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The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has officially released the schedule for the Direct Short Service Commission, DSSC, 34 enlistment interviews for candidates who successfully made the shortlist. The announcement, made on Sunday via the Air Force’s official X account, signals the next stage of the recruitment process for applicants seeking commission through the DSSC 34/2025 intake. According to the statement, the list of shortlisted candidates has been published on the NAF recruitment portal at nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng, and those selected are invited to participate in the selection and enlistment interviews. The interviews are set to take place at the Nigerian Air Force…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, on Saturday, received 5,000 members in Abia State, barely one week after the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi joined the party. The 2023 governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Bishop Emeka Nwankpa on Sunday, led the mass defection in his country home, Umuaku, Ntigha, Isiala Ngwa North LGA of Abia State. The supporters, who followed him into the ADC, while speaking at the event, said they left their former political parties and structures, including the South East Mandate for Good Governance, before decamping to the ADC, together with their leader.…

Bandits have attacked Unguwar Daudu community in Dukke ward, Funtua local government area of Katsina State, injuring two residents and abducting at least 20 others. The development was disclosed on Monday by Bakatsine, a conflict and crisis journalist who reports on insecurity in Nigeria’s northwest. According to the report, the incident occurred on Sunday night. Bakatsine said the attack comes despite multiple peace deals brokered by local authorities, questioning the real value of the peace deal in Katsina State. He wrote: “ALERT: Last night, bandits attacked Unguwar Daudu community in Dukke ward, Funtua LGA of Katsina State, injuring two residents…

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has reminded the club the two bad transfer decisions they made in recent times as their bad run of play continues with a 1-1 draw against Leeds United over the weekend. Manager, Ruben Amorim hailed Matheus Cunha after his goal leveled the game following Brenden Aaronson’s first goal at Elland Road. United have now won only one of their last seven matches, moving three points away from the Champions League spots and falling 17 points behind the Premier League leaders, Arsenal. Benjamin Sesko, who joined the club for £74 million in the summer, played…

A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana said Sunday. “As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States” against Venezuela, “32 Cubans lost their lives in combat operations,” the Cuban government said in a statement read on national television. The deceased were members of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces or the Ministry of the Interior who were carrying out missions “at the request of counterpart agencies,” Cuban officials said. In a stunning US…

Operatives of the Borno State Police Command have uncovered a hidden cache of 912 rounds of B32 API type (7.62 x 51mm) ammunition in the Kumshe Jamba Mari area of Maiduguri, the state capital. The state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, in a statement on Sunday, said the exhibits have been secured while investigations are ongoing to trace the source and intended use of the ammunition. The statement read, “The Borno State Police Command, under the leadership of CP Naziru Abdulmajid has recorded another significant operational breakthrough in its sustained efforts to enhance public safety and security across…

Mr Peter Obi’s year-end speech to mark his membership of the African Democratic Congress is one of the best and greatest efforts at leadership preparation any Nigerian has made. It quickly reminds one of late Chief Awolowo, who, arguably, was the best of his generation. But preparation alone, and having good ideas of the problems, is not enough, as his case also proved. Nigeria is a complex society, and normal political calculations often don’t pan out as expected. But the Obidients, the urban political support base of PO in the 2023 election, think differently. They have already launched an ‘Obi…

The Nigerian Insurers Association has said that it would be setting up a recapitalisation help desk for its members as the deadline for the process enters the last seven-month stretch. This was disclosed in the New Year message from the chairman of the NIA, Kunle Ahmed, addressed to chief executive officers of member companies of the association. Following the signing of the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act 2025, the operators have been mandated to increase their minimum capital requirement with a deadline of July 2026. Ahmed said, “In 2025, the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform Act was signed into law, creating…

South Africa coach Hugo Broos rejected suggestions his team had regressed after they exited the Africa Cup of Nations in the last 16 against Cameroon on Sunday, and turned his focus towards the approaching World Cup. A 2-1 defeat against the Indomitable Lions in Rabat ended Bafana Bafana’s campaign in the first knockout round, two years after they finished third at the last AFCON in Ivory Coast. “We don’t go backwards — maybe in some games performances were not at the level of South Africa that everyone knows, but you can’t say that for today,” veteran Belgian coach Broos said,…

Holding the Z Trifold confirmed my suspicions: it’s a tablet with a phone attached. And after spending an hour folding and unfolding it, I’m pretty much ready to trade in the single-hinge foldable I’ve been carrying for the past couple of weeks.I used the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold over the holidays as my daily driver and I can probably count on one hand the number of times I unfolded it. Nobody in my family even realized that it unfolded for at least the first 24 hours when I used it on a trip back home. On a different kind…