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The Nigerian Army (NA) on Friday pulled out the former Chief of Policy and Plans, Army Headquarters, Lamidi Adeosun, and 11 other generals out of active service. Those pulled out M.D. Abubakar, I. Birigeni, C.M. Abraham, A.C.C. Agundu, T.O.B. Ademola, A.M. Jalingo and A.S. Maikobi, all major generals. M.A. Bashirudeen, D.M. Onoyiveta, both brigadier generals and two others were also …

Scores of supporters of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Saturday in Ibadan, staged a protest, calling for his unconditional release. Igboho is currently in detention in Benin Republic over issue bothering on illegal migration among other offences. The protesters, who were mostly youths, carried placards with various inscriptions, demanding the immediate release of the activist currently …

** Neutralize several ISWAP terrorists, destroy gun trucks, other equipment Troops of Joint Task Force, North East ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ have neutralized several Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a recent encounter in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. This is just as a Brigadier General and Commander of the Special Forces, Brig-Gen Dzarma Zirkusu and …

African Development Bank Group (AFDBG) says about 29 million Africans, especially in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to suffer extreme poverty due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. The bank said studies had shown that COVID-19 had tested the economic capacities of countries and the situation was particularly problematic for most ECOWAS countries. Dr. Akinwumi  Adesina, the President, AfDB, disclosed this …

“So I think that, countries in the Commonwealth need to put stronger or more efforts on understanding that, for as long as we leave the issues that relate to sexual violence, there is no real hope for the development of Africa. Speaker of the South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal Legislature, Hon. Boyce Nontembeko, has advised African Parliamentarians to legislate strong laws …

*Benin River Port, the proposed Airport in Edo North Senatorial District form part of 8 transformation centers Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the Alaghodaro annual Summit today, launched Edo 30-year development plan and unveiled eight centers for the state’s economic transformation. “Planning is not a document, it has to be a process; we have to live it and …

**I am a consultant to AGF but he did not send us to raid Odili’s house -Fake CSP Nigeria Police Force headquarters on Thursday paraded 14 suspects over the invasion of the Abuja residence of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, describing them as impostors who were unknown to any of the nation’s security forces. Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Paris, France, met with President of Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Dr Mohammed Al-Jasser, explaining why the administration was committed to an infrastructure renaissance for Nigeria. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement said the meeting was held at the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum. Buhari said: “We are struggling very hard …

…Lauds World Bank for support Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has commissioned the Edo Tech Park, an elite software engineering and leadership training institute, noting that the park will produce at least 15,000 world-class software engineers in the state within the next five years. Obaseki, who spoke during the commissioning of the take-off campus for the Edo Tech Park …

For Africa to attain the high level of post-COVID-19 recovery recorded in more developed economies, stakeholders in the continent must begin to develop the required collaborations for local production of vaccines, according to President Muhammadu Buhari. The President, represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, made the observation on Thursday in Abuja at the opening of the 51st Conference of …