“Look for Boko Haram terrorists, find them and kill them,” CDS Musa order troops

Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff (CDS), has ordered troops of “Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK)” to be on the offensive in the war against Boko Haram jihadists. “Don’t just come and sleep in the theatre, make sure you look for Boko Haram and kill,” the CDS charged the soldiers on Tuesday at the Maimalari cantonment, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. General Musa told the soldiers to always attack the insurgents first. His instruction was...

Passport application nightmare ends for Nigerians

Nigerians would no longer need to wait for months to get their passports as the government is making efforts to make passport application and processing seamless for citizens. Nigerians face a lot of hassles in getting passports at the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, offices across the country from bribing NIS officials who are involved in racketeering to dealing with officials’ negligence of duties to avoidable delays in the processing. But by pegging the timeline for...

Burna Boy loses out on 7 BET Hip-Hop Awards

Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Damini Ogulu, known by his stage name Burna Boy, did not win any award at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Burna Boy was among the top nominees for the Awards with seven nods out of the 17 award categories, but he lost all seven nominations. He lost the “Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year”, “Lyricist of the Year” and the “Best Live Performer of the Year” awards to U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar. 50...

Tinubu makes five fresh appointments, reappoints Inuwa Abdullahi as NITDA CEO

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new chief executive officers for agencies and parastatals under the Ministry of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy. The new appointments were announced on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the President on media and publicity. According to the statement, Aminu Maida will head the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, as the executive vice-chairman, EVC, and chief executive officer, CEO. The President appointed Nkechi Egerton-Idehen as the managing director and...

“Tinubu needs no reintroduction” APC replies Peter Obi

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that President Bola Tinubu needs no reintroduction after ex-Anambra Governor Peter Obi asked the President to reintroduce himself to Nigerians because of the controversy over his identity and academic records. Specifically, Obi urged Tinubu to “let the world know his name, nationality, place of birth, parentage, the primary and secondary schools he attended with dates as well as the actual universities he attended and certificates obtained.” He said...

“Reintroduce yourself to Nigerians, to the world”, Peter Obi to Tinubu

Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the last presidential election, has frowned at the “protracted embarrassment” the controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s certificate saga has caused Nigeria. At a press conference on Wednesday, Obi implored President Tinubu to reveal the truth about his identity and educational qualifications “urgently.” Read the transcript of his speech below. Having followed the prolonged identity crisis that recently played out in the American Court System and the...

House of Reps task CBN to address naira depreciation

The House of Representatives has tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to address the steep downward slide of the naira against the US dollar. The naira is exchanged for over N1,000/$1. During plenary on Tuesday, Hon. Ismail Dabo (APC, Bauchi) lamented that the naira has been on a free fall against the USD since the central bank, with the backing of the federal government, introduced the currency float policy, which now permits market forces...

President Tinubu appoints 5 new presidential media advisory aides

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Fela Durotoye, and Frederick Nwabufo as senior presidential media advisory aides. Also appointed were Linda Nwabuwa Akhigbe, Aliyu Audu and Francis Adah Abah. Special adviser to the President on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale announced the appointments in a statement on Monday. Durotoye will serve as the senior special assistant, SSA, to the President on national values and social justice) and Nwabufo will serve as the SSA on public engagement....

Lagos–Tel Aviv flights continue amid Israel–Hamas conflict

Flights between Lagos, Nigeria, and Tel Aviv, Israel’s capital have continued without disruption despite the precarious security situation in Israel because of the ongoing conflict with the Palestinian terror group, Hamas. Pilot News learned that Ethiopian Airlines and Qatar Airways, two primary carriers connecting Nigeria to Israel, have maintained their flight schedules from Nigeria to Tel Aviv airport. The President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, Susan Akporiaye, said people were still traveling...

Airlifting of Christian pilgrims suspended amid Israel-Hamas conflict

The airlifting of intending Christian pilgrims from Lagos State for a holy pilgrimage in Israel, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 10, has been put on hold due to the escalating Israel–Hamas conflict. The first batch of pilgrims, who were already in Israel, successfully concluded their activities on Sunday, Oct. 8, and all 310 pilgrims have returned. Good morning Lagos, I’m happy to announce that we have successfully airlifted and returned all three hundred and ten...

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