Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has directed the immediate stoppage of the use of green areas as well as parks and gardens in the capital city as car dealership Lots. Wike in a statement issued Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant, Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka decried the use of areas designated for parks and recreation like the Millennium Park and others as car lots. He also directed that all unauthorised use of such areas would be closely monitored to ensure compliance. The minister stressed that this is part of the efforts of…
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Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo who is currently battling stage four cancer has been rejected by hospitals. The ailment, according to the daughters of the actor, did not manifest until three weeks ago. The two daughters, Lima and Kira Taiwo, took to their Instagram page on Monday in two separate emotional appeals. While they stated categorically that they weren’t seeking financial assistance, they pleaded with Nigerians, well-wishers and medical professionals with experience in cancer treatment to help save their father. Lima, in the video, lamented that their father’s condition had deteriorated and that hospitals had…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has formally requested the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to initiate review of the existing three-letter location code “QRW” assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State. This, he said, was with a view to adopting a code that would accurately reflect the airport’s official name and geographical identity. The request was conveyed in a letter signed by the Minister and addressed to the IATA Area Manager for West and Central Africa, Dr. Samuel Fatokun. Osubi Airport, which bears the ICAO four-letter location indicator DNSU, is physically located in Osubi town,…
President Bola Tinubu has called Governor Ademola Adeleke following his victory in the just concluded Osun state governorship election held on Saturday. Adeleke, who contested on the platform of Accord Party defeated Munirudeen Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). After the announcement of results from the 30 Local Government Areas of the state, the governor polled a total of 511,067 votes to defeat his close challenger, Oyebamiji who gathered 444, 811 votes. Adeleke won 19 Local Government Areas out of the 30, while Oyebamiji won 11 local governments to come second. However, TheHintsNews reliably gathered that the President…
Scores of terrorists were neutralised in the early hours of Saturday when troops of 162 Amphibious Battalion, Operation Hadin Kai thwarted an attack on Forward Operating Base Mandaragirau, Biu Local government Area of Borno State. Acting Military Information Officer, Capt. Mohammed Goni in a statement issued Saturday said at about 0200 hours on 15 August 2026, the terrorists launched a simultaneous assault on the location from two fronts. On detecting the advancing terrorists from emplaced early warning and surveillance systems, he revealed that a combat team was promptly dispatched to interdict the terrorists along one of the axes of…
Troops of 18 Brigade have rescued nine kidnapped victims and also foiled terrorist attacks in Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger State. Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, in a statement issued Friday by Capt. Adebayo Adewumi said on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026, troops of Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC) Admin Battalion, deployed at Kotonkoro, while conducting sustained offensive operations against terrorist elements, successfully rescued nine kidnapped victims in Mariga LGA. He noted that the victims were subsequently handed over to representatives of the Mariga Local Government authorities for documentation and onward reunification with their families.…
The Director General of Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Capt. Alex Badeh has warned that the proposed reduction of the Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) from six per cent to four per cent could affect the agency’s ability to effectively discharge its expanding transport safety investigation mandate. Badeh made the disclosure on Friday during a media chat with journalists in Abuja, stressing that the Bureau is currently handling a growing volume of investigations across Nigeria’s aviation, rail and maritime sectors. He asserted that the NSIB’s responsibilities have expanded significantly beyond aviation accident investigation, requiring increased funding, specialised equipment, technical…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has restored four more previously suppressed State House of Assembly constituencies in Dela and Kogi States. This, it said, was in pursuant to the Judgment of the Courts directing the restoration of the additional constituencies in the two states. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna in a statement issued Friday said while three constituencies were restored in Delta, one was restored in Kogi stage. He noted: “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wishes to notify the public that it has restored four more previously suppressed…
Ahead of the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 15th August 2026, a total of 1,906,390 voters will decide the fate of the 15 governorship candidates in the election. TheHintsNews reports that the leading candidates including the incumbent Governor and the candidate of Accord Senator Ademola Adeleke, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Dr. Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Tuesday at the Arise News town hall offered their different visions for the state. While Adeleke defended his three-and-a-half-year record, Oyebamiji presented himself as an investment and public finance expert capable of…
Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Presidential Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo has vowed to cure the ‘economic illegeracy’ of President Bola Tinubu. Adebayo disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja after an interactive session with the leaders of the Middle Belt Forum. While highlighting his strategic vision to transform Nigeria, Adebayo promised to address insecurity by restructuring armed forces to be community-based and eliminating government-sponsored criminality. He added that his key priorities would be to revitalise agriculture, formalise the mining sector to harness mineral wealth, and promote progressive taxation. Adebay said if elected, his foreign…