The federal government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the transport unions to commence a 50 per cent discount on road fares during the 2024 yuletide season. The agreement followed directives by President Bola Tinubu that passengers should board buses to their destination for only 50 percent of the fares. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Adeleye Adeoye, on behalf of the Minister, signed the MoU between the federal government and the leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). He also signed the agreement with the Association…
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The National Drug Law Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down eight rice shops and a warehouse in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. In a post on the verified X handle of the agency, it said tyey were implicated in producing and distributing counterfeit rice, leading to the seizure of over 1,600 bags worth approximately ₦5 billion. It added that the operation uncovered counterfeit rice repackaged in branded bags such as Big Bull, Royal Stallion, and Tomato Aposo, which aimed at deceiving unsuspecting consumers. It said: “In a major operation, NAFDAC has shut down eight rice shops and…
The Air Component (AC) of Operation Fansan Yamma and troops of the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have neutralised scores of bandits during air and grand operation carried out in Danmusa, Safana, and Kankara Local Government Areas of Katsina state. The operation also led to the killing of notorious bandit kingpins, Manore, Lalbi and their cohorts. Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Muazu in a statement issued Friday said the operation, conducted on 19 December 2024, followed credible intelligence revealing the establishment of bandit camps around Bichi Hill, which had intensified banditry activities in…
The House of Representatives has passed the 2025 appropriation bill of N49.7 trillion presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday for second reading. Leading the debate on the bill at the pl Mary on Thursday, the Leader of the House, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere commended the determination of the government to reduce inflation to 15 per cent in 2015,. He added that the target was realisable if all Nigerians contribute their quota, saying the President has demonstrated serious courage and leadership in moving the nation forward. Ihonvbere said Tinubu admitted during the budget presentation that Nigerians were…
Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operating under Sector 1 in Mora, have neutralised 10 terrorists while repelling a coordinated attack by Boko Haram/ ISWAP Terrorists on the military base at Darak in Cameroon. Chief Military Information Officer, HQ MNJTF N’djamena, Chad, Lt-Col. Olaniyi Osoba in a statement issued Thursday said the attack took place in the early hours of Wednesday, 18 December, 2024. He said: “The attack began at dawn, with the terrorists launching assaults from multiple directions at the Darak military base. “In a fierce gun battle, troops swiftly engaged the terrorists, eliminating 6 terrorists and…
A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case. Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars. The court also fined Paul Pogba’s brother 20,000 euros for participating in the attempted extortion of 13 million euros ($13.5 million) from Pogba in 2022, and for putting pressure on the player, his family and his business contacts to obtain the payment. The Barron’s news department was not involved in the creation…
Soldiers on Wednesday attacked staff of the Development Control Department of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration who were on official duty to demolish illegal structures allegedly belonging to one Maj-Gen. JT Audi. TheHintsNews gathered that the soldiers under the instructions of Audu seized two Hilux vans of the Development Control while another one was destroyed. Narrating his ordeal, one of the staff battered by the soldiers said the incident happened at Plot 416 Sabo Lugbe, belonging to Major Gen JT Audu. The staff who preferred anonymity noted that they were removing fence/building punches with no approval at plot 416…
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has directed Commanding Officers to immediately activate mobile court operations nationwide. The approach, he said, was aimed at maintaining sanity and reducing incidences of road traffic crashes on the highways during the festive period. Mohammed, in a statement Wednesday by Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC, Olusegun Ogungbemide, noted that the move aimed at intensifying the Corps’ efforts in ensuring road safety and reducing crashes during this festive season and beyond. He said: “The directive has become very necessary because mobile court operations help to promptly prosecute traffic…
The word Christ is not a Hebrew word. Yeshua, Whom some call Jesus, was NEVER called Christ in His Earthly lifetime. Please, instead of arguing, criticising, or insulting me, take a break from the spell cast upon you by your pastor and his church and simply fact-check me. Understand your religion and know your faith so you can have accurate beliefs. Throughout His Life on Earth, Yeshua was recorded as speaking Aramaic Hebrew-Mark 15:34. And He was called either Rabbi (John 1:38, John 11:8, etc), which is Hebrew for teacher. The word Christos, which is spelt χριστός in Koine Greek,…
Justices Aminu Garba and Aisha Ibrahim of the Federal High Court 1 and 2 sitting in Bauchi, Bauchi State have convicted and sentenced 17 internet fraudsters to various jail terms, even as Justice Ahmed Isa of the Adamawa State High Court sitting in Yola equally jailed another internet fraudster. The anti-graft agency in a statement issued Tuesday said the convicts are: Fumi Joshua, Nathan Timothy Aruku, Femi Johnson Adelowo, Chimieze Alajemba, Jeremiah Pam Samuel, Emmanuel Shadrach, Ibrahim Yusuf, Shikaan Martin’s, Mishack Daniel, Jerry Moses, Joseph Yagat Baye, Emmanuel pontiff. Others are: Godiya Simon, Noble Max, Perfect Nuhu and Agbande A.…