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The United States Department of Defense has confirmed a significant arms sale to Nigeria, involving 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, to bolster the West African nation’s military capabilities. The contract , valued at $1 billion, includes not only the state-of-the-art helicopters but also…

Anambra governor’s wife, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has condemned the violent abuse of a child maid by her guardian at G.R.A, Onitsha. The governor’s wife, was reacting to a viral video of a girl of about nine years who appeared in the video with…

A director at Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) identified as Aondo Ver, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Abuja. It was gathered that the incident happened at Pambara New Extension, which is about 200 metres away…

A popular Lagos-based church, Household of David, pastored by Sola Osunmakinde, was razed by fire on Wednesday. The auditorium, located at 7, Surulere Industrial Road, off Adeniyi Jones in Ikeja, the state capital, was completely burnt just hours to the church’s annual conference,…

Kidnappers of five pupils of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and four staff members have demanded N100m ransom for the release of the nine victims who were taken away on Monday. The principal of the secondary section of the school, Boje…

Controversial musician and activist, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, has accused operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of being responsible for major kidnapping cases in Nigeria. Speaking on the recent surge in abduction cases in a viral undated video which emerged on Tuesday, Seun bluntly…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund) has awarded scholarships to 12 Nigerian lecturers from its beneficiary institutions to undertake doctoral studies on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related disciplines in France. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc Sonny Echono, during the pre-departure…

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, says most governors of the 37-Member Tripartite Committee On Minimum Wage are guilty of not complying with the proposed base pay structure. Vice President Kashim Shettima had inaugurated the committee in Abuja earlier on Tuesday,…

The Ekiti State Government has confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti area of the state but vowed to ensure the victims are rescued. Gunmen had abducted six pupils and three teachers of a private school and their…

Nigeria has been ranked the 4th most powerful country in terms of military strength in Africa and 39th most powerful military in the world. The 2024 ranking, carried out by Global Fire Power (GFP), was arrived at after indices like quantity of military units, weapon numbers,…