He explained that AFRICOM and the Department of Defence had been supporting the three main objectives of democracy, government, and human rights in Africa. The United States government on Friday said that it was not planning the establishment of any military base in Nigeria. Maj.-Gen. Kenneth Ekman, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), West Africa Coordination Element…
Bakare-Oki extended condolences to the family of the deceased and sympathised with the two injured victims. A dispatch rider was confirmed dead, and two others were rescued following a multiple-vehicle accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos. The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said this in a statement…
Adesanya was given a carnival-like welcome at the palace of the Owa-Omiran of Esa-Oke, Oba Alayeluwa Adeyemi Adediran on Thursday. Nigerian-born mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya has visited his country home, Osun, with the UFC star set to be honoured by the people of Esa-Oke, in the State. Chief Akinwumi Onifade, the Sajuku of Esa-Oke…
Tinubu thanked the graduates for their input and contributions to research on harnessing the mining industry to enhance national security and development. President Bola Tinubu on Friday decried the state of infrastructure at the National Defence College’s permanent site at Piwoyi, Abuja. Speaking at the graduation of Course 32 participants, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima,…
Abiodun appreciated President Bola Tinubu for handing over the project to the state government. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Friday assured that the ongoing reconstruction of Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota highway would be completed in 18 months. Abiodun stated this at the turning of sod/official flag off of the highway in Itori, Ewekoro area of the highway….
NAN gathered that a combined team of security operatives coordinated by the Office of the NSA carried out the operation that ensured freedom for the abducted students. The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the release of 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and University of Jos kidnapped by gunmen in the north-central State…
NYSC said the corps members could no longer be mobilised for service after what they had gone through at the hands of their captors. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has unveiled plans for the issuance of discharge certificates to prospective corps members who could not be mobilised for the one-year national service after becoming…
The people charged EEDC to return their transformers, which they allegedly took away for refurbishment. The Ukpor Community, the headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra, on Friday, embarked on a protest over more than six years of power outages in the town. The protesters, who trooped out to the office of the…
Osiyemi while calling for the understanding of motorists noted that motorists on the other side from Badagry would have a through traffic inbound Lagos. The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan for the reconstruction of the Lagos-Badagry Carriageway. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said this in a statement on Friday…
The Minister said that fake degrees from Nigerian and foreign universities would be flushed out of the system. The Federal Government says no fewer than 21,600 graduates are parading fake certificates obtained from degree mills institutions in Benin Republic, Togo and others. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this during a ministerial press…
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