The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said troops eliminated 1,166 terrorists and apprehended 1,096 suspects in 29 days across the country. 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 said the troops also rescued 721 kidnapped hostages. He said the troops also recovered 391 weapons, 15,234 ammunitions comprising 208 AK-47 rifles, 54 locally fabricated guns, 53 Dane guns, 36 pump-action guns, and 10,452 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo within the month. Others, according to him, are 1,991 rounds of 7.62mm NATO, 293…
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed confidence that the party will win the September 21 Edo governorship election. Ganduje made the declaration on Thursday in Kano while receiving the leadership of the State Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, led by its Chairman, Aminu Garko. According to him, a political machinery has been put in place to pave the way for a landslide victory of the party’s candidate. He expressed belief that their campaign was in high spirits, adding that they were getting ready for the election to recover the state.…
Ogun State government has urged relevant stakeholders to join hands for the successful mobilisation and implementation of the upcoming Integrated Measles Campaign slated September 21 to 25, 2024. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Waheed Adesina, made the call in Abeokuta, during the State Social Mobilisation and Technical Committee, S-SOMTEC meeting, organised by the Ministry, in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF. Adesina stated that the campaign was part of the state government’s efforts in partnering with donor agencies, to safeguard children’s health through vaccine-preventable diseases, saying the well-being of mothers and survival of their children were…
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The draw for the league phase of the new Champions League have been conducted. This year, the competition will begin with a ‘Swiss-style’ league phase rather than the group stage to which fans had become accustomed. Also, 36 teams will take part rather than the usual 32. The league phase will finish at the end of January instead of the usual December. Then the top eight sides will then qualify automatically for the knockout stages, while the teams that finish in ninth to 24th place will be drawn in a two-legged play-off to secure a place in the last 16…
Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has reportedly agreed a €350,000-a-deal contract with Chelsea. This is according to UEFA accredited sports journalist, Oma Akatugba. Akatugba claims that Osimhen initially demanded €500,000-a-week to make the move. He however insisted that the deal is not yet wrapped up amid interest from Saudi Arabia. Akatugba wrote on X on Thursday: “The Victor Osimhen transfer saga seems to be leaning toward a move to Chelsea. “According to my sources — not Victor or anyone from his camp — as of 11pm. last night, he agreed to a weekly wage of €350,000 with Chelsea. “Initially, he sought…
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF has condemned the killing of Superintendent of Police (SP) Halliru Liman by a military personnel at a checkpoint in Kebbi State, describing the incident as “alarming and unacceptable”. A statement released by the Zamfara State Police Command identified the alleged shooter as Hassan, a soldier attached to OPHD Sector 6 in the Dan Marke area of Bukkuyum, Zamfara State. Despite SP Liman identifying himself as a police officer, Hassan reportedly shot him in the head, causing his immediate death. The incident occurred on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am, as SP Liman, the…
Nigeria’s D’Tigress jumped four places in the latest ranking released by the Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) on Thursday. D’Tigress are now ranked the eighth best team in the world. Rena Wakama’s side’s rise is connected with their outstanding display in the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The African champions defeated top ranked teams Australia and Canada in the group stage. They also made history as the first African team to make it to the quarter-finals of the Olympics. D’Tigress bowed out gallantly to holders United States of America in the last-eight. No African…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, said it has uncovered a popular supermarket in Nigeria that inflates the price of its imported products by 500 percent. The Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Tunji Bello disclosed this on Thursday at a stakeholders meeting on exploitative pricing held in Abuja. He explained that a fruit blender called Ninja was displayed on the shelf of a supermarket in Texas United States at $89 (roughly N140,000), and the same product was displayed in a popular supermarket at Victoria Island in Lagos State for N944,999. According to him, the Commission has resolved to take…
The Nigerian government has deliberately crippled its anti-corruption agencies with policies and practices that encourage graft within its ranks, especially as it relates to auditing its agencies, says anti-corruption advocates. They have now tasked the government to dismantle the obvious criminal enterprise of corrupt individuals and their accomplices within the corridors of power. Prof Tawfic Ladam, the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, who noted the challenges working against the corruption fight in Nigeria, insisted that the government must strengthen its constitutional anti-corruption institutions, including the code of conduct bureau and tribunal as well as the…