The House of Representatives’ Committee on Air Force has pledged to priotise budgetary allocation for personnel welfare and replacement of aging operational platforms to boost morale of Nigerian Air Force in the fight against insecurity. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Kabiru Rurum (NNPP-Kano), made the pledge in a statement issued on Sunday at the conclusion of 2025…
The death toll following a powerful earthquake in Tibet on Tuesday , has risen to at least 53, according to Chinese state media. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake was centred in Tibet at a depth of about 10 kilometres, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Chinese state news agency Xinhua, cited local authorities, stating that at…
The Lagos State Government has assured residents of its dedication to safeguarding lives and property following the overturning of a diesel-laden tanker at Liverpool Bridge/Tincan Island, Apapa, on Monday morning. The incident, reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), led to a spill and caused heavy traffic gridlock along one of the city’s busiest…
Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic information earlier. The WHO comments were “offensive and disrespectful,” said the director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing. He…
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Badagry of the Nigerian Navy has intercepted 13,800 litres of petrol and 71 bags of foreign rice in multiple operations along Badagry creeks. The Commanding Officer of FOB Badagry, Navy Captain Oyeleye Omotayo, in a statement on Sunday in Badagry, Lagos State, confirmed that the seizures occurred between March 7…
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) has said it is pioneering a research project to develop a vaccine targeting the specific HIV strains found in West Africa. The institute is partnering with the World Health Organisation (WHO), USAID, and other global organisations to address the challenges posed by infectious diseases in the region. Speaking…
The 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Science Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on November 17 have been rescued unhurt after nine days in captivity. A combined team of soldiers, police officers, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) personnel, vigilantes and local hunters carried out the…
South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the shaft of a closed gold mine more than 2 km (1.2 miles) underground. This came following a siege in a crackdown on illegal mining and authorities said unknown numbers of men are still feared trapped. The siege began in August at the mine in…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has congratulated Mr Olatunji Disu on his appointment as the Acting Inspector-General of Police by President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Tinubu, on Tuesday appointed Disu as Acting IGP, following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun. Sanwo-Olu described Disu’s elevation as well deserved, citing…
Joy Yakubu of Team Benue has won three medals to strategically place the state on the medals table at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. Yakubu did the state proud by winning three bronze medals in the weightlifting super heavy +87kg category at the ongoing NSF-tagged ‘Gateway Games 2024’. The News Agency…
