The body of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, would be flown to Abuja today as preparations for his burial on tomorrow intensify. Lt. Gen. Lagbaja, who passed away earlier this week, is remembered for his dedicated service Read more…
Two soldiers were killed early Wednesday morning when gunmen attacked an army checkpoint at the Imo/Abia boundary community of Ekenobizi in Umuopara in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. A military officer who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Read more…
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has said he has nothing to hide over his eight-year tenure in the state following the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He also noted that the Read more…
The UK cannot let Ukraine suffer a defeat in its ongoing conflict with Russia, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told GB News in an interview published on Tuesday. London could go as far as sending in troops if Kiev “goes down,” he warned. Read more…
Northern Elders have called on the Nigerian military to wipe out the new terror group in Kebbi and Sokoto before it gets out of hand. The elders, under the umbrella of the apex northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Read more…
US President-elect Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine conflict and its potential settlement, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing several people familiar with the matter. The phone call took place on Thursday, shortly Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Obono Itam(CP) has appealed to tricycle operators in Awka North and South LGA to expose the bad elements around them. CP Obono-Itam made the appeal during a stakeholders meeting with Read more…
Russian missiles, bombs and drones battered three regions of Ukraine in targeted nighttime attacks, officials said Friday, as Russia mounts an intensified aerial campaign that Ukrainian officials say they need more Western help to counter — even as doubts deepen Read more…
Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has assured that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu would soon regain his freedom. Gov Otti, while speaking at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Umuahia, during his monthly media Read more…
A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Read more…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has lamented the eviction of workers belonging to the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) from oil rig with the Nigerian military, condemning the action as unlawful. In a statement signed by Read more…
Among the first world leaders to publicly react to Donald Trump’s latest electoral victory was Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who praised his win on X and applauded what he described as Trump’s commitment to achieving “peace through strength.” But privately, Ukrainian officials Read more…