According to police, the confrontation, which erupted in the early hours in a facility near the Peruvian border, saw inmates from the Los Choneros and Los Lobos gangs engage in a 40-minute firefight, using bombs and grenades. Fourteen others were injured, and an unspecified number of prisoners escaped. Thirteen fugitives have since been recaptured. A […]
The exercise, led by an Inter-Agency Technical Committee, began at the Aneize oil field in Okpai, Delta State. It follows petitions from several states, including Delta, Anambra, and Imo, over the rightful ownership of oil and gas assets such as the Aneize field in OML 143, Eyine, and Ameshi fields. The committee includes representatives from […]
The training, currently ongoing in the Ibadan/Ibarapa zone at Ido, is part of a broader initiative targeted at enhancing agricultural productivity and addressing the shortage of skilled tractor operators. Similar programmes are being held simultaneously in the Oke-Ogun and Oyo-Ogbomoso zones. According to the state’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the programme is designed […]
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement, said the claims made by El-Rufa are baseless and absurd, saying President Tinubu has no intention of remaining in office beyond May 28, 2031, if re-elected in 2027 In the statement released, the Presidency affirmed its commitment to democratic principles […]
The report released on its website says the figure shows a significant improvement compared to 3.48 per cent recorded in the second quarter of 2024 and the 3.13 per cent recorded in Q1 2025. According to newsmen, the figures signal a strengthening economy, driven by recent rebasing, rebound in oil production and a resilient non-oil […]
According to the Philippine weather service, the typhoon made landfall on the Philippines’ Calayan Island, part of the sparsely populated Babuyan chain, at 3:00 pm (0700 GMT). As of 5:00 pm (0900 GMT), maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometres per hour (134 mph) were reported at the storm’s centre, with gusts reaching as high as […]
Palmer was forced off just 21 minutes into Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday, only his second Premier League start of the season. The forward has been managing a groin issue for some time, but Maresca told reporters there are currently no plans for an operation. “The medical staff didn’t […]
The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, disclosed this in a statement. The kidnappers were identified as Hassan Mohammed (20) of Wandigah Town, Mandagali, Borno State; Bello Abubakar (25) of Roundabout Maura, Sokoto State; and Yusuf Ahmed (23) of Hazari LGA, Bauchi State. According to Grace Iringe-Koko, the arrests followed an investigation into the […]
Ibas disclosed this while answering questions from newsmen through his Senior Special Adviser on Media, Hector Igbikiowubu, saying it was understandable that, having been away from the business of legislation for a while, the lawmakers were merely trying to make an effort to discharge their functions. Ibas, who left office after President Bola Tinubu lifted […]