The Nigerian Air Force said airstrikes from its fighter jets have either killed or severely injured five terrorist commanders and 35 fighters in Borno State. The terrorists were bombed during operations in the Arina area, located at the Southern Tumbuns of the state, on August 18. The affected terrorist commanders, according to a statement on […]
The Katsina State Police Command has initiated a manhunt to apprehend the killers of a member of the Nigerian Hunters Association, Aliyu Yahaya, who was murdered in the Jibia local government area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, confirmed the ongoing investigation to the PUNCH on Wednesday morning, stating, “Efforts […]
Barack Obama told fellow Democrats in Chicago Tuesday that “the torch has been passed” to Kamala Harris and that the United States was ready for her to become president. Former president Obama, who was greeted with rapturous applause and cheers at the packed arena hosting the party’s nominating convention, said Vice President Harris would fight […]
Notable leaders from northern Nigeria are coming together for a pivotal summit focused on revitalising the region’s political and economic power, ahead of the 2027 elections. This was revealed in Abuja on Tuesday, during a gathering of the League of Northern Democrats, a group comprising former governors, senators, and other prominent figures from the region. […]
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy. The Supreme Court had on July 11 granted local governments across the country autonomy. An apex court seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the […]
Nigerians deserve to know cost of presidential jet – Peter Obi 21st August 2024 The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said Nigerians deserve to know the cost and age of the new presidential jet and the years it has been in operation. In a series of posts via his official […]
Application Deadline: 16 September 2024 3:00 pm GMT Applications are now open for the 2024 Canon Collins Trust Joel Joffe LLB scholarships. The Joel Joffe LLB scholarships are offered in memory of Joel Joffe, who was Nelson Mandela’s lawyer in the 1963/4 Rivonia Trial. He played a crucial role in the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The […]
Application Deadline: 16th September 2024 at 5:00 pm (East Africa Time; UTC+3) The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) is an African-led initiative that aims to close the skills gap in the applied sciences, engineering and technology (ASET) necessary for socio-economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (Rsif) is the flagship program of […]
