Author: Alade Adisa

28 suspected oil thieves were on Sunday arrested by the 6 Division, Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Sunday. Disclosing this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday, the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt-Col. Danjuma Jonah said the troops also destroyed 46 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region. The Army said during the operation, which ran between November 11 and 17, 2024, in conjunction with other security agencies, 47 boats were seized while 95,000 litres of stolen products were recovered. Lt-Col. Jonah said the feat followed a scale-up of…

The outlets and network of insurgency groups, invariably thrives on paddles of uninterrupted proliferation of smuggling of resources for survival. This is but the centre of gravity of a more than a decade old insurgency campaign in the Northeast. The network of proliferation and smuggling are tied to established strongholds, links and machinery of motions like couriers and spies who live by means to evade detection. Despite means to curtail the nuisance, a persistent and sustained insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin is being threatened by exacerbated form of an intricate network of smuggling and illicit activities alongside funds and…

The President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, on Sunday, received a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The delegation included Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, Major General Emmanuel Undiandeye, Chief of Defence Intelligence and Maj Gen Ali Salau, Force Commander MNJTF and other senior security officials. The delegation delivered a written message from Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to President Déby. In the message, President Tinubu expressed his heartfelt condolences and unwavering support for the Chadian President and people following the recent terrorist attack on Barkaram Island, which claimed the…

•Before police marksmen saved his life The £20 million bear park had been open just weeks when gruesome scenes unfolded in front of terrified onlookers. After perching on a wall above the pit, a 25-year-old man jumped in, seemingly about to endure a horrendous death in front of visitors enjoying a day out at Switzerland’s Bern Bear Park. Prowling around in its enclosure, a 40st brown bear quickly pounced, grabbing the man and dragging him across the enclosure as if he were a rag doll. Standing on its hind legs as it attacked, the towering predator clamped its jaws around…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa says his victory in the just-ended governorship poll is a call to deliver more for the people of Ondo State. Aiyedatiwa won the Ondo governor election which was concluded on Sunday, beating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Ajayi Agboola in the largely peaceful exercise. Speaking to reporters after he was declared as the winner of the poll, the Ondo governor promised better days for residents of the South-West state. According to him, having visited every part of the state during campaigns, he is more in tune with the needs of the people. “The people should expect better…

Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa of Ondo State has been declared winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state. He was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after winning the governorship poll in all the 18 local government areas of the state. Ayedatiwa, who won in Ese Odo Local Government Area in the last LG result presented on Sunday at the State Collation Centre in Akure, had previously won in the 17 LGs that had earlier been announced. In the final declaration of the result by the State Returning Officer, Prof Olayemi Akinwumi, he said APC’s Ayedatiwa polled…

President Bola Tinubu has conferred the national award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. President Tinubu announced the award during Sunday’s bilateral meeting between Nigeria and India at the State House in Abuja. The GCON is Nigeria’s second highest honour, behing Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, which is awarded to onlythe Nigerian president. He said the award was bestowed on the Indian leader to signify the country’s appreciation and commitment to the Nigerian-Indian partnership. The president said, “I will confer on you today, the Prime Minister…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 20 local government chairmanship and 236 councillor positions in the council elections held in Ogun on Saturday. The Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), Babatunde Osibodu, announced the results on Sunday at the Commission’s headquarters in Abeokuta. Osibodu said that 19 political parties including the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party participated in the election. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the winners of the chairmanship positions are: Afeez Balogun (Abeokuta – South), Wasiu Lawal (Ado-Odo/Ota), Olusola Akinbode (Yewa – North), Abraham Ogunsola (Yewa-South), Sikiru…

President Bola Tinubu has officially received Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Modi arrived on Saturday evening and was welcomed on Sunday morning with an elaborate ceremony that included the Indian national anthem and a Guard of Honour mounted by the Brigade of Guards. The ceremonial reception also featured a 21-gun salute, followed by the inspection of the parade. Following the formalities, Tinubu escorted Modi into his office for a closed-door meeting. The two leaders are expected to sign multiple bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening Nigerian-Indian relations. The agenda includes delegation-level discussions and…

No fewer than 15 Northern states spent an approximate sum of N45 billion on different poverty alleviation programmes in the first six months of 2024, a Punch report has revealed. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Friday, that Nigeria’s inflation rate surged to 33.88 per cent in October 2024, up from 32.70 per cent in September. Much earlier in January, the inflation rate was 29.90 per cent, indicating that it had increased by 13 per cent within the first 10 months of the year. However, the northern states, a region that reportedly has the highest poverty rate in…