The Defence Headquarters has said a notorious terrorist kingpin in Jigawa State known as Mai Hijabi has been killed in an operation conducted during the week. This, the DHQ said, was part of its effort to destroy the fighting capacities of terror groups across the Northern parts of the country. The Director, Defence Media Operations, […]
Despite a Supreme Court ruling in July that granted financial autonomy to all 774 local governments in Nigeria, Charles Soludo, Anambra State governor, has introduced a new bill that would compel local governments in the state to remit a portion of the allocations they receive from the federal government into a state government-controlled consolidated account, FIJ reports. Titled “Anambra […]
A Senior Secondary School student of Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi, in Akoko North West area of Ondo state, Habib Salau, has been reportedly stabbed to death by a female colleague. Habid, according to sources, was stabbed by a female colleague, identified, as Sandra, following a scuffle. How I spent 24 years in prison for […]
The details of 31 million users have been exposed after Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine suffered a hack. Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library that offers millions of free books, movies, audio files, and billions of saved web pages in the Wayback Machine that would have been lost or deleted. An illicit pop-up on the […]
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, says he is disappointed in Nigerians for their seeming laid-back disposition to the economic hardship sweeping through the country. The former governor of Rivers bemoaned the rising cost of living in Nigeria, including the hike in the price of fuel, and spiralling food inflation. President Bola Tinubu’s “reforms” have […]
A Turkish Airlines plane heading to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York after the captain died on board. The plane took off from Seattle on Wednesday but was forced to divert after İlçehin Pehlivan, the 59-year-old pilot, fainted. Yahya Üstün, Turkish Airlines spokesperson, said the crew gave the pilot an emergency treatment on […]
Friday 10 October 2024 Senate faults govs’ fresh move on LG allocations Rivers CP visits razed LG secretariats as probe begins Lagos-Calabar Highway: Foreign investors decry $250m property demolition Army probes commander accused of diverting soldiers’ benefits Only 15% property owners have approvals – Lagos govt Bouncer arrested for allegedly stabbing suspected hoodlum to death […]
The Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has secured loans worth $6.45bn from the World Bank in just 16 months. The amount increased to the new figure following the recent approval of three new loans totalling $1.57bn from the World Bank for various projects in Nigeria and is expected to increase further […]
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has clarified that its visit was to inspect a property located at the premises of the National Open University Centre in Nsu Ehime Mbano Local Government Area, for the establishment of a skills acquisition center aimed at training persons of concern and youth from […]
The Nigerian Army has detained M.A. Sadiq, former commander of the 3 Brigade in Kano, over allegations of theft and mismanagement of palliatives. Sadiq allegedly diverted rice palliatives from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) intended for soldiers under his command. He is also accused of stealing official military equipment, including a MIKANO heavy-duty generator from the […]
