The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says troops neutralised 39 terrorists, arrested 157 terrorists and rescued 109 Kidnap hostages across the country. The troops also arrested 16 suspected oil thieves and recovered stolen products worth over N7.8m. The director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this on Thursday during the …

The Imo Government on Wednesday commenced the distribution of 65,000 bags of rice to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal on the people. In a speech at the launch of the exercise in Owerri, Gov. Hope Uzodimma said the fuel subsidy removal was “one of the most quotient …

In line with the measures put up by his administration under the Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER), to mitigate the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, the Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has kicked off the food relief component of SAfER. The governor, who kicked off the …

Residents of Hallelujah estate in Osogbo, Osun state capital on Wednesday evening were in agony as two dogs devoured a five-year-old child. The cross breed dogs also descended on the mother after killing the child, injuring her on the buttock before residents in the scanty neighbourhood came to her rescue. …

A 21-year-old lady identified as Sukura Owodunni has allegedly been set ablaze by a pastor, Taiwo Odebiyi, when he was trying to perform deliverance on her at his Cherubim and Seraphim Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State. Reports gathered that the incident happened on …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has expelled 84 of its members for alleged anti-party activities. The party made this known on Wednesday in a statement signed by its State chairman, Tajudeen Lawal.   It stated that the decision was arrived at after the State Executive Committee constituted …

The Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its massive intervention projects across tertiary education institutions in the country. The Governor also urged the TETFund to establish e-library, entrepreneurship training centres in higher education institutions in the state. Kefas, who made the call …

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has hinted that the Bureau for Public Procurement has agreed to partner with the Fund to ensure due process and seamless project implementation across institutions. The partnership would ensure strong measures in place to curtail abuses of Public Procurement Acts on the discharge of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has presented more documents used in the March eighteen governorship election in Nasarawa. State INEC Head of Operations presented the documents when he appeared before the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the state capital on Wednesday.   At the resumed hearing of …

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has firmly condemned the ongoing coup attempt as a means to resolve the post-electoral crisis in Gabon. UN Spokesperson, Stephanie Dujarric disclosed this at a news conference on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York.   Gabonese military officers have canceled election results and dissolved state …