Troops also neutralised 24 terrorists, arrested 12 violent extremists, and rescued one kidnapped hostage during the successful operation. Troops of the Nigerian military attached to Operation Udoka in the South-East region have reportedly arrested the founding father of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) during sting operations. The gallant troops also apprehended at least three…
Prof. Nahzeem Olufemi-Mimiko, former Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, has emphasized the importance of teaching in local languages for Nigeria’s growth and development. Olufemi-Mimiko, speaking at the 8th Convocation Lecture of Federal University Lokoja on Thursday, criticized the current educational system, which prioritized foreign languages over local ones. He opined that for Nigeria to…
A 19-year-old Yaya Wahab, was on Thursday, arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing water pump. Wahab, whose address was not given, is facing a charge of stealing. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Oct.21, at about 12:00 p.m in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged…
A security expert, Mr Terzungwe Orya, said that betting and lottery activities significantly helped to reduce issues of phone snatching as well as other petty crimes among youths in Benue. Orya made the disclosure on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi. He said that he hardly hear reported…
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Thursday approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for Enugu workers with immediate effect. The governor announced the approval following the presentation of the report from the committee tasked with reviewing the state’s minimum wage at the Government House, Enugu. Mbah, who expressed his administration’s dedication to improving…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that nearly 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunisation (zero dose), making them to be at risk of polio outbreak. The UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, Dr. Nuzhat Rafique, disclosed this during an awareness road walk in Bauchi on Thursday to commemorate this…
A Psychiatrist, Dr Salawu Abiola, advises Nigerians to get adequate sleep and rest to reduce the risk of mental health conditions especially with the current economic challenges. Abiola, the President of Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in…
The Defence Headquarters says troops have eliminated 140 terrorists, apprehended 135 suspects and rescued 76 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country in the last one week. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the armed forces on Thursday in Abuja. Buba…
As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change and desertification, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has embarked on tree planting in Plateau. The NYSC Coordinator in Plateau, Mr Iliya Yavala, flagged-off the tree planting project on Thursday at the Government Secondary School (GSS), Dong, in Jos South Local Government Area ….
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. says three bodies have been recovered in the ongoing rescue operations of the helicopter that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, near Port-Harcourt on Thursday. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd. disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja Soneye said the helicopter, operated…
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