The air component of Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, has eliminated no fewer than 70 ISWAP fighters in air strikes across the southern Lake Chad region. A counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, said the missiles were shot on November 5, targeting camps led by Usman Russia, a notorious ISWAP commander. The publication reported that the strikes hit camps in Kwallaram and Arainna Ciki, located near Jibilarram in Marte LGA of Borno state, adding that 79 casualties were recorded at the Kwallaram camp. While the exact number of fatalities at Arainna Ciki remains unknown, the report noted…
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Godwin Obaseki, the outgoing Governor of Edo State, says there will be a problem if the incoming government of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, prioritizes politics over security, noting that the citizens will demand a secure environment. DAILY POST reports that Obaseki, who spoke at the last State Security Council Meeting with heads of security agencies in the state, boasted that his government is leaving the security of the State much better than he met it in 2016. He, however, advised the incoming government against prioritizing politics over security. DAILY POST reports that Obaseki was first…
Real Madrid duo Rodrygo and Eder Militão were forced off the field with injuries in the first half of their LaLiga 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday afternoon. Rodrygo had only just returned to the starting lineup after a recent hamstring issue. The hamstring injury had forced the Brazilian forward to miss the El- Clásico defeat to Barcelona. However, with just under 20 minutes played at the Santiago Bernabeu, Rodrygo went to ground clutching his left thigh. Rodrygo was then taken off for Brahim Díaz and was captured by camera in tears on the bench. Rodrygo’s injury, however, seems to…
The Kebbi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the recent bandit attack on Mera community in Augie Local Government Area of the state. The state chairman of the party, Usman Suru, extended condolences on behalf of the Working Committee, Party Elders, and the State Working Committee to the State Government, Argungu Emirate Council, and Augie Local Government Council, describing the incident as shocking and unfortunate. This is coming in the wake of the attack which claimed the lives of 15 residents on Friday. The PDP also urged the State Government to stop the use of public…
President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday depart Nigeria for Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Tinubu will attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. The scheduled trip was made public by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday. The Summit will commence on Monday, November 11, 2024. The statement added, “It is being held at the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and follows last year’s summit in the same Saudi city. “During the summit, President Tinubu is expected to address the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict, emphasising Nigeria’s strong call for…
Real Madrid on Saturday afternoon closed the gap on Barcelona in the LaLiga table after their 4-0 win over Osasuna. Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick, and Jude Bellingham also netted a goal against the visitors at Santiago Bernabeu. The victory ensured Real Madrid maintained the second position on the LaLiga table with 27 points from 12 matches. The Los Blancos are behind leaders Barcelona who have 33 points from the the same number of games. This means that Carlo Ancelotti’s side are now six points adrift Barca on the log. Real Madrid will now face Leganes in their next LaLiga…
A Finnish journalist, Juha Kanerva, has announced his resignation from the Ballon d’Or jury after he left Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr out of his top 10 players. The Ballon d’Or award sees several journalists vote for the players they think have performed best over the season just gone. However, this year recorded new controversy, after Manchester City midfielder Rodri took home the men’s award ahead of Vinicius Junior, who finished second. Vinicius had been tipped to win the top prize months prior after helping Los Blancos win the LaLiga and Champions League titles. A list of journalists who left Vinicius…
Outgoing Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has lamented that he has not been invited to the inauguration of his successor, Monday Okpebholo. Obaseki said his government has not being consulted in the preparations for Okpebholo’s inauguration, scheduled for Tuesday. Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress, APC, won the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. The outgoing governor condemned the APC’s actions as lawless, stressing that the state government should oversee the inauguration program. The governor spoke in Benin City during the inauguration of the caretaker committee for the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “Somebody has…
Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state, some All Progressives Congress (APC) groups, under the auspices of Ondo Patriots, have announced that they have commenced mobilisation in support of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Otunba Benson Akingboye. The Coordinator of the group, Comrade Dele Oyewo, in a petition titled, ‘Protest against Gov. Aiyedatiwa and the party approach’, which was addressed to the National Chairman of the APC, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, said the decision was informed by the “questionable” emergence of the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the candidate of the party. The group noted that…
Marking its first one year after inauguration, the governing board members of the prestigious ‘The Delborough Lagos’ have attributed the landmark successes recorded by the brand since inception to the quality of the selected governing board members. The highly profiled members who disclosed this in separate interviews with newsmen during its second board meeting in Lagos on Friday noted that ‘The Delborough Lagos’ was not a one man business hence the assurance on sustaining the high standard they gave during the commissioning ceremony on Saturday 2nd December 2023 and stressed that the hotel will continue to answer to its slogan,…