The Federal Government on Monday unveiled the programs of scheduled events to mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary, on October 1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, unveiled the programs during a press conference at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja on Monday. Akume emphasised the nation’s unbroken democratic journey […]
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued seven female students of Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State and three construction workers who were abducted by bandits last Friday. A top military source confirmed the development. Following the “prompt response” of troops of land and air components of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji, […]
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, in a move welcomed by Niger’s military leaders as a “step towards sovereignty”. Macron’s announcement comes two months after a coup in the west African country that ousted the pro-Paris president […]
Governor Dauda Lawal has called for urgent and comprehensive investigation into alleged secret negotiations between some Federal Government agencies and bandits in Zamfara State. The Governor’s demand followed reports of alleged negotiations between a delegation of some agencies of the Federal Government and bandits group in Zamfara, without the knowledge of the State Government. The […]
A section of the building complex of Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court of Justice located in the Three Arms Zone of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has been gutted by fire. Spokesperson of the Court, Festus Akande, confirmed the incident. “Yes, there was a fire that perhaps resulted from an electrical fault in the […]
Three persons were rescued on Sunday night, after a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the victims were rescued at the Abalti Barrack end of the Ojuelegba Bridge, Surulere. “The rescue alert […]
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 167 revocked plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. DIPLOMATIC DIARY earlier reported that a host of prominent Nigerians, politicians and businesses were affected by the decision of […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were recently abducted by terrorists. The students were Kidnapped on Thursday night when suspected bandits attacked their off campus residence in Sabon-Gida community, in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Six of the […]
Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. Giving a breakdown of the […]
Nigeria, along with several UN Member States, civil society delegates, and other interested parties, has endorsed a declaration aimed at accelerating initiatives to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) by the year 2030. The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care […]
The Federal Government on Monday unveiled the programs of scheduled events to mark Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary, on October 1. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, unveiled the programs during a press conference at the National Press Centre, Radio House, Abuja on Monday. Akume emphasised the nation’s unbroken democratic journey […]
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued seven female students of Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State and three construction workers who were abducted by bandits last Friday. A top military source confirmed the development. Following the “prompt response” of troops of land and air components of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji, […]
President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced that France would withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by the French military contingent in the coming months, in a move welcomed by Niger’s military leaders as a “step towards sovereignty”. Macron’s announcement comes two months after a coup in the west African country that ousted the pro-Paris president […]
Governor Dauda Lawal has called for urgent and comprehensive investigation into alleged secret negotiations between some Federal Government agencies and bandits in Zamfara State. The Governor’s demand followed reports of alleged negotiations between a delegation of some agencies of the Federal Government and bandits group in Zamfara, without the knowledge of the State Government. The […]
A section of the building complex of Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court of Justice located in the Three Arms Zone of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has been gutted by fire. Spokesperson of the Court, Festus Akande, confirmed the incident. “Yes, there was a fire that perhaps resulted from an electrical fault in the […]
Three persons were rescued on Sunday night, after a 40ft container fell on a Toyota Corolla car in the Ojuelegba area of Lagos State The Director of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the victims were rescued at the Abalti Barrack end of the Ojuelegba Bridge, Surulere. “The rescue alert […]
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved a three-month grace period for owners of 167 revocked plots of land in the territory to begin to develop them or get their allocation papers revoked. DIPLOMATIC DIARY earlier reported that a host of prominent Nigerians, politicians and businesses were affected by the decision of […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were recently abducted by terrorists. The students were Kidnapped on Thursday night when suspected bandits attacked their off campus residence in Sabon-Gida community, in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Six of the […]
Over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. Giving a breakdown of the […]
Nigeria, along with several UN Member States, civil society delegates, and other interested parties, has endorsed a declaration aimed at accelerating initiatives to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) by the year 2030. The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care […]
