How police, army foiled kidnap attempts …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Police operatives in Katsina State, in collaboration with soldiers, have foiled two different kidnap attempts and rescued six victims. ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the Public Relations Officer of the Katsina Police Command, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. He said that on … Read more
Nigeria Must Remain Giant Of Africa, Tinubu Tasks Armed Forces …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> President Bola Tinubu has charged the armed forces to engage the nation’s adversaries with more military gallantry and sophistication, saying Nigeria must maintain its status as the giant of Africa. Tinubu gave the charge yesterday in Kaduna at the combined passing … Read more
‘We’ll teach you a lesson’, Wike mocks Fubara camp …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Ahead of the October 5 local government election in the state, Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has mocked supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All-Peoples Party (APP) After Wike’s loyalists … Read more
Nigeria Loses 50% Of Agricultural Produce Post-Harvest – FAO …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A food system/nutrition specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Ibrahim Ishaka, has revealed that Nigeria loses around 50 per cent of its agricultural products along the food supply chain. Mr Ishaka disclosed this in an interview … Read more
The Threat Of Earth Tremors …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Residents of Mpape and its environs were recently thrown into panic over vibrations from multiple earth tremors that rocked the suburb on the outskirts of Abuja. Triggered by forces responsible for the earthquake, the 3.2-magnitude tremor, which resulted in widespread anxiety among the residents, was reported … Read more
EFCC To Arraign Ex-Governor Ishaku On Monday …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may arraign former Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, over an alleged N27 billion fraud on Monday. EFCC sources said yesterday that Ishaku, who is entitled to administrative bail when he meets the conditions by the EFCC, would have … Read more
Nepal dam-building spree powers electric vehicle boom …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Kathmandu is ground zero of an incipient transport revolution set to see the clapped out cars that clog its traffic-snarled streets make way for emissions-free alternatives. Photo: Prakash MATHEMA / AFPSource: AFP Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli’s decision to buy an electric cab would have … Read more
Obi Blames Insecurity In Africa On Poverty, Corruption …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said the security challenges facing Africa are closely tied to poverty, with more than 50 per cent of the population living in multidimensional poverty. Speaking at an international dialogue in … Read more
Notorious Boko Haram Terrorist Surrenders To Troops …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A notorious Boko Haram terrorist identified as Bochu Abacha has surrendered to troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) deployed in Kukawa local government area of Borno State. A statement by the chief military information officer, Lt-Col Olaniyi Osoba, said Bochu, a key … Read more
You Owe Us Over N15bn, Tour Operators Tell NAHCON …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Tour Operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators in Nigeria (AHUON) has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to stop misleading Nigerians about the Saudi 2025 Hajj calendar, to portray AHUON as the body frustrating the … Read more