Nigerian Army kills top Boko Haram commander, Ari Gana, 5 others in Borno ambush
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 144 Battalion in collaboration with hybrid forces have reportedly neutralised a top commander of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, otherwise known as Boko Haram. The terrorist leader, Ari Gana, and five of his bodyguards were reportedly killed in Borno, northeast Nigeria. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and […]
Lagdo Dam release wreaking havoc, Edo group laments
The Edo Concerned Stakeholders Development Initiative has sounded the alarm over the continuous plight of the people of Edo State due to the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. The ECSDI President, Oluwafemi Idiakhoa, in a statement on Monday, expressed concern that the situation in Edo State was often under-reported, despite the […]
MohBad And I Had Misunderstandings But I Never Fought Nor Attacked Him – Naira Marley
Popular Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola popularly known Naira Marley, who has been a subject of public outrage over the death of fellow musician and former signee, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba aka Mohbad, has denied having a hand in Mohbad’s death. Naira Marley is the owner of Marlian Music, the record label that formerly signed the late […]
Knocks as FG, Zamfara govt trade words over alleged negotiation with terrorists
The Federal Government has been criticized over an accusation levelled against it by the Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, regarding negotiation with terrorists. In the past couple of years, Zamfara State has been one of the states suffering from terrorists’ activities. Banditry, which metamorphosed into full-fledged terrorism, had found a thriving ground in Zamfara State, […]
Rivers monarch hails Tinubu for Ogoni clean-up
The paramount ruler of the Nortem Bori community in Ogoni, King Lenu Tsaro-Igbara, has praised the administration of President Bola Tinubu for cleaning up the oil pollution from Ogoni land in Rivers State. Ogoni land, which is in present-day Rivers State, has a complex history of environmental degradation following decades of oil exploration and spillages. […]
Chicago academic record: US judge reviews Tinubu, Atiku’s legal row Monday
A United States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado, will on Monday review the controversy surrounding the Chicago State University’s academic documents of President Bola Tinubu which was put on hold on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had earlier secured an order for CSU to make the president’s academic records available to his […]
Submit illegal arms, weapons in your possession – Nigerian police warn citizens
The Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command has called on members of the public who have illegal and prohibited firearms in their possession to render such firearms to any nearby police station, area command or the state headquarters of the police. The command said it is part of efforts to tame the proliferation of firearms […]
External debt rises to N13tn over naira depreciation
Nigeria’s weak naira has pushed the country’s external debt up by N13.38tn; findings by The PUNCH have shown. Although the total external debt increased by $490m between the first quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2023, the value in naira increased significantly, according to data from the Debt Management Office. The main reason […]
Mohbad: Senate asks police to deepen probe
Senate has asked the Police to deepen investigation to ensure the circumstances surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba are unravelled. The Senate vowed to ensure that anyone found responsible for his death is brought to book. The Chairman Senate Committee on Creative Economy, Elisha Abbo, said this on Thursday when he led a delegation […]
Mohbad: Sympathisers ‘dispersed with teargas’ at Lekki tollgate
Protesters and fans of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad, were on Thursday night allegedly dispersed with teargas at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State. The protesters held a candlelight procession in honour of the late singer on Thursday. While announcing the protest on Monday night via the official X handle of the […]