After weeks of speculation over his ill health, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja is dead. Lagbaja who had been terminally ill for some time died at the age of 56. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement issued Wednesday announced the passing of the army chief. He said: “President Bola Tinubu regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. “He passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness. “Born on February 28, 1968,…
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Save the Children International has revealed catastrophic climate disasters, escalating insecurity, and soaring prices threaten to leave over 16 million children hungry. Its Country Director, Duncan Harvey in a statement issued Tuesday added that an additional one million children in Nigeria will be suffering from acute malnutrition by April 2025 without urgent action as extreme flooding, escalating violence and rampant food shortages fuel a deepening hunger crisis. It said the analysis of new hunger data from Cadre Harmonisé—the leading regional authority on the severity of hunger crises in the Sahel and West Africa—showed that 5.4 million children are now at…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has commended President Bola Tinubu for the immediate release of all minors detained during the #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria. CISLAC in a statement signed on Tuesday by its Executive Director, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, welcomed the President’s decision and also commended his willingness to investigate the circumstances leading to the arrests and to hold responsible security personnel accountable. It also urged Tinubu to extend the directive to other detained protesters, fostering greater national unity, justice, and demonstrating a government open to addressing citizens’ grievances. It emphasised the need for comprehensive judicial reform, particularly targeting…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of minors Arraigned in Court last Friday for protesting during the #EndBadGovernance. The arraignment of the minors by police has generated a lot of reactions forcing the President to direct the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi to ensure their immediate release. Tinubu has also demanded an investigation to unravel circumstances leading to their prolonged detention. Tinubu in a statement issued Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga also directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs has also been directed to ensure the safe return of all the…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo on Monday said th Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is ready to collaborate with the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) which is the National Designated Authority and official focal point to address the impacts of climate change in Nigeria. The minister who made this known in Abuja at the 2nd Consultative meeting on the Development and Deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), Low Carbon Aviation Fuel (LCAF) and other cleaner fuels in Nigeria. Keyamo, who was represented by the Ag. Director General, NCAA, Capt. Chris Najomo stated that the…
The residents of Amal Pepple Estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were thrown into a panic mood in the early hours of Monday, November 4, 2024 when kidnappers invaded the estate, kidnapping two persons. TheHintsNews reports that Amal Pepple Estate situated off the Kiyami village road near the Abuja Centenary City is the second estate along the Lugbe/airport road axis to witness the resumption of the heinous act of kidnappers after some moment of respite. This attack came just barely five days after a similar incident happened at ACO Estate where the attackers killed one gateman and abducted two…
Dangote Refinery has said that the claim by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) that they can import cheaper petroleum products shows they are importing substandard product. Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina in a statement issued Sunday insisted that if anyone claims they can land PMS at a price cheaper than what Dangote is selling means they are conniving with international traders to dump low quality products into the country. He said: “We had lately refrained from engaging in media fights, but we are constrained…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 130 suspects for alleged involvement in high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities that threaten national security. The police revealed that the suspects comprising 113 foreign nationals (87 males and 26 females), primarily of Chinese and Malaysian origin, and their 17 Nigerian collaborators, four males and 13 females). Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Sunday noted that the strategic operation was conducted through a coordinated raid on a building at the Next Cash and Carry area of Jahi, Abuja, where the suspects were reportedly using computers and other sophisticated devices to…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has concluded the training of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Quality Management System (QMS) staff on ISO 21001:2018 Standard – Educational Organisation Management System (EOMS). The training which took place in Keffi, Nasarawa State, NiMet said was a requirement of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). NiMet in a statement Sunday noted that under the requirement, the agency is to implement an EOMS program to ensure that Aeronautical Meteorology (AeroMet) and Climate Science training are delivered to students and interested parties at both the MBMIST Katsina and RTC Oshodi, consistently in an efficient manner to meet…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has intercepted a total of 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilograms at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos from an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia and Nigeria. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said the drug consignments worth N4,49 billion in street value were recovered from two lavatories of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft during the post landing cleaning of the cabin of flight ET900 from Addis Ababa to Lagos on Tuesday 29th October 2024. He explained that the illicit drug consignments were wrapped…