The soldiers have intensified clearance operations in the troubled part of the state. Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued ten kidnap victims during clearance patrols conducted around the Chikun and Igabi Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. The state's Commissioner for Internal Security, Samuel Aruwan, told reporters on Tuesday On Monday, troops rescued six

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Nigeria’s Attorney General, Abubakar Malami [Photo Credit: The Guardian Nigeria] The attorney general of the federation and justice minister, Abubakar Malami, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is working to ensure that Nigeria’s intellectual property law and administration are in line with current realities. Mr Malami said this on Monday when the

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Government Tompolo and President Muhammadu Buhari The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has questioned President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime on awarding a pipeline surveillance contract to an ex-militant warlord, Government Ekpemupolo. “Who oversight the procurement process of this award? Were there bids, and what process led to his emergence on this

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu The federal government on Monday inaugurated the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Project to address challenges facing the nation’s education sector. The World Bank is supporting the IDEAS Project in each participating state with a $200 million credit facility for its smooth

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Governor of Plateau state Simon Lalong [Photo credit: Punch Newspaper] Families of Plateau civil servants who died on active service have decried the non-payment of death benefits of their loved ones by Governor Simon Lalong’s administration. Relatives of the deceased Monday in Jos accused Mr Lalong’s government of refusing to heed

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday departed Abuja for Nairobi to represent Nigeria at the inauguration of William Ruto as the fifth president of Kenya. His media aide, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement. Mr Osinbajo will join other leaders across Africa and beyond for the

Nairobi — Outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta has hosted his successor William Samoei Ruto at the seat of power ahead of Tuesday's inauguration. Ruto arrived at State House, Nairobi accompanied by First Lady Rachel and were welcomed by Kenyatta and the outgoing First Lady Margatet. Ruto will be sworn in on Tuesday at the Kasarani Stadium

Nairobi — A 2,000 tones capacity Marine Vessel, Pamba Wagon Ferry owned by Mango Tree Group commenced the transportation of goods from the Kisumu Port to the East Africa region on Monday. The Group's General Manager Franck Menard says they will be transporting goods from Kisumu Port weekly to Uganda and Tanzania. "We are off

Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the vice chancellor of Makerere University has commissioned Uganda's first smart classroom. The CreateView classroom is located in Block A of the college of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) at Makerere. Nawangwe and partners in the project said this was the first in the country, and the second in East Africa after

There was an incident along the Northern bypass on Monday when a motorcycle, commonly known as Boda boda rammed into the convoy of President Museveni on the road. The incident happened at Ssentema when a boda boda rider that was carrying two other passengers rammed into the convoy that was passing. "Whereas other vehicles had

Mokolo — In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are underway with many schools, mosques and churches providing temporary shelter. Heavy rains fall in Mokolo, a business and agricultural district on Cameroon's northern border with

The four Nigeria representatives in the two tiers of the continental competitions for the 2022/23 campaign began their quest to the group stages of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup over the weekend. Rivers United and Kwara United each recorded emphatic victories, while Plateau United and Remo Stars secured important away draws as