Five people, including a child, were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, state-run media disclosed on Friday, 23 August, 2024. Lebanon’s National News Agency, NNA, said an Israeli drone struck a house in the town of Aita al-Jabal with two guided missiles, killing two people, including a seven-year-old child. An earlier Israeli strike on the town of Tayer Harfa killed three people, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The pro-Iranian Hezbollah movement announced the death of three of its fighters but did not specify where or when. Meanwhile, Lebanese security sources, however, said they died in the strike…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
A former head coach of the Sweden national team, Janne Andersson has revealed he held talks with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the vacant Super Eagles coaching job. The NFF are still searching a new head coach for the Super Eagles over two months after former international winger, Finidi George left the post. Andersson, has reportedly agreed to coach the three-time African champions. The experienced tactician expressed his desire to manage the Super Eagles. “It’s a huge footballing nation. I can confirm that I have had a dialogue with the Nigeria Football Federation,” he told Swedish newspaper, Expressen. “It’s a…
The Nigerian military has disclosed that its troops have foiled oil theft valued at N846m in the South-South region. The Director of Defence, Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, who made this disclosure through a statement, said the troops also neutralized 171 terrorists and arrested 302 others. Buba added that a total of 25 perpetrators of oil theft were arrested, and 134 kidnapped hostages rescued. According to the statement, troops recovered 84 assorted weapons and 1,499 assorted ammunition consisting of one PKT gun, one G3 rifle, 3 AK-49 rifles, 44 AK-47 rifles, 10 fabricated rifles, 18 dane guns, 10 pump action…
The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Manasseh Hamza Bello (a.k.a Domingos Pereira) before Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna and arraigned the duo of Muhammad Ibn Muhammad and Baba Dennis Ndong before the same judge for multiple fraud. Bello was prosecuted on a one-count charge bordering on impersonation. The charge reads: “That you Manasseh Hamza Bello (a.k.a Domingos Pereira) (M), sometime in 2024 at Kaduna within the jurisdiction of this honorable court, committed an offence, to wit: falsely presenting yourself as Domingos Pereira (a white man) on Facebook (an online social media application), which…
Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed that a 40-year-old woman (name withheld) set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Dutse on Friday, 23 August, 2024, said the woman, who resides in Garin Mallam village, poured petrol on her body and set it on fire. “On Thursday, at about 0740 hours, the command received heartbreaking and pitiful news of an incident from Guri, which indicated that a 40-year-old woman at Garin Mallam village poured petrol…
Comptroller General of Immigration (CGI), Kemi Nandap has dismantled all unauthorized checkpoints along Nigeria’s border posts. Nandap, however ordered routine patrols to completely forestall dangerous and unauthorized elements from entering into the country. She equally ordered the immediate submission of audit reports on manpower and logistics. A statement on Friday by the spokesman of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kenneth Udo said the CGI gave the order at a meeting with Comptrollers of Border Commands and Commanders at the Service Headquarters in Abuja. According to him, the decision is aimed at ensuring efficient border security and migration management which are…
The Federal Government is currently planning to push for 30 percent youth inclusion in government in the country. Speaking at the commemoration of the International Youth Day in Abuja, Minister for Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio disclosed that efforts were ongoing to enact a law that will guarantee a 30 per cent inclusion of youth in government in Nigeria. At the event organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, with the theme “Forging the Future: Youth-Led MSMEs Innovating with Digital Solutions to Secure Sustainable Growth, Global Trade, and…
The Managing Director, of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Engr Freeborn Okhirie has commended the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for standing tall in the protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI) including numerous arrests of Suspects with vandalized Railway Slippers and other gadgets. He however noted that despite these efforts to salvage the NRC from economic saboteurs, the Corporation still suffer losses through vandalism of its installations across the country. Freeborn stated this while on a courtesy call to the office of the NSCDC Commandant General, Dr. Ahmed Audi in Abuja. He expressed worries that some Rail tracks…
The United States has said the idea of establishing a military base in Nigeria was never on the table. Speaking to journalists on what is next line of action for US government after scrapping it military base in Niger as an aftermath of Nigerien government calling for it as a fallout of worldwide criticism of military take over of democratically elected government in the West African country, the Department of Defense West Africa Coordination Element Lead, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).Maj. Gen. Kenneth Ekman said though it was natural for anyone to suspect that Nigeria would have been the natural destination…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Health, Dr. Salma Ibrahim Annas has revealed that only Borno State has implemented the 30% bonus allowance for health personnel working in rural areas. The bonus, which is 30% of the total monthly pay, is paid to all rural health workers in Borno, and it aims to improve their welfare and motivate them to provide quality health care services to the people. Speaking during a visit to Maiduguri on Thursday, 22 August, 2024, she said: “We are here, sir, to first appreciate all the work you have been doing in the…