax authority in Nigeria, has announced its design of a system that will make politicians pay the right taxes. The Board noted that many Nigerians, who pay taxes from their meagre income, are unhappy that politicians who earn huge salaries and allowances only rush to remit nominal amounts to secure Tax …