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Troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition during an operation in the Sabarumawa axis of Kebbi State. The operation, conducted on June 27, followed intelligence that the terrorists were planning to attack the Sabarumawa community. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday. He said troops of the chief of army staff’s intervention battalion 7 swiftly mobilised to the area and laid a tactical ambush along the suspected route…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has alleged a fresh plot by unnamed elements within the ruling establishment to prevent the African Democratic Congress from participating in the 2027 general election, warning that any attempt to exclude the opposition party from the contest would amount to a grave assault on Nigeria’s democracy. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the ADC, raised the alarm in a statement issued on Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, claiming he had received “credible information” suggesting that political and legal manoeuvres were being coordinated to keep the party off the ballot. According…
Asian stocks mostly rose, and oil prices edged up on Monday as reports said the United States and Iran had agreed to stop attacking each other following a weekend of strikes that threw their fragile truce into question. Investor confidence remains shaky after last week’s rollercoaster ride that saw markets whipsaw on the Middle East crisis and growing concerns about a tech bubble fuelled by the AI boom. While there is an expectation that Washington and Tehran will finalise a deal to end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the process has been fraught with tensions between the…
The wife and two children of Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo have died after powerful twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, his team said on Sunday. Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira, a second-division team in Venezuela, had searched for his wife Yanina and children Aaron and Ainhoa in the rubble for three days before rescue workers recovered their bodies, US media reported. “Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira deeply mourns the irreparable loss of our player’s wife and children,” the team said in a post on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of the family. Trejo, 38, was at a team…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Sunday warned that bandits may attempt to block the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in July or August, urging security agencies to remain vigilant. Ayodele spoke during a Sunday service at the church’s headquarters, and the video of his remarks was later shared on his official TikTok account. “Ibadan. Lagos-Ibadan Express Road. July/August, I do not know the precise time. Bandits will block the road. Lagos-Ibadan Express Road. They will block the road. So the security agencies should note this,” the cleric said. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is one of Nigeria’s busiest highways,…
Love Island USA‘s Zach Georgiou jokingly declared his love for Kayda Bosse multiple times after they had sex in the communal bedroom. The Sunday, June 28, episode showed Zach and Kayda having sex under the covers in the villa. He told her he loved her before walking it back — and he did the same the next morning after their recoupling. The couple reunited after Zach explored a romance with Alannah Keyser in Casa Amor. Zach walked back into the villa alone after Alannah was removed from the show after facing backlash for a resurfaced video that allegedly showed her…
Self-styled champion of security in Yoruba-speaking states, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed that members of his Iru Ekun Security Network will continue operations against suspected kidnappers and armed criminal groups in South-west states despite a recent ambush that left some of its operatives injured. Igboho made the declaration on Sunday, days after members of the privately organised security team reportedly came under attack during an operation inside the Old Oyo National Park, an area that has increasingly been associated with kidnapping activities and violent crimes. Speaking in a video message circulated on social media, Adeyemo said neither…
“My daughter was on the Virgin Atlantic Flight that took off from Lagos to London today. I asked her to find out whether the plane was filled up or going to London near empty judging by the noisy campaign from a section of the country about the ‘hardship’ in our country. “My daughter sent back this one-line text, after boarding: ‘daddy, the flight was filled up o’.” Thus Mr Bayo Onanuga, on 6 September, 2016, writing on his Facebook page. He used this vignette to illustrate his problem with the local media. Mr Onanuga’s daughter’s feedback, made him “wonder whether…
A Consultant Gynaecologist and Chief Executive Officer of Nordica Fertility Centre, Victor Ajayi, has said only one in four men currently has optimal semen quality, citing research that points to a steady decline in male fertility over recent decades. Mr Ajayi made the remark during a webinar organised by the fertility centre on Saturday. The webinar was themed “The Forgotten Men: Conversation on Infertility.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fertility specialist cited a 2012 study which found that only about 25 per cent of men had semen quality considered optimal for natural conception. He said periodic…
The Igbo Movie Producers Association of Nigeria (IMPAN) on Sunday re-elected JohnPaul Nwanganga as President to lead the association for another two-year term. Other executives elected included Ngozi Okeke as Vice President, Paul Ibeh as Secretary, Joyce Ikem as Assistant Secretary, and Ifemamma Rita as Financial Secretary. They also include Izuchukwu Orjioke as Provost, and Uchenna Okoro as Director of Socials. Announcing the results at the election held in Enugu, the Chairman of the IMPAN National Electoral Committee, Okey Zinja, commended members for their commitment to the electoral process. Remarks Mr Zinja thanked members who travelled from different parts of…
