New Era Begins for Super Eagles as Chelle Takes Charge

NewsNigeriaSoccerSportsNew Era Begins for Super Eagles as Chelle Takes Charge

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 13, 2025

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Monday officially unveiled Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles. The unveiling ceremony, held at the Media Conference Room of the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja, followed Chelle’s appointment last Tuesday upon the recommendation of the NFF’s Technical and Development Committee. At the ceremony, Chelle expressed his excitement and outlined his vision for the team. “Coaching the Super Eagles of Nigeria is an...

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Troops Take Down 109 Terrorists, Rescue 43 Hostages Across Nigeria

National SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Take Down 109 Terrorists, Rescue 43 Hostages Across Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 12, 2025

Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria have neutralised 109 terrorists, apprehended 81 suspects, and rescued 43 kidnapped hostages in the last week, according to the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Buba revealed that the troops also arrested six individuals involved in oil theft and prevented oil thieves from stealing crude worth an estimated ₦618.7 million. Buba disclosed that troops recovered 21 assorted...

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Airstrike Hits Zamfara Community, Kills 16 Vigilantes and Residents

NewsNigeriaAirstrike Hits Zamfara Community, Kills 16 Vigilantes and Residents

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 12, 2025

An airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Tungar Kara, Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, has reportedly killed at least 16 people, including vigilantes and residents. The victims, members of the Zamfara Community Protection Guard and residents, were said to have responded to a bandit incursion when the airstrike occurred. Intelligence sources revealed that the vigilantes were mistaken for bandits after the actual attackers had fled the scene. “So far, 16 dead...

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21 Vigilantes Killed in Bandit Ambush in Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria21 Vigilantes Killed in Bandit Ambush in Katsina

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 12, 2025

No fewer than 21 members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps and local vigilantes have been confirmed dead following an ambush by suspected bandits in Baure, a village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack happened on Tuesday around 4:30 p.m. as the victims returned from a condolence visit to the family of a dead colleague. Police spokesperson, Sadiq Abubakar, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, saying, “Sadly, 21...

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NBS to Capture Prostitution, Drug Trade in Nigeria’s GDP Calculation

BusinessNewsNigeriaNBS to Capture Prostitution, Drug Trade in Nigeria’s GDP Calculation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2025

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced plans to include illegal and hidden activities such as prostitution and drug peddling in the calculation of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This disclosure was made at a sensitisation workshop on GDP and Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebasing, organised in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). Speaking at the event, the Statistician General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, explained that the rebasing exercise is...

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Two Officers Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Nganzai Police Division

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Officers Killed in Boko Haram Attack on Nganzai Police Division

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 10, 2025

…IGP Orders Clampdown on Attackers Two officers of the Borno State Police Command were killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on the Nganzai Police Division in the early hours of Wednesday. The attack, which happened at about 12:10 a.m., was confirmed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, in a statement released on Thursday. “At about 12:10 a.m., unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists attempted to invade Nganzai...

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Nnamdi Kanu Rejects Federal Government’s Request to Resume Trial

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNnamdi Kanu Rejects Federal Government’s Request to Resume Trial

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 9, 2025

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has rejected the federal government’s request for the resumption of his trial. It will be recalled that on 24 September 2024, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court recused herself from the case following an oral application by Kanu. She had stated, “I hereby recuse myself and remit the case file back to the chief judge” after Kanu directly expressed his lack of...

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Nigeria’s Armed Forces Rank 39th Worldwide, 4th in Africa

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Armed Forces Rank 39th Worldwide, 4th in Africa

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 8, 2025

The Nigerian military has been ranked 39th in the latest Global Firepower (GFP) rankings out of 145 countries reviewed, marking a decline from its 36th position in 2023 and 35th in 2022. Among African nations, Nigeria also dropped from third to fourth place, ranking behind Egypt, Algeria, and South Africa. Egypt remains Africa’s top-ranked military power, followed by Algeria, South Africa, and Nigeria. Other African nations in the top 10 include Ethiopia, Angola, Morocco, the...

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NAF Revives Dornier DO-228 Aircraft Grounded for 23 Years

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Revives Dornier DO-228 Aircraft Grounded for 23 Years

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 8, 2025

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced the successful reactivation of a Dornier DO-228 aircraft that had been grounded for 23 years. This accomplishment, according to NAF, underscores the ingenuity and expertise of its engineers and technicians In a statement issued on 8 January 2025, Olusola Akinboyewa, the NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, said, “The reactivation of NAF-039 after 23 years is more than an engineering achievement; it showcases the NAF’s ingenuity, resilience,...

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Cardinal Okpalaeke Reveals Why There’s Increase In Failed Marriages

NewsNigeriaReligionCardinal Okpalaeke Reveals Why There’s Increase In Failed Marriages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 8, 2025

The Bishop Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia, Peter Ebele Okpalaeke, says failure from parents, community and the Church are reasons why there’s increased in marriage crashes in the world today. Cardinal Okpalaeke, disclosed this while speaking to Journalists during the 45th Wedding Anniversary ceremony of Chief and lolo Paulinus Nwafor in Ezioko village-Oko, Orumba North local government area of Anambra State. The Prelate said training of children on the ways of God from infantry to the...

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