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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Johnson Kokumo (retd.) as the new Coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons under the Office of the National Security Adviser. Kokumo succeeds Major-General AM Dikko (retd.), whom former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed as the pioneer Coordinator on May

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Maj-Gen. Adamu Laka as the new National Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser. Laka replaces Rear Admiral Musa (retd.), whom former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed as the pioneer Coordinator in August 2022. The Presidency announced Laka’s appointment on Tuesday in a

At least 100,000 Nigerians displaced to Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, by terrorism in the Northeast, were returned to their homes in the past seven years. The Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, disclosed this to State House correspondents after closed-door talks with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday Zulum, who

Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Bertrand Onuoha, on Tuesday, described the off-season governorship elections that took place in Nigeria, especially his state, as a war zone that bore no semblance to what a normal poll should look like. Onuoha made the statement at a public presentation on Nigeria’s Election Violence and Education Report of the

As the pick of the games on Wednesday, NBA fans are bound to be looking for Nuggets vs Suns predictions. After Phoenix’s loss to the Spurs, it’s no surprise pre-game odds price the Nuggets as the game-winner favourite. Read below for our Nuggets vs Suns tips. Nuggets vs Suns Predictions & Tips Nuggets -6.5 @

After going head-to-head on Sunday, it’s time for more 76ers vs Clippers predictions as we look ahead to Wednesday’s contest. Despite their loss at the weekend, the game winner odds make the Clippers the favourite here. Read below for our Sixers vs Clippers tips and picks. 76ers vs Clippers Predictions & Tips Tobias Harris over

While these teams might currently occupy positions at the bottom of the standings, there’s still a lot to consider when making Wizards vs Nets predictions. Brooklyn are the pre-game favourite, though there have been some promising signs from the Wizards of late. Our betting expert has prepared Wizards vs Nets predictions and tips for their

{ The Orlando Magic will host the Golden State Warriors at the Kia Center in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday night. The Magic have won the last 5 games against the Warriors at this venue. Can the Magic continue their home dominance over the Warriors? Our basketball betting expert, Agbeniga Ayobami, presents her top Magic vs Warriors

 The Hornets will play host to the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at the Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets are currently on a 4-game losing streak. Can they get back to winning ways here? Our basketball betting expert, Agbeniga Ayobami, presents her top Hornets vs Cavaliers predictions. Hornets vs Cavaliers Predictions & Tips

The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has set up a nine-man committee to oversee the primary election for Ondo governorship aspirants. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka. The development comes barely a day after 15 members of the

The Nigeria Labour Congress has lamented the poor power supply in the country, saying this is not good for business and national development. The labour union said 12 years after the sector was privatised by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the power supply has not improved. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero,

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Africans to question the kind of democracy run in their various countries. He said Africa as a whole had its issues with the world, such as why its democracy is fragile. Shettima spoke at the 6th Annual Lecture/Conference of the Association of Foreign Relations Professionals of Nigeria in Abuja

Data consumption reached 721,522 terabytes in January 2024, the highest monthly consumption ever recorded, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission. Data obtained on Tuesday from the regulator’s website showed that this record surpassed December 2023, which stood at 713,200 terabytes. Active Internet subscriptions totalled 161,977,883, reflecting a substantial increase from the 156,244,368 subscriptions recorded in

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has assured the people of the state that his administration will collaborate and continue to consult widely in delivering a liberated state experiencing enduring peace. The governor said in doing so, he would not operate as a dictator, but as a member of a team that has the best interest

No fewer than 300 patients died of tuberculosis, out of over 6,000 cases recorded in Ogun State in 2023. This is just as the state is said to have recorded a 100% rise in tuberculosis cases in recent times The Senior Programme Officer of the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, Ms Florinda Olawusi, disclosed this

The Edo State Government has secured 40 new licences for solid mineral deposits in the state through Associates Mining and Investment Company, a special-purpose vehicle promoted by the state government. The state Commissioner for Mining and Energy, Enaholo Ojiefoh, who disclosed this on Tuesday in Benin, said the state took the bold step to acquire

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, said on Tuesday that his administration had released N1.2bn gratuity arrears to retired local government workers and primary school teachers in the last 15 months. Oyebanji, who bemoaned the plight of the categories of pensioners waiting for their gratuities for years, said his administration would correct all such by ensuring

The Delta State Police Command, on Monday, rescued three sisters who were said to have been kidnapped in Egbudu-Akah, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday. His caption read, “The command yesterday, March 24, 2024,

The House of Representatives has commended Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other security agencies on the proactive efforts put in place to checkmate activities of terrorists across the country. This is just as the CDS said his men are battle-ready to make the country too hot for criminal elements in the

A Nigerian businessman has called on the Togolese Navy to obey a court order after compensation was granted for brutalizing him. Narrating his ordeal, he stated that some officers of the Togolese Navy stopped them while on a business trip and shot passengers on the bus he was on. In this documentary, he shared with

The Osun State Police Command has said its operatives have commenced an investigation into the circumstances around the headless corpse of a woman found opposite Osogbo Local Government Secretariat in Okebaale, Osogbo on Tuesday. The command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the presence of the corpse in the area during an interview on Tuesday, said

Elder statesman and National Leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has condemned a military raid on his country home in the Kiagbodo Local Government Area of Delta State. Clark, in a statement he signed on Tuesday, recounted how he was inundated with calls informing him of the raid of his country home

The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Titus Amba, has condemned the non-payment of primary school teachers, which, according to him, is running into several months by some state governments. He also called on the Federal Government to make basic education a core responsibility of the state governments. Amba made this known at

Police said Tuesday they had arrested an 18-year-old Spaniard of Moroccan origin who had engaged in “intensive (online) efforts to encourage terrorism” and had ties with other radical jihadists abroad. The youth was arrested in Barcelona on March 16 on suspicion of links to the Islamic State (IS) group, with a Guardia Civil police statement

Portugal’s fractured new parliament hit an impasse on its first sitting on Tuesday as it failed to elect a president. The centre-right party of Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, which narrowly won elections earlier this month, did not achieve the 116 votes it needed to see its candidate Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco elected president. Montenegro’s party is