UMUAHIA—Soldiers of the 144 Battalion, stationed at Ariaria junction, along the Enugu–Port Harcourt expressway, yesterday, allegedly killed 16 gunmen who engaged them in a fierce gun battle. A military source, however, said it was a joint operation of the Nigerian Army and police which led to the death of about 16 gunmen who were operatives of the Eastern Security Network, ESN. The source said hundreds of security operatives on Tuesday night launched a heavy attack on the camp of the ESN in Aba, Abia State, killing no fewer than 16 of them and injuring others. It was gathered that the…
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The Presidency, on Wednesday, insisted that there is no rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the duo have a very strong commitment to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Nigerian people. “Recent reports of a rift between the two leaders of our party are false; the handiwork of some media mischief makers”, he stated. Shehu accused the media of creating controversies and provisiding a nexus for naysayers who work behind the scenes planting such stories which are absolutely false. The aide said the administration was aware of pessimists…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) have explained how northern governors were materialistic to banditry that is now disturbing every part of the country. Spokesman of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Saleh Hassan, said pressure from governors turned some herdsmen into bandits. Hassan said herders, who lost their cattle and businesses, resorted to banditry in the North. Prior to the resurgence of banditry, herders have been on the loose. Across Nigeria, the crisis between herders and farmers have lingered. Amid the crisis, banditry surfaced in some Northern parts of the country. States like Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Katsina and Kaduna States…
The earlier released list of members of the APC contact and strategy committee which was 61 has been updated to 85. The new list now has some other chieftain of the party from Oyo, Niyi Akintola SAN and former council chair, Abass Najeemdeen Bolaji as member of the committee ahead of the 2023 election. The decision, according to the party, is towards achieving its desired goal of retaining the reigns of governance beyond 2023. The committee is saddled with the responsibility of making contacts and formulating strategies aimed at better repositioning the party towards the 2023 election. UPDATED LIST OF…
Minister of Youth and sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, NFF President Mr. Pinnick Amaju, and former Green Eagles player, Segun Odegbami and others will be charting a new course for Nigerian football business at the Football Stakeholders Forum. The event slated for the 26th of March, 2021 will be at the Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Oloyo Village, Akanran, Ibadan, Oyo state. According to a statement by the Director of Grassroots sports Development, Dr. Ademola Are, the event which will be attended by football stakeholders is to deliberate on how to leverage on the untapped business opportunities in Nigerian Football.…
The Paramount ruler of the Iwo Kingdom, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged Yoruba people across the country to root for Yoruba presidency instead of calling for secession. He described the agitators of secession and calling for the formation of the Oodua nation, saying it is just a dream and the project is dead on arrival at this period of the nation. The first-class traditional ruler from Osun State accompanied by his colleague, Akire of Ikire-Ile, Oba Abdulazeez Olatubosun Adebamiji, disclosed this while addressing Yoruba leaders in Sokoto State on a three-day visit to the state. He called on Yoruba…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Wednesday, announced the commencement of registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry. The organisation, however, said for any person to be registered for the UTME/DE, such candidate must supply their National Identity Number.The Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the announcement in a statement in Abuja. He said, “The Governing Board of JAMB met at its meeting of March 22, 2021 and decided that for any person to be registered for the UTME/DE, he/she must supply his/her NIN. It is, therefore, mandatory for participation in…
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The South West Agenda (SWAGA) group has revealed there was a gentleman agreement between the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) the latter in the south would produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor while forming the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014. SWAGA vice chairman, Senator Adesoji Akanbi, disclosed this in a chat with The Nation on Wednesday. Akanbi, who represented Oyo South at the Senate between 2015 and 2019, said leaders of both blocs, which were the major collaborators in the APC, had the gentleman agreement but said it was not documented in black…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday said he was convinced that enemies of Nigeria are the brains behind the mayhem that happened at Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. Makinde stated this during a visit to the market. It would be recalled that there was mayhem and carnage a couple of weeks ago in the market with goods worth millions of naira destroyed. He said:”When the incident at Shasa happened, I was convinced that it is the handiwork of people that don’t mean good for this country. We want as many people that can…
