TROOPS REPEL TERRORIST ATTACK ON MILITARY POSITION IN BORNO
Troops of the Nigerian Army under the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled a terrorist attack on a military position in...
SERIAL FRAUDSTER EMMANUEL NWUDE, TWO LAWYERS JAILED FOR FORGERY OF FORFEITED PROPERTY DOCUMENTS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Twenty-one years after his conviction for defrauding a Brazilian bank of $242 million, convicted fraudster Emmanuel Nwude has again been sentenced...
OIL PRICES SURGE ABOVE $100 AS MIDEAST WAR DISRUPTS GLOBAL SUPPLY, STOCK MARKETS FALL
Global oil prices surged on Thursday, briefly climbing above $100 per barrel, while stock markets declined worldwide as escalating tensions in the Middle East disrupted...
MASS BURIAL OF 13 BENUE ATTACK VICTIMS POSTPONED OVER DELAY IN RELEASE OF BODIES
By Aishat Momoh. O. The planned mass burial of 13 persons killed during a recent attack by suspected armed herdsmen in Turan Community, Jato-Aka, Kwande...
LAGOS TASKFORCE DENIES BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS OVER RELEASE OF IMPOUNDED VEHICLES
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) has dismissed allegations that its officials collect bribes before releasing impounded vehicles. The agency’s spokesperson, Abdulraheem...
ABIA RECORDS 6,381 GLAUCOMA CASES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2024 – OFFICIAL
Agency Report The Abia Eye Health Management Bureau says 6,381 confirmed cases of Glaucoma have been recorded in Abia State between September 2024 and now....
NASA TARGETS APRIL 1 FOR ARTEMIS II CREWED MOON FLYBY
Agency Report NASA on Thursday announced that the long-delayed launch of Artemis II, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50...
FCCPC MONITORS FUEL, COMMODITY PRICES AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS, PROBES AIRLINES OVER YULETIDE FARE HIKE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has begun nationwide monitoring of petrol and other commodity prices following...
SOUTH KOREA IMPOSES FUEL PRICE CAP AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS
Agency Report South Korea on Thursday announced that a fuel price cap will take effect from midnight in a bid to ease pressure on the...
OMISORE WITHDRAWS SUIT CHALLENGING APC ASPIRANTS’ DISQUALIFICATION AHEAD OF OSUN GUBER PRIMARY
By Aishat Momoh. O. The campaign organisation of former senator Iyiola Omisore on Thursday confirmed that he has withdrawn a lawsuit he earlier filed over...