The air component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) has reportedly killed at least 70 ISWAP fighters in air strikes across the southern Lake Chad region. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the missiles were shot on November 5, targeting camps led by Usman Russia, a “notorious ISWAP commander”. […]
The First Lady Remi Tinubu has refuted claims that she is organising a national prayer over the country’s economic challenges. Claims were making the rounds on several platforms that the First Lady in conjunction with others was planning a prayer session for the country. But Busola Kukoyi, the spokesperson to the First Lady, has described […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Nigeria, with 4.6 percent of cases, and seven other countries, accounted for more than two-thirds of the global total tuberculosis (TB) burden. The other countries are India (26%), Indonesia (10%), China (6.8%), the Philippines (6.8%), Pakistan (6.3%), Bangladesh (3.5%) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (3.1%). According to the […]
The Kwara State Government has restricted some categories of vehicles from making use of Ahmadu Bello Way, GRA, Ilorin, the state capital. The state Ministry of Works and Transport issued the restriction notice on Friday, November 8, 2024, with an order to Kwara State Traffic Management Agency (KWARTMA) to commence enforcement with immediate effect. Some […]
The United Nations Human Rights Office says nearly 70 percent of verified fatalities from Israel’s continuous bombardment of Gaza are women and children. The agency stated this in a report published on Friday. The report contains a detailed analysis of the effect of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip from November 2023 to April 2024. […]
The video which shows the United States president-elect, Donald Trump, inviting an ex-Nigerian minister, Engr. Bello Mustafa, to join him in planning America’s budget on his return to the White House, has been circulating on Facebook, X, and in many WhatsApp groups since Saturday morning. Engr Bello Mustafa is a former Nigerian minister of Commerce in […]
The former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The embattled former anti-graft chief was arrested days ago for allegedly recording over 400 sex tapes involving the wives of prominent figures in the country. This scandal surfaced during […]
Bandits’ attack on Mera community in the Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State, has claimed the lives of 15 residents, in what has been described as the latest tragic incident to befall the state. The attack was confirmed by the Deputy Governor, Abubakar Umar Tafida, who expressed condolences to the victims’ families. During his […]
Approximately 37 per cent of employed Nigerians are now earning less than N100,000 per month in 2024, representing a 42 per cent increase from the 26 per cent recorded last year, according to the PiggyVest 2024 Savings Report. The report highlights a significant rise in those reporting no income or earnings below the N100,000 threshold. […]
US prosecutors announced charges on Friday in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump. The foiled assassination plot was allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to avenge the death of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020 in a US strike ordered by then-president Trump, the Justice Department […]
