Troops Rescue Nine Civilians, Foil Terrorist Attack, Arrest Suspected Collaborators in North-East

Troops Rescue Nine Civilians, Foil Terrorist Attack, Arrest Suspected Collaborators in North-East

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have rescued nine civilians, arrested suspected terrorist collaborators and logistics suppliers, and repelled a coordinated attack by Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters in separate operations across the North-East. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Acting Media Information Officer of Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M. Sani. According to the statement, troops of Sector 2 on June 11 rescued […]

June 14, 2026 2

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Nine Persons Flee Terrorist Camps in Borno as Troops Arrest Collaborators, Rescue Kidnap Victims Nationwide

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nine persons escaped from Boko Haram and ISWAP camps in Borno State have come into military custody as the Armed Forces of Nigeria intensified operations across the country, leading to the arrest of terrorist collaborators, rescue of kidnap victims and seizure of weapons. In a statement signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, troops of Operation Hadin Kai encountered Ahmad Sheriff and […]

June 8, 2026 16

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Osun 2026: APC Governorship Race Heats Up as Nine Aspirants Submit Nomination Forms

By Zainab Uzomah The contest for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Osun State has formally begun, with nine aspirants on Monday thronging the party’s national secretariat in Abuja to submit their nomination and expression-of-interest forms. Their appearance signaled the start of what is expected to be one of the most competitive primaries ahead of the 2026 governorship election. Party leaders, while receiving the aspirants, reiterated APC’s commitment […]

December 2, 2025 37

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NNPCL hasn’t paid marketers subsidy for nine months — CFO

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed that the Federal Government is paying subsidies on the petrol it imports into the country. Though the NNPCL denied paying fuel subsidies to marketers in the last nine months, it said the government allows it to sell at a price below the landing cost The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Alhaji Umar Ajiya, made the clarifications on Monday in Abuja. Ajiya said the […]

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Concerns rise over teaching as over nine million fail UTME in seven years

The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board between 2018 and 2024 scored below 200 pass mark. As the average failure rate in the seven years stands at […]

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Discos overbilled 7.1million customers in nine months – FG

Eko Disco overbilled 371,828 customers under the estimated billing category between January and June 2023, as the months of July, August and September were not captured in the report released by NERC. It overbilled these customers to the tune of N14.13bn. Ibadan Disco made N333.68m from the overbilling of 143,465 customers underestimated billing between January and September last year, while Jos Disco overbilled 1,264,537 customers to the tune of N13.3bn. […]

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