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NAF launches Operation Rattle Snake, neutralises insurgents in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force, through the Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has launched “Operation Rattle Snake” against terrorists’ elements in the North East Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Daramola said the Air Interdiction Operation, which commenced on Tuesday
Five killed in jihadist attack on Somali hotel
Five people including three civilians were killed when jihadist militants stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, police said Wednesday, adding that all five attackers had also died after an hours-long siege. The attack on Tuesday evening, claimed by the Islamist group al-Shabaab, took place at a hotel in Mogadishu popular with politicians, army officers and
Trump pays $2m in damages to charities after court ruling
Donald Trump on Tuesday paid $2 million in damages as part of a settlement overuse of his former charity to further his political and business interests — the latest item on the US president’s list of legal woes. Trump had been accused of using foundation funds to settle lawsuits, promote his Trump-branded hotels, and for
Sacked Ondo workers reject reinstatement offer
Peter Dada, Akure A few days after the Ondo State Government announced that it had reabsorbed the sacked 59 workers of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, into the state civil service, the affected workers, on Tuesday, rejected the government gesture. The 59 workers, who were teachers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Staff Primary and Secondary
FG defends $22.7bn loan, admits debt service budget high
Nike Popoola and Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Federal Government has said Nigeria cannot service its debts with the current revenue generation capacity. The government insisted that debt to Gross Domestic Products ratio is still within the threshold but admitted that the debt to revenue ratio is high. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab
Phenomenon of spiritual corruption in Nigeria
Jide Ojo Nigeria is a very religious society no doubt. Churches, mosques and shrines dot the country’s landscape. The atheist population in Nigeria is very insignificant as many of the citizens are adherents of Christianity, Islam or African Indigenous Religions. Our religiosity reflects not only in our modes of worship but also in our names
Darkness persists as 10 power plants remain dormant
An emergency intervention scheme conceived 15 years ago to tackle the nation’s electricity woes has yet to deliver the goods as the power plants built with billions of taxpayers’ money continue to underperform, ’FEMI ASU writes Irked by the poor electricity generation in the country, the government of President Olusegun Obasanjo began the process of
An Open Letter to Buhari on police ‘checkpoints’ (1)
Chuks Iloegbunam Dear Mr. President, Travelling from Lagos to Anambra State on November 9, 2019, I counted 67 “checkpoints” mostly manned by armed men of the Police Mobile Force along the 371-kilometre stretch from Sagamu to Asaba. Travelling the same route again on Thursday, November 28, 2019, I counted 64 “checkpoints”. I was on each
BDC operator defrauds customers of $50m, N22m
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A Bureau De Change operator, Jude Muomah, was on Tuesday arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for allegedly defrauding two of his customers of $50.02m and N22m. It was gathered that Muomah defrauded one Ngozi Ifenyinwa and Ekwueme Onyebuchi of the sums on the pretext of helping them send the
Forgive me, Fayose begs aggrieved Ekiti PDP members
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday, sought understanding and genuine reconciliation among all leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state in the interest of repositioning the party for future elections. The leaders, who appear to be in different camps, included himself; Senator Biodun Olujimi; former
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