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Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima paid a visit to the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Muhammed Buba Marwa (retd.), following the latter’s back surgery. Pictures from the visit were shared on the NDLEA’s Facebook page on Sunday. The photos were captioned, “Vice President-Elect, His Excellency Kashim...

The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has unveiled a new female hostel in the University of Benin, the state capital. The hostel, named after Senator Daisy Danjuma, was unveiled on Saturday with the senator present at the event. General T.Y Danjuma was named as the donor of the hostel,...

Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have raided a weapon fabrication factory at Wukari in Taraba and apprehended two suspected gunrunners. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, in a statement on Saturday, said the troops acted on credible intelligence. Danmadami said the troops on Friday recovered...

The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) has called for  territorial protection of all Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) across the country to avoid the issue of land grabbing. The President-General of the association, Mr Michael Magaji, made this call at the 2023 National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting of the association...

A retired FIFA-badged referee, Sani Zubair, has been elected the new President of Nigeria Referees Association (NRA), taking over from  Tade Azeez. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zubair was elected in Ilorin on Saturday after he polled 53 votes from the available 54 accredited delegates to beat...

The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Wednesday, blessed and prayed for God’s continuous support for the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This was made known in a statement signed and released by the spokesperson for the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, which was...

The UN SDG is set to hold this year’s edition of its Action Awards. It is slated to hold on July 24, in Rome, Italy. In an article making the announcement, the UN referenced a young Nigerian anti-corruption crusader – Hamzat Lawal. He is the founder of Follow The Money,...

… assures of continual support Global Peace Movement International, UK has congratulates the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya on the successful unavailing of the parade and Army unit Colours by President Muhammadu Buhari. President General of the group, Dr. Mike Uyi in a statement on Friday...

…Charges on Entrenching Professionalism, Community-Oriented Policing Following the approval of the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, for the posting of Commissioners of Police to various State Commands by the Police Service Commission (PSC), the IGP has ordered the immediate deployment of Commissioners of police...

The  Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Defence and Security Symposium is a major package in the Senior Course  Curriculum, which offers a unique opportunity  to discuss contemporary defence and security issues affecting Nigeria. It aimed at generating ideas from the critical intuitive minds of the students and discussants in...