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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it neutrlised several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the air strikes obliterated the terrorists’ hideouts, destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base in the region. He said that Tumbun Fulani and Tumbun Shitu were struck between Sept. 27 and Sept. 30 after confirmation of the terrorists’ activities which constituted a threat…
A boat carrying about 22 passengers on board from Kasabu village in Agwara local government area of Niger to Yauri in Kebbi has capsized. Alhaji Salihu Garba, overseeing Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Monday. He said that the agency received a report of the boat mishap that occurred on Monday between 11am and 12 pm. According to him, a survivor of the mishap said that the boat has about 22 passengers on board. He said that search and rescue operations was ongoing by…
By Kamil Opeyemi Leaders of the Nigerian Labour and the Trade Union Congress have agreed with the government to suspend the commencement of their planned nationwide indefinite strike. The agreement was reached today after representatives of both the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress again met with the government to harmonize their positions. The labour Suspended the Proposed Indefinite Strike For 30-Days, according to the Minister of Labour And Employment Simon Lalong. NPO Reports that the organised labour was billed to commence an indefinite strike in the country on Tuesday. See the MOU Signed by Both Parties Leading to…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Chicago State University on Monday complied with a court order to release the academic records of the Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was a request by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar. NPO Reports that the United States District Court of Illinois had given an order in which it gave the university till today to release the academic records of the Nigerian president who submitted that he attended and graduated from the institution. Tinubu had declined to release his academic records, insisting that they were private…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked a news publication in an online media ( Not NPOReports) alleging non-establishment of testing laboratory for food fortification. A statement by NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Monday stated that the attention of the agency was drawn to the Sept. 30 publication by “Flowerbud NEWS” in respect of the subject matter. Akintola stated that the publication claimed that this assertion was made by The Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) in collaboration with the Civil Society Legislative Advisory Centre (CSLAC) and…
By Halimah Olamide Music promoter and talent manager Tunji Balogun also called TeeBillz has incurred the wrath of many internet users on Monday after he asked Nigerians not to throw away boss of Marlian Music, Naira Marley over the Mohbad death. TeeBillz said Naira Marley had invested in the late singer Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad saying the death of the singer should not be used to run Naira Marley out of business. In a post on his Instagram account which he however deleted, TeeBillz, who was husband to popular singer Tiwa Savage, asked Nigerians to consider the investments…
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Samuel Aniebonem, of St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Awka, Anambra, allegedly detained by the police, have regained his freedom. Aniebonem was detained by the police, alongside other persons over claims of being members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) on September 27. Mazi Chris Mocha, MASSOB Director of Information, disclosed their release in a press statement made available to journalists in Awka on Monday. The release stated that seven other persons, allegedly detained by the police alongside Aniebonem, have also regained their freedom. Mocha stated that those freed alongside the…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beef, tomatoes, beans, garri, yam and other food items increased in August. It made the declaration in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for August 2023 issued in Abuja. The report stated that while the average price of 1kg of boneless beef was N2,141.18 in August 2022, it increased by 30.75 per cent to N2,799.51 in August 2023. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg of boneless beef increased by 1.50 per cent in August from the N2,758.13 recorded in July 2023,’’ the report stated. It added that the average price of 1kg…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has approved the appointment of Prof. Jake Dan-Azumi as his Chief of Staff. The appointment, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Mr Musa Krishi, takes effect from Oct17. Dan-Azumi is to take over from Mr. Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, the Acting Chief of Staff to the Speaker, who is taking another appointment. Smart became the Acting Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, following the expiration of his tenure as the Chief of Staff to the Speaker in…
By Kamil Opeyemi Vehicles and other valuable properties were burnt when gunmen suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) on Monday unleashed terror in Ebonyi State. The attack according to the state’s PPRO, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, occured in Ezzamgbo, Ohaukwu local government area of the state, along the Enugu-Abakaliki expressway. She stated, however, that no life was lost during the attack. “On Oct. 2, armed men, suspected to be IPOB/ESN members in a sienna car attacked commuter buses, tricycles and motorcycles at Ezzangbo junction. “They burnt down three commuter buses, four motorcycles and…