Sixteen men and two women suspected of being part of a gang that robbed armoured vans were killed Friday in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region. Officers approached a building where the gang was operating, and the suspects opened fire, which they returned, according to local police. “Our officers together…
India’s space agency takes aim at another milestone Saturday with the launch of a probe to study the Sun, a week after its successful unmanned landing on the Moon. Aditya-L1 will carry scientific instruments to observe the Sun’s outermost layers, blasting off at 11:50 am (0620 GMT) for its four-month journey. The United States and…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has appointed 115 new aides to serve in his government as Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Reporters, taking the tally of his aides to 196. Daily Trust reports that the latest appointments were announced on Friday and Saturday by Sanusi Bature, the Chief Press Secretary to the…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against expelling the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, from the party. Fayose warned that the PDP would be expelling Wike at its own peril because he’s a force within the party. The former governor issued the warning…
One week from today, the Super Eagles will host Sao Tome and Principe in Uyo for the last group match of the AFCON 2023 qualifier. Even as the Super Eagles have already qualified for the tournament, there were fears over who would handle the team as Nigeria has no coach. The contract with Portuguese coach,…
Fayose pointed out that while Nigeria may have shortcomings, it is unique since the country’s democracy has been reasonably established. A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says he is pleased with developments in Gabon following soldiers’ seizure of power in the oil-rich Central African country. In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Hard…
The decision reportedly signals the end of the diplomat’s tenure as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Kingdom. President Bola Tinubu has recalled Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Ishola. Ishola was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021. However, the Minister…
At least, three persons comprising passengers and drivers of two vehicles escaped death when a cement-loaded truck belonging to Dangote Group rammed into a taxi in the Panseke area of Abeokuta, Ogun State in the late hours of Thursday. Our correspondent who visited the scene of the accident gathered that the Dangote truck with registration…
The Osun government has refuted news about purported recruitment into the state civil service, saying it is misleading. Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for Gov. Ademola Adeleke said this in a statement on Friday in Osogbo. He said the state was not recruiting for any position in the civil service. Rasheed urged members of the…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has felicitated with Emeritus Professor, Mojeed Olayide Abass who is 80 years old , praying to God to grant him more blessed years on earth. In a statement signed by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Friday, Adeleke described Prof Abass as a great mentor of many leaders within and…
