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Photo credit: Zagazola Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued not less than 900 captives during an intrusion into insurgents’ enclaves in Sambisa Forest, Northeast, Nigeria. Photo by Zagazola The soldiers killed a top Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist, Adamu Ngulde, and 23 other terrorist during the operation. Northeast is the hotbed …

Armed police personnel on Thursday morning took over the state secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia located at Finbars Road, Umuahia. The security agents prevented staff and visitors from accessing the premises, citing orders from above. When contacted, the Publicity Secretary of PDP, Hon. Fabian Nwankwo, said …

Linus, Matthew The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has denied involvement in the killing of Master Warrant Officer, Audu Linus and his fiancée, Private Gloria Mathew. The couple were shot and beheaded by gunmen on their way to Imo State. The group described the act as abominable in Igbo land, …

Telecom Telecom subscribers in Nigeria, have risen up against the request of operators to hike call and SMS charges by 40 per cent, noting that it’s insensitive. The subscribers noted that the planned hike was absurd and reflected insensitivity on the part of the operators on the plight of telecom …

  The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has threatened to sue Media Houses which carried the story that he admitted to committing crime while he lived in the United States of America. The Governor has been in the eyes of the storm after an online medium published, with documents, …

L-R: Nyesom Wike and Farah Dagogo. Governor Nyesom Wike has been issued a 48-hour ultimatum to order the release of a Niger Delta militant-turned-politician who was arrested by the Rivers State police command on Thursday. Farah Dagogo, the federal lawmaker representing Degema/Bonny in the House of Representatives, was reportedly arrested …

Nigeria’s former Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji, has revealed two factors that world eliminate the country’s power crisis. Nnaji said during a briefing in Enugu on Friday that allowing states to manage power generation is one of the decisions that will improve power supply. He also said that power generation …

Elon Musk Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, on Thursday, sold about $4 billion worth of Tesla stock in a sale that is likely going toward financing his purchase of Twitter. In an SEC filing on Thursday, it was revealed that the Tesla CEO sold 4.4 million shares on Tuesday and Wednesday, …

 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission invited the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Dr Ahmed Adeagbo, and another official of the hospital over an allegation of fraud of N176 million COVID-19 intervention fund. Our correspondent gathered that ICPC, the Osogbo branch, Osun …

David Mark The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) screening committee is, today, Friday, screening presidential hopefuls on its platform. Among those being screened are Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former vice president; Bukola Saraki, former senate president; Peter Obi, former Anambra State governor; Anyim Pius Anyim, former senate president; Dele Momodu, media personality. …