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The Nigerian Air Force says the air components of Operations Whirl Punch and Delta Safe on Saturday, knocked out terrorists’ hideouts in Niger and destroyed illegal oil refining sites in the Niger Delta. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Sunday, that 18 illegal refining sites were destroyed…

The immediate-past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Sunday, asked his counterpart in Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to come out of his hiding and answer his case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Bello has been having a running issue with the EFCC, which declared him wanted after he failed to show up…

The Economic Community of West African States has dispatched 40 observers to oversee the legislative and regional elections in Togo scheduled for April 29, 2024. The regional bloc announced this in a statement on Sunday. Led by former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, the observers include ambassadors, representatives from ECOWAS institutions, civil society members, media professionals,…

The House of Representatives is set to revisit some proposed alterations to the 1999 Constitution (as amended) either rejected by past parliaments, state Assemblies or not assented to by former Presidents. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu, disclosed this on Saturday while delivering his remarks at a joint retreat for the secretariats and…

President Bola Tinubu said, on Sunday, that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments. He said though the policy came with economic pains, it was in the best interest of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke at the Special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Upon assuming office last May,…

The Eselu of Iselu kingdom, in Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has said that the country is currently in dire need of genuine democracy and not state police, as being clamoured for by Nigerians. Furthermore, Oba Akinyemi urged President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with those agitating for the Yoruba…

No fewer than 50 widows were empowered at the 2023 edition of the Widows Support Programme held in Lagos State on Saturday. The programme was organised by His Heavenly Light Ministries. The convener and chief host, Reverend Cecelia Onitiri, cautioned against taking advantage of widows. Onitiri, who lamented cases of organising empowerment programmes to deceive…

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kay Farms Products Limited, Chief Kayode Rotimi Williams, has donated a blood bank refrigerator and 10 units of air conditioners to the General Hospital, Somolu, Lagos. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Babalola Ogungbemile, together with the management staff while receiving the items from Williams last week at the…

The Lagos State government has noted that land-grabbing laws in the state will be reviewed to meet new realities. The Coordinator at the Lagos State Special Task Force, Shomade Rukayat, said this while receiving the Lagos Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Public Petitions. The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr. Babajide Martins,…

The Chairman, Lagos House of Assembly  Committee on Environment (Parastatals), Rasheed Shabi, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to charge the Office of Drainage Services in the state to clear all drainage channels and ensure proper refuse disposal. The lawmaker made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. Shabi,…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it is considering the appropriate sanction for an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket, which came under the spotlight last week for discriminating against Nigerians. The acting Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, said the sanction which could either be a fine of N10m or 10 per…