Residents of Birnin Gwari, one of the local government areas affected mainly by banditry in Kaduna state, have commended the joint security operations in communities and forests in the axis. This is coming as the Nigerian military sustained aerial bombardments of identified terrorists’ enclaves while the ground troops eliminated bandits during clearing operations. A defence intelligence source told PRNigeria that over 70 bandits were eliminated in one month of intensive joint military operations with the support of local vigilantes. “Apart from the air strikes that killed motorcycle-riding terrorists, the ground troops, with the support of sister security agencies and vigilantes,…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, for defrauding church members and other Nigerians using fake grants from the Ford Foundation to the tune of N1. 319 billion. Ebonyi was arrested for defrauding his victims, comprising Non Governmental Organisations, NGOs and individuals by advertising an intervention project through his NGO (Theobarth Global Foundation) claiming that the Ford Foundation was offering a grant of $20 billion to assist the less-privileged in the society. He allegedly beguiled his victims to subscribe as beneficiaries of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is working in collaboration with the United States Department of States and international management consultancy firm, Deloitte, to meet its net-zero carbon goals by embarking on a project aimed at reducing the emission of methane and other greenhouse gases from its upstream operations. The project which is at its conceptual stage was the focus of a three-day Technical Assistance on Oil & Gas Sector Global Methane Abatement and Decarbonisation Workshop which kicked off at the PTDF Tower, in Abuja, on Monday. The workshop, which was a follow-up on an earlier one held…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A four year- old girl identified as Faridat Shittu, her uncle, grandparents are currently in a critical condition at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) after a cooking gas explosion ravaged a three-storey building in Lagos on Sunday, 4 February, 2024. The incident occurred in a building along Odubanwo Street, off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area of the state. It was gathered that the grandmother was frying meat when the oil caught fire, just as efforts to douse the fire were said to have failed as it led to the explosion of…
Concerned about rampant cases of banditry and terrorism in Northern Nigeria, the Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has advocated the establishment of a Regional Security Outfit as obtained in the south to complement the efforts of the military and police. The Chairman of AEF, an economic think-tank of intellectuals and business entrepreneurs of Northern Nigeria, Mallam Ibrahim Yahaya Dandakata, noted that the path to success for the North lies in creating an enabling environment where people can live peacefully, and businesses thrive smoothly, which is by tackling the issue of insecurity head-on. He pointed out that for too long, insecurity has…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Ogun State Police Command have confirmed that no fewer than four person died, just as eleven suspects in connection with the violent clashes were also arrested. According to the command, they were killed at different locations in Abeokuta, the state capital, at the weekend when members of rival cult groups engaged one another. The spokesperson of the state police command, Omolola Odutola confirmed the development during an interview she granted to Channels Television. According to her, those who died included: members of Aye, Eiye, and Buccaneer confraternities. The state police image-maker said one Seun Elewode, a member…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Veteran actor, Jimi Solanke, mostly addressed as Uncle Jimi, has passed on Monday, 5 February, 2024, just 59 days to his 82nd birthday. It was gathered that Solanke, a folk singer, poet, and playwright, passed on while he was being taken to the Babcock University Teaching Hospital from his country home at Ipara Remo, in Remo North Local Government Ogun State. He has been in and out of hospital since December until his death on Monday morning, 5 February, 2024. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State confirmed the death of the actor in a statement issued on Monday, 5…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Buckingham Palace has announced on Monday, 5 February, 2024, that King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,” the palace said in a statement. The statement, said that he had begun treatment, just as it added that the king “remains wholly positive” and “looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible”, it said. The statement said the ailment is not…
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has certainly found a new hobby to keep himself busy, having failed to achieve his lifelong ambition of becoming the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is increasingly carving for himself the role of opposition-in-chief to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his government. However, we notice that the former Vice-President, just like in his political contests, is also doing a poor job of it, offering pedestrian and uninformed interventions on our economy and other matters of public concerns. Atiku’s latest diatribe was another uncharitable commentary on the state of the economy and the efforts of…
It was gathered that the former governor died on Sunday, 4 February, 2024, while receiving treatment for a protracted illness in Saudi Arabia. It was equally gathered that Ibrahim would be buried in Saudi Arabia. Ibrahim, who was a former Senator representing Yobe East Senatorial District, died at the age of 75 years.