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65 days after the terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, the Nigerian military has announced the arrest of some suspects linked with the incident.The Chief of Defence Staff, General LUCKY IRABOR disclosed this during a parley with news editors and media executives at the Defence Headquarters.General IRABOR said the arrest was conducted via joint operations with other security and intelligence agencies, adding that the suspects will be paraded after t...

Team Nigeria has continued to receive rave commendations following their record breaking 12 gold medals at the just concluded common wealth games in Birmingham, United Kingdom.Team Nigeria won a total of 35 medals with several athletes breaking and setting new records including TOBI AMUSAN in the women's 100 meters hurdles, ESE BRUME in the women's long jump and the women's 4 by 100 meters team who set a new African record.President Buhari thank...

The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed September 7, for the hearing of a legal suit seeking the disqualification of BOLA AHMED TINUBU, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), from contesting the 2023 elections for allegedly presenting the forged certificate. Justice AHMED MOHAMMED fixed the hearing, just as it granted an ex-parte order for substituted service on TINUBU who had invaded personal service of court...

Bakers, under the aegis of the Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria, have warned of yet another hike in prices of bread due to the skyrocketing cost of baking materials. President of the association, EMMANUEL ONUORAH, disclosed this to newsmen stating that the recent developments in the global marketplace had not translated into a better operating environment for local bakers. ...

Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU has said that the okada ban in some local government areas of the state has led to a direct reduction in crime.Governor SANWO-OLU while featuring on a monitored programme noted that the okada ban has been effective, with less reports of criminal activities in the areas where the ban is in force.The Governor also added that the okada ban has led to a reduction in cases of accidents and auto crashes that were directly caused by mot...

The inspector General of police, USMAN ALKALI BABA has assured Nigerians of improvement in the nation’s security architecture. IGP ALKALI BABA made the statement while reacting to the attack on the Assistant Inspector General of police in charge of Zone 12AUDU ADAMU MADAKI and his orderly. ALKALI BABA explained that AIG MADAKI refused to use his polic...

The Federal Government has revealed it will generate about 160.46 billion naira from excise duty on telecommunication services in 2023. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission, the combined revenue of operators in the GSM, Fixed Wired, and Internet Service Providers was 3.21 trillion naira in 2021.  Reports state that the amount assumes that the revenue of the tel...

The Air Force has announced the deployment of some senior officers and the appointment of new Branch Chiefs with the order to resume office from today.Air Force spokesperson, Air Commodore EDWARD GABKWET in a statement said the moves were approved by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal OLADAYO AMAO.Air Marshal AMAO reminded them of the need to seek effective means of deploying the resources at their disposal in line...

The Minister of Agriculture, MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR, has said today that in spite of the protracted security challenge in the country, food production has not dropped. Speaking during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, the minister acknowledged that the insurgency, inhibiting farmers from accessing their farms, particularly in the North-West, North-East, and North-Central, is a concern for the Federal Government...

The federal executive council has approved the sum of 2.59billion dollars for the Badagry Deep Seaport Project which will run under a Public-Private Partnership. The Minister of Transportation MU’AZU SAMBO said the project will be concessioned to a private firm for a period of 45 years before reverting to the Federal government. The Minister said the investment will help create jobs and ...