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Several terrorists were killed during an air operation conducted by the air component of Operation Whirl Punch in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The operation was carried out following an intelligence report that a terrorist kingpin, identified as Boderi and his members, was at the location.  The …

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Saturday that she opposed the “forced displacement of Palestinians” during a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Von der Leyen expressed gratitude to Egypt for its crucial role in providing and facilitating humanitarian aid to vulnerable Palestinians in …

The Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna State, on Friday, announced the promotion of Lt. Col. Abubakar-Surajo Imam to the rank of a Professor of Mechatronics Engineering. The development was disclosed in a statement by the Registrar, NDA, Brig.-Gen. A.M. Tukur in Kaduna. He said, “This recognition not only honours Professor Imam …

Counting is underway in Madagascar after the first round of voting in the country’s highly contested presidential elections which took place on Thursday following weeks of violent protests. Ten out of the 12 opposition candidates called for citizens to boycott the vote, saying the conditions for a fair election had …

Iragbiji community in Osun State, on Thursday, asked the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to remove members of the state male team, Osun United, from the Sustainable Development Goal-focused Skilled Acquisition Centre built in the town by the Federal Government. The community gave Governor Adeleke, a 21-day ultimatum to remove the …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will cost N35m to fly back to Nigeria the corpse of the Nigerian medical student, Chibuikem Emmanuel, who was murdered in the Philippines. Emmanuel was reportedly murdered in the Philippines allegedly by some Chinese nationals on October 23, 2023, according to a …

Nigeria’s ruling party emerged victorious in two of the country’s three states that were electing their governors on Saturday, in polls marred by violence and accusations of electoral fraud. These elections are traditionally hotly contested in a country where governors have extensive powers, and despite the deployment of large security …

The Benue State Governor,  Hyacinth Alia, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma, on his re-election. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula in Makurdi. Alia said Uzodimma’s landslide victory showed that he is the true choice of the good people …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye, is yet to cast his vote a few minutes before the end of the voting process.This is as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrived at his polling unit. Melaye is registered at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu …

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the European group Valneva, health authorities said. The mosquito-borne disease, which causes fever and joint pains and can be fatal to newborns. Even although deaths are rare, it is seen as an “emerging …