The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said its Base in Kaduna was never attacked by terrorists, contrary to the social media reports. In a statement, the Director Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the speculation was the handiwork of merchants of fake news. He said occupants of the Base […]
The Office of the Auditor-General of the Federation has issued seven queries on the audited accounts of the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2017. The queries include standalone financial statements, non-current assets (depreciation, addition to fixed assets, property, plant and equipment, and interest in joint ventures), current assets (cash and cash equivalent, trapped fund in Enterprise […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the danger posed by illicit drugs is worse than the impact of insurgency, banditry and other threats to the nation’s stability. The president stated this on Saturday during the launch of War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), an initiative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to commemorate the United Nations […]
Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Owerri The Nigerian union of journalists, Imo state chapter has berated the commissioner for information, Declan Emelumba for disowning a Punch reporter, Chidiebube Okeoma. This was contained in a statement by the union’s chairman, Commrade Precious Nwadike. He said, “The latest release by the Imo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. […]
Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, has tried to take over the Nigerian Air Force base in Kaduna on Saturday morning, FIJ has learnt. An Air Force offiicial told FIJ that as of 6 am on Saturday, a gunfight between the terrorists and military personnel that lasted for close to two hours was ongoing. The […]
THE University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has said that it is yet to take any decision against Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student who, on Thursday, publicly recounted how she stabbed her lover, Super TV CEO, Mr Usifo Ataga, to death some days earlier in the Lekki area of Lagos. Chidinma, 21, narrated […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has seized 646.23 kilograms of hard drugs and arrested 60 drug suspects in Imo State between January and June 2021. The seized drugs are Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and tramadol while the suspects arrested were between the ages of 17 and 60 years. Briefing […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will comply with a high court judgement that dismissed the sacking of the Anambra state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) executives. A federal high court in Abuja on June 9 dismissed three applications filed by the national office of the PDP and two others. The applications sought to […]
Operatives of the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State police command have arrested a fourteen-man gang of kidnappers over the abduction of a student of the Crown Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti. Tribune Online gathered that the student identified as Akiode Akinyemi was kidnapped in his hostel last week Saturday around 10am and was whisked away […]
No fewer than 11 travellers have been confirmed dead while 22 others sustained various injuries in an accident that occurred in front of Ayedaade Local Government secretariat on Saturday night. The Nation gathered that 33 people were involved in an accident that occurred along the Gbongan-Ibadan expressway around 9:05pm. Our correspondent learnt that the accident […]
