The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has urged eligible residents to participate in Continuous Voter Registration(CVR) and avoid last minute rush as the commission begins the exercise nationwide on Monday. Prof. Ayobami Salami, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) made this appeal at a news conference on Tuesday, to announce the commission’s…
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, on Sunday reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) readiness to counter emerging threats and safeguard lives in Kebbi State and the North-West region. Abubakar stated this during an operational assessment visit to Kebbi, where he inspected key military facilities, met with security chiefs, and…
Some residents in Borno on Sunday mourned former President Muhammadu Buhari who died in London. Buhari passed away at the age of 82, according to his family through a statement issued by his former spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports under Buhari’s eight years as President from 2015 to 2023,…
Residents of Damaturu and its environs have been advised not to panic over the sound of explosions expected to occur during a military training exercise at the Damaturu Military Cantonment. Capt. MN Shehu, acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations (ADAPR), made this known at a news conference in Damaturu on Wednesday. He said the training…
President Bola Tinubu says the leadership quality of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, is taking governance closer to the residents of the territory. Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Monday while inaugurating the newly-constructed access roads in Giri district, executed by the Wike-led FCT Administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The police command in Enugu State has detained three masqueraders in Nsukka area of the state for allegedly assaulting law-abiding citizens. The command Spokesman, SP Daniel Ndukwe said, in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday, that police operatives with the assistance of members of the community led to the arrest of the suspects on June…
An Information Technology and Human Resources firm, SO TechAfrica Ltd., is set to train some Lagos residents in Artificial Intelligence skills for a brighter future. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr Seton Senu, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Senu said the training, tagged ‘Festac AI…
The Police Command in Oyo State has assured residents of Ilero Town in Kajola Local Government Area (LGA) of the release of the two persons abducted on Wednesday. The state Commissioner of Police (CP), Johnson Adenola, gave the promise on Monday while addressing youths and traditional leaders from Kajola and Iwajowa communities of the state….
The streets of Tehran are seeing an unprecedented outflow of residents, as anxiety intensifies over the prospect of a full-blown war between Iran and Israel. With tensions soaring after a series of missile exchanges and increasingly bellicose rhetoric, Tehran’s exit routes have become paralysed with traffic. Petrol stations are overwhelmed, and queues snake for kilometres,…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Sunday alerted farmers, herders and residents to steer clear of its area of its forthcoming ‘Range Classification Exercise’. The academy’s spokesperson, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Maidawa said: “NDA wishes to inform the public, particularly farmers, herders, and residents of surrounding and…
