The Chairman of Sabon Birni Local Government Area in Sokoto State, Alhaji Ayuba Hashimu, has refuted a Mosque attack alleging that an Imam and worshippers were killed in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a media platform had reported that bandits had stormed a Mosque in
Benin’s President Patrice Talon has thanked army leaders for helping to defeat an attempted military coup in the West African nation.He also vowed that the mutineers would be punished. On Sunday morning, a group of soldiers calling themselves the Military Committee for Refoundation seized control of state television and announced
Nigeria’s premier gas distribution company, Shell Nigeria Gas Limited (SNG) is expanding its operations in Ogun State with an agreement to provide gas to SG Industrial FZE, a leading steel company in the Guandong industrial zone in the State. The agreement adds to a growing list of clients for SNG
The Police Command in Anambra has condemned the attack on a Church carried out by armed criminals which resulted in the death of one person and leaving several others injured. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Awka. Ikenga said
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the gallantry of Nigeria’s military on Sunday for responding swiftly to the request by the Government of Benin Republic to save its 35-year-old democracy from coup plotters who struck at dawn today. According to a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Sunday,
.Wins Best Bank In 9 Out Of 20 African Subsidiaries Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has once again, reaffirmed its leadership as one of the continent’s most innovative and resilient financial institutions, after the bank, for the third time in five years, emerged, African Bank of
.Destroys Illicit Drug Warehouses In Ekiti, Ondo Forests In series of intelligence-led operations across the country, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered over 7.6 million pills of tramadol and a total of 76,273.4 kilograms of different strains of cannabis including Colorado, Loud and Skunk with
The inaugural Heirs Insurance Travel Festival delivered an unforgettable experience on Saturday, November 29, at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing together travel enthusiasts, diplomats, creatives, business owners, and young Nigerians to celebrate cultural diversity and make a bold call for equity in travel policies and processes. More than a
A Political Economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, has called for the use of drones to monitor Nigeria’s highways as part of efforts to tackle insecurity. Utomi, who spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, said that governors must close ranks on it. The professor expressed
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Okpebholo Has Defied Early Scepticism With Infrastructure Push -Afegbua
Prince Kassim Afegbua, Edo state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, says Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has defied early scepticism with massive infrastructure projects. Afegbua said in a statement on Sunday in Benin that the development drive, which had become unprecedented, had earned the governor a widespread commendation. “Initially underrated