Operation HADIN KAI Faults Viral Video, Reaffirms Commitment to Troops’ Welfare

Operation HADIN KAI Faults Viral Video, Reaffirms Commitment to Troops’ Welfare

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Operation HADIN KAI has dismissed as false and misleading a viral social media video alleging non-payment of allowances to troops and victimisation of a soldier in the North-East theatre of operations. According to a statement signed by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, the Theatre Command said all legitimate allowances due to troops had been fully […]

June 1, 2026 2

NEWS

Wike Defends Judiciary Housing Project, Faults NBA Chairman Over Judicial Independence Claims

By Toffa Momoh ABUJA — FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has dismissed concerns that providing residential and office infrastructure for the judiciary will compromise judicial independence, saying the practice is neither new nor unusual. Speaking to journalists after inspecting ongoing judicial and road projects in Abuja, Wike said the Federal Capital Development Authority has historically built facilities for independent government institutions, including the Supreme Court, National Assembly, and INEC. “We have […]

May 16, 2026 16

NEWS

Mother of Slain NYSC Member Faults Army’s Crossfire Account

By Toffa Momoh ABUJA — The mother of Abdulsamad Jamiu, the National Youth Service Corps member allegedly killed by soldiers in Dei-Dei, Abuja, has disputed the Army’s version of events, insisting her son was shot inside his room. Habiba Abubakar, in an interview on Monday, said she was out of town for a burial when a neighbour alerted her to trouble in her area. She said calls to her son […]

April 29, 2026 19

NEWS

MRA faults low funding for FOI Act in 2026 budget

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has criticised the Federal Government over what it described as inadequate funding for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in the 2026 budget, warning that the development could undermine transparency and accountability in governance. The organisation, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos, said its review of the 2026 Federal Government budget showed that more than 99 per […]

April 1, 2026 18

BUSINESS

FG meets local refiners over pricing, faults Dangote

The Federal Government, on Tuesday, declared that there was no importation of dirty fuel into Nigeria, countering the recent position of an official of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It declared this after meeting with oil marketers and local refiners of crude oil in Abuja, where parties at the meeting discussed issues about refined products’ pricing, issues of competition and the importation of products that are produced in Nigeria. Also at […]

June 26, 2024 119

ENTERTAINMENT

Don faults high tuition in faith-based varsities

The Registrar of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State, Dr John David, has decried the high tuition charged by universities owned by churches, making it difficult for children of their members to attend. David also berated the current situation in the education sector in the country, lamenting that the value of education is gradually being devalued due to the alleged commercialisation of education in the country. He stated […]

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