archiveJuly 2021

  A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said. The plane was carrying out surveillance near the town of Homburi in support of ground troops from...

The Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Mohammadu Buhari has revealed that only about 2.5 per cent of lands available for agricultural purposes in the country are utilised. He disclosed this while fielding questions from some journalists concerning the President’s Sallah message to the country, Tuesday at...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has described the arrest of Yoruba Nation activist, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho in Cotonou on Monday night, as evidence that the Federal Government had the capacity to end terrorism and banditry. The group made the stand in a statement issued on Tuesday by...

The Minister of Power, Alhaji Saleh Mammam, has promised that the Ministry of Power will improve electricity supply to Nigerians. Mamman soeaking with newsmen during the Eld-el-Kabir celebration in Jalingo said that communities that were underserved would enjoy adequate service soonest. He also assured those communities who had not been...

  President Muhammad Buhari, on Tuesday, in Daura donated N1million, two cows and 20 bags of rice to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State.Mr. Alex Obemeata, NYSC’s spokesperson in Katsina, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the President’s...

  Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, The PUNCH has learnt. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a top source familiar with the matter told The Punch correspondent. Igboho was arrested by the security...

 Transaction on the Nigerian stock market closed on a positive note ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration with a marginal growth of 0.01 per cent.Specifically, the All-Share Index rose by 5.47 per cent to close at 37,952.65 against 37,947.18 achieved on Friday. Similarly, the market capitalisation rose by two billion naira...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has partnered with some cyber security stakeholders to launch a new cyber awareness campaign tagged ‘#NoGoFallMaga’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the initiative was launched in collaboration with Committee of Chief Information Security Officers of the Nigeria Financial Industry (CCISONFI)...

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for declaring that it has the capacity to transmit results electronically. Okowa made the commendation in Asaba on Monday while receiving the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Delta, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, and his management team. The...

  Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have eliminated three Boko Haram terrorists and arrested scores of their fighters, informants and logistics suppliers in recent encounters in the North East theatre of operation. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Nwachukwu...