Atiku Mourns Demise Of Matthew Kukah’s Brother, Agwom Akulu 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku Mourns Demise Of Matthew Kukah’s Brother, Agwom Akulu 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 31, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commiserated with Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah over the demise of his brother and Agwom Akulu of Ikulu kingdom, Yohanna Sidi Kukah. In a press statement issued by his media office and signed by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections also shared his condolences with the Ikulu Kingdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State,...

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Anambra South senatorial by-election: Chief Egwuonwu says he is ‘Indigenous’

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAnambra South senatorial by-election: Chief Egwuonwu says he is ‘Indigenous’

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 30, 2024

Chief Akai Egwuonwu, an aspirant for Anambra South senatorial by-election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has said that one of the major attractions to his aspiration is that he is homegrown. Responding to an interview question as to why many media influencers are favourbly disposed to his desire to replace Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, Chief Akai said that one of the reasons is that he is indigenous. “Considering that I...

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National SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Navy Has Capacity To Build World Class Ships, CNS Says

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 30, 2024

Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), has said that the Nigerian Navy has the capacity to build and repair world class ships. Ogalla stated this in Port Harcourt on Sunday shortly after inspecting the building of some naval ships, boats and other projects that were under construction at the Naval Shipyard Limited (NSL), during his working visit to Rivers State. He was conducted round the facility by the Admiral Superintendent,...

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Troops Destroy Bunkering Sites In Niger Delta, Recover 99,000 Litres Crude 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Destroy Bunkering Sites In Niger Delta, Recover 99,000 Litres Crude 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 30, 2024

Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army in collaboration with other security agencies have destroyed oil bunkering sites in Niger Delta, thereby sustaining onslaught against economic saboteurs in the region The troops dismantled 20 illegal refining sites, arrested 8 suspected oil thieves, de-activated 21 boats used for the criminality. Also over 90,000 litres of stolen products were recovered in the ongoing anti bunkering operations in the region between December 23 and 29, 2024. A press statement on...

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2024 Christian Pilgrims Hold First Sunday Service in Nazareth

NewsNigeriaReligion2024 Christian Pilgrims Hold First Sunday Service in Nazareth

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 30, 2024

The first batch of 2024 Of Christian  Pilgrimage to holy land has held a combined Sunday service at Tabar Hotel in Nazareth. The session featured a Bible lesson read by Hon. Mrs. Omowunmi Ogunlola, Federal Commissioner representing South West in the Board of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC). The lesson of the day was taken from Joel 2:18-27which dwelled on God’s restoration of Israel’s glory. Bishop Akinpelu Johnson, Chairman of the Lagos State Christian...

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NNPCL Revives Warri Refinery, Plans Mechanical Completion by 2025

NewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPCL Revives Warri Refinery, Plans Mechanical Completion by 2025

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2024

…Tinubu Hails Milestone The Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), with a capacity of 125,000 barrels per day, has resumed operations, marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s energy sector. This announcement comes just a month after the old Port Harcourt Refinery, with a capacity of 60,000 barrels per day, also commenced operations. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during a facility tour on Monday. Addressing the...

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Nigeria Commiserates With South Korea Over Horrific Plane Crash

NewsNigeriaWorld NewsNigeria Commiserates With South Korea Over Horrific Plane Crash

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)December 29, 2024

The Federal Government has commiserated with the government and people of South Korea over the fatal air Jeju flight 2216 plane crash which occurred on Sunday, killing 179 of the 181 on board the aircraft, with only two survivors. According to reports, the Boeing 737-800 operated by Jeju Air was returning from Bangkok, Thailand when it crash-landed at the Muan International Airport in the southern part of the country, skidding off the runway and crashing...

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Terrorists’ Explosives, Not Military Airstrike Responsible for Sokoto Killlings – DHQ

NewsNigeriaTerrorists’ Explosives, Not Military Airstrike Responsible for Sokoto Killlings – DHQ

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2024

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the death of 10 villagers in Silame Local Government Area of Sokoto State to a secondary explosion caused by a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike targeting Lakurawa terroristshideouts, not direct bombardment.Addressing journalists on Friday, Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, explained that the precision-guided airstrike on December 25 was aimed at terrorist dens in Gidan Bisa and Gidan Runtuwa.The operation, he noted, was part of a...

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2 Soldiers Killed, 1 Missing in Clash with Suspected ESN Fighters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria2 Soldiers Killed, 1 Missing in Clash with Suspected ESN Fighters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 29, 2024

Two Nigerian soldiers have been killed, and another is missing after a clash with suspected members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) in Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. Joseph Akubo, spokesperson for the 34th Artillery Brigade, confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. He explained that the clash happened on Friday when troops responded to a distress call about an attack by IPOB/ESN fighters during a routine patrol. “The dissidents,...

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Onitsha Naval Outpost Donates Food Items to Orphanage in Atani

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOnitsha Naval Outpost Donates Food Items to Orphanage in Atani

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2024

As part of efforts to combat crime in the maritime sector and enhance security in its area of operations, Naval Outpost Onitsha, through its “Food Rhapsody” initiative, has donated food items worth millions of naira to Madonna Angels Orphanage Home in Atani, Ogbaru Council Area, Anambra State The event, which marked the conclusion of Operation Delta Sanity 3, is a non-kinetic approach by the Nigerian Navy aimed at strengthening civil-military relationship and promote peace and...

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