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The Federal Government has pledged to conduct a thorough investigation into Wednesday’s accidental bombing that killed 10 people in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area. The Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle, indicated this while on a condolence visit to Gov. Ahmed Aliyu in Sokoto. He described what happened in the two villages as very unfortunate. He assured that thorough investigations would be conducted to find out what happened and that justice would be done on the matter. “Mr President is worried by the unfortunate incident and he asked me to come and condole with you…

India on Saturday accorded former premier Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country’s economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute. Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state mourning were declared. The honours were led by President Draupadi Murmu with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance, along with the country’s top civilian and military officials. Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck also attended the ceremony. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, who called the former…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has officially commenced its recruitment exercise for 2025, assuring Nigerians of a transparent, fair, and free application process. Announcing on its official X page, the agency warned the public to be cautious of fraudsters who might attempt to exploit unsuspecting applicants during the recruitment period. It also emphasised that at no point during the process will any fees be required and advised applicants to report anyone demanding payment. The eligibility criteria require applicants to be Nigerian citizens by birth, hold a valid National Identification Number (NIN), and have no criminal record or ongoing investigations. Additionally,…

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has fumed over its revelations that there were 5,225 flight delays and 190 cancellations in two months in the Nigerian aviation space. This is as it also vowed to impose stiff sanctions on domestic airlines following the ugly development. NCAA said 190 domestic flights were cancelled while 5,225 delays were delayed between September and October 2024. At a stakeholders’ meeting with airline operators titled: “Finding lasting solutions to flight disruption,” held in Lagos, the acting director-general of NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo, said 10,804 flights were operated between the two months. There have been a…

One person was reportedly shot while others were arrested after women of Okpare Community in Ugheli South Council Area of Delta State took to the streets over their botched annual conference. One John John Ogedegbe was shot while no fewer than eight youths and a woman were arrested while protesting over the takeover of their community town hall by the military. In reaction to the botched conference, over 1000 women yesterday protested at the palace of Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom, condemning the deployment of military and other security agencies to stop the conference. Ogedegbe was allegedly shot by a member…

At least 69 people, including 25 Malians, have died after a boat bound for Spain from West Africa capsized off Morocco, Mali’s authorities confirmed yesterday. The “makeshift boat” was carrying about 80 people, but only 11 people survived, said a statement from the Ministry of Malians Abroad. At least nine of the survivors are from Mali. The boat capsized last week, but the ministry confirmed the incident on Thursday. A crisis unit has been dispatched to monitor the situation, it said. Mali has suffered years of jihadist and separatist violence – resulting in military coups in 2020 and 2021. The…

Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu, the president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has pledged to ensure a credible, peaceful election of his successor on January 20, 2025. He made the pledge when he inaugurated screening and electoral committees for the poll. The chairman of the electoral committee is Chief Ejiofor Onyia, while Okpani Nkama Jr is the electoral committee secretary. Also, Dr. Eme Okoro was inaugurated as chairman of the screening committee with Prof. Fabian Onah as secretary. Chukwu, who is completing the tenure of Imo State, will vacate the office as the leader of the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation on January 10,…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has been urged to intervene and ensure that several factories sealed by the State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) over unresolved water abstraction fees were reopened. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) made the appeal in a letter by the association’s Director General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, wherein it criticized LASWARCO’s recent actions, calling them “ill-timed and quite unfortunate.” Ajayi-Kadir noted that the closures occurred despite on-going negotiations and previous agreements aimed at resolving the matter. “MAN is appalled by the inauspicious act of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) in sealing factories over their purported…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given reasons he masterminded the removal of Uche Secondus as the national chairman of the PDP. This is as has also fired back at some of his critics in Rivers State who claimed he has not attracted any projects to Rivers State as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Speaking at the Ahoada East and Ahoada West PDP End of Year thanksgiving held in Ochigna town in Ahoada East Local Government Area of Rivers State, the former Governor of Rivers State declared that the state has the highest number of…

The Defence Headquarters has insisted that air strikes from the troops weren’t responsible for the death of about ten villagers in Sokoto but explosives of the emerging terrorist group, Lakurawa. Recall that after the Christmas day strikes on Lakurawa terrorists dens at Gidan Bisa and Gidan Runtuwa in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State, about ten villagers were left dead but the Defence Headquarters, on Friday, attributed the deaths to the explosion that was triggered by the destruction of Lakurawa terrorists’ base and not by direct airstrikes conducted by the Nigerian Air Force. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen.…