Former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has condoled with Colonel Babanawa on the death of his son, Lieutenant Ibrahim Jaro Suleiman Babanawa, a Nigerian soldier killed when terrorists ambushed troops of the Guards Brigade in Abuja. According to Daily Trust, two soldiers and a Captain were killed by terrorists during the attack which occurred in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday night. The captain and the two soldiers were attached to the 7 Guards Brigade …
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Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have insisted on shutting down domestic flights across the country from Monday May 9, over increased price of aviation fuel. In a statement released after the federal government’s asked them to consider the multiplier effect of their decision on travellers, the AON maintained they are not on strike but can continue to pay upfront in cash at N700 per litre for JetA1 which has increased their cost of operation on a daily basis to about 95 …
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has said that Nigerians should be thankful to God for not crossing the borders to look for food under the President Buhari-led government. Adesina stated this in an article he published on Friday, April 29, titled ‘Akinwunmi Adesina strikes again’. Reacting to the recent visit of Adesina to the President, Adesina wrote; “For those who look at only the downsides of things, under President Buhari, we can be thankful to God that we can feed ourselves, and not crossing …
Uche Edochie, an elder brother of actor Yul Edochie, has come out to speak on the actor’s decision to take actress Judy Austin Moghalu, as a second wife after welcoming a son with her. In his post, Uche pointed out that his family is not in support of Yul’s decision to take a second wife but they cannot make him to do otherwise since he is an adult. He said his family is at this time trying to console …
Governor Samuel Ortom has called on Benue people, especially those in rural areas to arm themselves with “lawful weapons” and defend themselves against killer herdsmen. The governor made the call on Wednesday, while reacting to the killing of five persons in Tse Ahentse community in Ndzorov council ward, Guma Local Government Area on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 Ortom also called on the federal government to synergise with his administration and step up military operations that will flushout armed herdsmen from neighbouring states bordering Benue. …
The Federal Government has said it will not tolerate the recruitment of Nigerians as fighters in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion. According to a statement signed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli, and released on Monday, March 7, the government is in talks with Ukraine to prevent Nigerians from being used as mercenaries in Ukraine. The statement comes after Nigerians trooped to the Ukrainian Embassy in Abuja to volunteer following the Ukrainian President’s call for people around the world …