The lives of military officers who led the arrest of terrorists freed during the Kuje prison jailbreak are in danger. The Boko Haram and Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) sects have vowed to go after them and their families. ISWAP has claimed responsibility for the invasion of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja….
He gave in after more than 40 ministers quit his government and told him to go. In a statement delivered outside Number 10 Downing Street on Thursday, Johnson announced his resignation, saying that it was clear the Conservative Party needed a new leader.“The timetable will be announced next week.” “I will serve until there is…
Australia says it will begin offering a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines from next week to people aged 30 years and above. The announcement on Thursday came as hospital admissions across the country rose, fuelled by the highly transmissible new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5.The new subvariants have now become the dominant coronavirus strains in…
Pilgrims gathered for dawn prayers and performed the initial rites of the Hajj on Thursday in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, in the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic upended the event – one of the five pillars of Islam. This year’s Hajj is larger than the pared-down versions staged in 2020 and…
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo has constituted a 17-man Truth, Justice and Peace Committee.Disclosing this in a statement, Chairman of the committee Prof. Chidi Anslem Odinkalu, said the committee was constituted to: “identify the remote and immediate causes of the agitations, restiveness, violence, and struggle in the South East since 1999. Document…
igawa State Government has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools across the state from 7th July 2022. This was contained in a circular signed by the Jigawa State Commissioner of Education Dr. Lawan Yunusa Danzomo. A statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry, Wasilu Umar Ringim said the commissioner…
President Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he did not cancel his trip to Senegal after the Kuje jailbreak. The President is scheduled to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal. The IDA, a financial institution, which offers concessional loans and grants to developing countries, is a member of the…
Civilians in Ukraine’s Eastern Donetsk region were urged to flee on Wednesday as Russian forces bombarded the region, NAN reports. “Russia has turned the entire Donetsk region into a dangerous hotspot for civilians as well. “I call on everyone to evacuate, evacuation saves lives,’’ Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram In Slovyansk, which was reportedly…
Over 600 inmates escaped from the Kuje Prison following Tuesday night’s attack by terrorists. This is according to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore. Belgore claimed those behind the attack were Boko Haram insurgents who came specifically for their members held in custody. He, however, said about 300 had been…
