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Police agents in Akwa Ibom have rescued seven victims of human trafficking and arrested four suspects in the state. The victims were rescued during an operation along the Ikot Ekpene – Aba Road. This was disclosed by the Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Timfon John, in a statement on Saturday in Uyo. He said: ‘Acting on credible intelligence, officers …

Monthly environmental sanitation drills in Lagos State will resume after a gap of 10 years on April 25. The exercise was stopped by the state government in November 2016. This was stated by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in his statement on Saturday. He said: “I am pleased to inform all Lagosians that the monthly environmental …

Troops of the 3rd Brigade of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected arms dealer in Kano State while he was transporting a large quantity of ammunition believed to be headed for bandits in Zamfara State. Security sources said the suspect, a female courier, was arrested around 3am on …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Father Adasu University, Makurdi branch (FAUM), has threatened to go on strike over unresolved welfare issues affecting its members. The union noted unresolved issues including unpaid salary arrears, promotional allowances, and alleged irregularities in the delivery of pension funds. ASUU stated its position in a communiqué issued on Saturday in Makurdi and signed …

The troops foil the ISWAP infiltration into Bitta and inflict heavy casualties on the terrorists The troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation Hadin Kai, have foiled a terrorist infiltration attempt in Bitta, Borno State, dealing another blow to the fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The failed attack occurred when ISWAP terrorists attempted to infiltrate …

Nigerian Army troops have killed 10 suspected terrorists in the last 24 hours. They also arrested suspects and rescued kidnapped persons in coordinated operations in various theaters across the country. Reliable sources at Army Headquarters said the feat was recorded during the ongoing operations by troops of Operation Hadin Kai, Operation Fansan Yamma, Operation UDO KA and Operation OPEP. In …

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the family of Henry Onyemanze Nwosu, a legendary Super Eagles midfielder who passed away on Saturday at the age of 62. President Tinubu has joined the Nigerian football community in mourning the exceptionally skilled Nwosu, whose footballing prowess remains the stuff of legends. The president recalled Nwosu’s brilliance on the playing field …

A late goal helped Arsenal seal a 2-0 win over Everton in a Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night. After almost 90 minutes of goallessness in the encounter, Viktor Gyökeres broke the deadlock just before full time. The Gunners continued to press and managed to score another goal through Max Dowman in the 7th minute of …

The Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction has asked party members to ignore reports that executive committees in Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo states have been disbanded. The directive was issued by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobongin a statement released Saturday in Abuja. Dissolution declared invalid Ememobong described the reported dissolution of state executive committees as illegal and …

The Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised its members to ignore reports of the dissolution of elected executive committees in Ogun, Ekiti and Ondo States. The National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Ini Ememobong, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, described the purported disbandment as illegal and an affront to the …