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In a major counter-terrorism operation, troops of the 151 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, operating under Operation HADIN KAI, have successfully eliminated eight terrorists in Bula Marwa, near Siraja village, Borno State. The dawn raid, conducted in conjunction with the Hybrid/Civilian Joint Task Force, began in the early hours of Sunday. The operation targeted a known enclave of Boko Haram …

Nigerian social media users have slammed former Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Organisation spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo after he left the party and criticised the party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi for his approach to party issues. The popular Nollywood actor who announced his decision to leave LP on Sunday, accused Obi of lacking the leadership skills to resolve the internal …

A group, the Energy Transparency Initiative (ETI) has slammed the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, over what it called false claims against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The group expressed concern over Agbese’s recent remarks regarding NNPCL and NMDPRA. Regulators and national oil companies …

Human rights lawyer and member of the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the outcome of the #EndSARS protests, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to investigate the alleged disconnection of customers by telecom operators. According to a statement on Sunday, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) warned that telecommunications companies should not try to sabotage the …

A superb long-range free-kick from Alexia Putellas gave world champions Spain a 1-0 win against Nigeria’s Super Falcons in their second Group C match at the women’s football event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. This is now two consecutive defeats for the Falcons, while the Spaniards have achieved two victories in two games. Falcons coach Randy Waldrum made some …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned that many Nigerians fall victim to human trafficking because they do not understand the antics of traffickers and the nature of the crime. Speaking at the 2024 World Day Against Human Trafficking, marked in Abuja over the weekend with a unique football match between female officers of …

Nigerian tennis star Quadri Aruna succumbed to the pressure as Romanian Eduard Ionescu came back from a 3-0 deficit to secure a 4-3 victory in the round of 16 of the men’s singles table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Aruna started off strong, taking a 3-0 lead with scores of 11-8, 11-9 and 11-6 in sets against …

The Senate has confirmed the death of Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah. Senate Spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu confirmed Ubah’s death in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The MP died in a hospital in the UK on Saturday morning. Adaramodu said: “It is with deep sadness and regret that the Senate announces the passing of our esteemed colleague, Senator Ifeanyi …

    The Nash Gwagwalada Izon Gwarinpa road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, remains abandoned by the contractor despite millions of naira being shelled out for its repairs. According to Monitng, a civic technology platform that provides citizens with information to track the progress of public projects and access public data, the contractor visited the site only briefly, …

The federal government has tightened security at the country’s borders ahead of planned nationwide protests on August 1. The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, stated this in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Kenneth Udo, on Saturday in Abuja. He ordered Zonal Immigration Chiefs, State Command Superintendents and Divisional Immigration Officers …