Multiple explosions, believed to have been carried out by suspected suicide bombers, rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 100 others, police said on Tuesday. The three blasts occurred on Monday evening, following an earlier attack on a military post between Sunday night and Monday morning,…
Gabrielle Union, an American actress, has disclosed that she shares the expenses of running her household with her husband, Dwyane Wade, who is an athlete. Union revealed this in a recent interview with Bloomberg, which went viral on Tuesday. The ‘bring it on’ actress spoke about her mindset regarding saving money and being financially conservative….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. The newly appointed Officers are: Mr President has also approved the following appointments: Similarly, the President has approved the appointments of other…
Crucially, this engagement did not end at the FOB. Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms immediately tracked the fleeing terrorists, enabling follow-up operations along identified withdrawal routes by the Air Component of OPHK. The precision strikes by the Nigerian Airforce platforms resulted in the neutralisation of additional scores of the terrorists, dealing a severe blow to the group’s fighting strength and morale. Evidence from the exploitation confirmed that the terrorists suffered heavy casualties.
It is gratifying to note that the next census will be biometric-based and will not only generate verifiable data of Nigeria’s population, but will also provide geo-coordinates for where everyone resides or is counted. The evidence-based statistics will guide INEC in accurately delineating constituencies, reapportioning legislative seats, creating polling units, planning elections, and managing electoral logistics.
The PDP Candidate of Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency come 2023, Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei, has sympathized with flood victims at Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Oporoma community in southern Ijaw Local Government Area where he met a newborn baby boy. Engr. Rodney Ambaiowei gives cash gifts to the IDP Camp inmates as well as mother…
Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has charged his appointees and members of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) to stand firm in defence of democracy during the November 11 governorship election in the state. The Bayelsa governor also called on local and international lovers of democracy to show keen interest in the forthcoming elections…
By Timipre Marlin Sylva I once read a play by Prof. Ola Rotimi of blessed memory titled: OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN. In the prevailing circumstances in Bayelsa State, I thought that play should have been about a Governor who goes mad from time to time. Seeing statements credited to Gov. Douye Diri at…
“I celebrate mothers on this special day and urge them to continue to be the glue that binds families and nations. Well nurtured children produce a stable and cohesive society.”
“If a consensus was the goal, a more cost-effective announcement would have better served a nation in need of fiscal discipline,” Agoha stated. He argued that, given the current economic climate, organizing a large-scale convention to ratify a pre-determined list of candidates amounts to an avoidable drain on resources.”
