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By Abdullahi Sule  Troops of the 21 Armoured Brigade, operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP) in Sambisa forest, Borno state. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication, the troops discovered the underground armoury following...

The USAID State2State Activity in Nigeria on Friday engaged stakeholders of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative at the sub-national level. The Conversation which was held on a Twitter space was in commemoration of 2023 OGP Week, themed: Subnational Open Government Partnership in Nigeria: Progress and Prospects. Giving a background...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has drummed support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. Sharing her photo on his Twitter page on Sunday, Obi tweeted, “The efforts being made by Hilda Effiong Bassey (Hilda...

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has drummed support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. In an attempt to clinch this record, the 27-year-old graduate on Thursday set up a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has drummed support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. Sharing a photo on his Twitter page on Sunday, he said, “We see you, Chef Hilda, standing at the...

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has drummed support for chef Hilda Baci as she attempts to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time. In an attempt to clinch this record, the 27-year-old graduate on Thursday set up a four-day ‘cook-a-thon’ at Amore Gardens, Lekki, Lagos State. Joining her...

The final batch of Nigerian evacuees that departed Port Sudan International Airport arrived at Abuja on Saturday. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission made this known on its Twitter page late Saturday, adding that the final batch was made up of 147 evacuees. The tweet read, “EVACUATION UPDATE: (Last Batch of...

One hundred and twenty-five Nigerians that departed Port Sudan International Airport on Saturday have arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed this on its official Twitter page on Saturday. The agency tweeted, “The 15th batch of Evacuees: 125 Nationals that departed Port Sudan International...

By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Brigadier General Isang Akpaumontia has taken over as the new Commander of the HQ 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army (NA) Command, Lokoja, Kogi State. Brig.-Gen. Akpaumontia took over from Brigadier General Nsikak Edet, pioneer Commander of the Brigade who has been redeployed to HQ 9 Brigade, Ikeja,...

L-R: MD/CEO Nigerian Ports Authority Mohammed Bello Koko represented by Executive Director Finance & Administration NPA, Ms. Adenrele Susanna Adesina receiving Champion Newspapers’ “Maritime Icon of the Year Award” from Prof. Garba Dambatta, CEO Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday 12th May, 2023 at Eko Hotels & Suites Victoria Island,...