The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to protecting Nigeria’s sovereignty and confronting emerging security threats. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, on Saturday in Abuja. Anele said Shaibu spoke at the Nigerian Army Day…
Representatives from Tehran-backed militant groups Hezbollah and Hamas attended the funeral ceremonies of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday and met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, state media reported. Tehran has for years provided support to Palestinian group Hamas, Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthis — all designated terrorist groups by the United States…
Amid the fake agency saga involving Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the president, human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has asked how a ‘ghost agency’ operated an account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and allocated an office space at the Federal Secretariat. Effiong made this query on Saturday when he appeared as a guest in…
Officers of the Ogun State police command have arrested 89 drivers for various number plate violations across the state. The successes, according to the Command, followed the enforcement of the nationwide directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, against vehicles operating without registration plates or with covered, altered, or obscured plates. In a statement…
Mr Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on Saturday expressed concerns over a recent United Nations warning about a worsening food crisis in Northern Nigeria, calling for urgent government intervention to prevent further deterioration. Obi, a former governor of Anambra, made the call in a post on his X…
Reigning champion Iga Swiatek was dumped out of Wimbledon in the third round on Saturday as an inspired Alexandra Eala created more history for the Philippines with a straight-sets victory on Centre Court. Eala edged a dramatic 84-minute first set before powering to a 7-6 (11/9), 6-2 victory over a stunned Swiatek on Centre Court…
Prince Harry will visit London without his wife and children as part of a trip to the UK next week, a source close to him told AFP Saturday, after he was reportedly refused police protection for his family. The prince had previously been expected to make his first family trip back to the UK in…
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