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The Nigerian Army on Sunday dismissed as misleading and malicious a report alleging that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Waidi Shaibu, raised an alarm over “rising cases” of pipeline vandalism during his recent visit to 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. SaharaReporters, on 9 January, reported that Mr Shaibu, a lieutenant-general, has “expressed concern over rising pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta”. However, the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, stated that the report was a misrepresentation of facts and should be disregarded. Ms Anele, a colonel, clarified that…
The Chairman of Ado Local Government Area, Sunny Oche, has condemned the disruptive conduct exhibited by some youths of Rijo Community following a leadership disagreement involving them and members of the community . He made the condemnation at Utonkon when he was alerted of the crisis by the leadership of Ufia Development Association (UDA). The LG chairman directed the deployment of security operatives to the Rijo community, with the swift intervention of the secuorty team successfully bringing the skirmishes under control and preventing a further breakdown of law and order. He directed all parties involved to immediately cease hostilities and…
The Nenadi Usman-led faction of the Labour Party, has rebuked Julius Abure, for parading himself as the party’s National Chairman after the Supreme Court Judgement of April 4th, 2025. The factional Interim National Secretary, Darlington Nwochocha, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, asked the Prosecutor-General of the Federation to expedite action on recommendations for Abure’s prosecution for impersonation and sundry other alleged offences. The statement is in response to an earlier statement issued by Abure, where he said INEC’s position on its refusal to upload the particulars of LP aspirants for February’s Council polls in the Federal Capital Territory,…
Police have arrested over 50 persons who participated in last Saturday’s protest in Ekpoma, Esan West local government area. Spokesman of the Edo state Police Command, Eno Ikoedem, said the arrested suspects were involved in looting and other violent acts. The suspects were arrested at various locations in Ekpoma after several shops were looted and the palace of the Onojie of Ekpoma vandalised during the protest. The suspects were driven in a black maria to the Edo State where they are waiting to be arraigned. At the court premises, relatives of the victims were seen loitering around. As of the…
Super Eagles right-back, Bright Osayi-Samuel has predicted a difficult game when Nigeria face Morocco in the semi-final AFCON tie on Wednesday. The Birmingham City defender, however, backed Eric Chelle’s side to beat the AFCON host nation. Nigeria and Morocco head to the game after beating Algeria and Cameroon, respectively, in the quarter-final stage. “Morocco will be a different team, you know,” Osayi-Samuel told reporters at his post-match interview after Nigeria defeated Algeria 2-0 at the weekend. “They have the fans with them, so it will be difficult, but we believe in ourselves. I think the way we are playing, you…
The National Bureau of Statistics has said that it would ‘normalise’ Nigeria’s inflation data for December 2025 over a projected spike in last month’s Consumer Price Index. This was disclosed on Monday during a virtual stakeholders engagement convened by the NBS and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group NBS explained that the expected spike in inflation is driven by technical base effects linked to the recent rebasing of the inflation series rather than changes in economic fundamentals. The PUNCH reported that multiple analysts have projected a spike in the headline inflation for December on the back of base effects. Projections ranged…
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority and China-Africa Investment FZC, the management of the Ogun Free Trade Zone, Igbesa, Ogun State, on Monday, said the fire incident that occurred in the zone on Sunday was not caused by a gas explosion and did not affect any residents. The management also said no casualties were recorded and that investigations had been launched into the incident. This was contained in a statement signed and released by Mr Steve Makanjuola on behalf of NEPZA and China-Africa Investment FZC, and made available to journalists on Monday. According to the statement, the fire incident occurred…
A former Plateau State Governor, Senator Jonah Jang, has denied calling for the resignation of Governor Caleb Mutfwang over his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The denial came in a statement issued on Monday in Jos by Clinton Garuba, Jang’s media consultant. Garuba described reports circulating in some print and online media outlets as misleading and said the former governor was quoted out of context. “The attention of Sen. Jonah David Jang has been drawn to a misleading report in some print and online media outlets. “The report attempts to portray him as…
YouTube star-turned-boxer KSI — real name Olajide Olatunji — has officially announced he is done with boxing, confirming that he will not face longtime rival Jake Paul in the ring. KSI, one of the pioneers of influencer boxing, first drew attention in 2018 with his fight against Logan Paul, which sold over a million pay-per-views. He later founded Misfits Boxing, providing a platform for YouTubers and social media stars to compete. But after a five-fight run in 2022-2023 that ended with a 3-1-1 record, KSI said he lost his love for the sport. Jake Paul Yahoo News on Sunday quoted…
Google turned up the heat in the AI shopping wars this weekend, announcing plans to turn Gemini into a merchant and launching an open-source standard built together with major retailers including Shopify, Walmart, and Target. The move comes as companies like OpenAI, Amazon, and Perplexity jostle for power and influence at the heart of a growing AI-powered shopping ecosystem, with consumers increasingly turning to the technology to streamline purchasing.At the National Retail Federation’s annual conference this weekend, Google said it had partnered with Shopify, Target, Walmart, Wayfair, and Etsy to develop a protocol it hopes will become the industry standard…
