A UK vessel shot down a Houthi drone in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has said, as tensions in the Middle East soar amid the ongoing war in Gaza. “Yesterday HMS Diamond successfully repelled a drone attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea,” read a statement from the ministry…
FCMB Group has reported a 206.86 per cent increase in its profit for the financial year ended December 2023 to N95.52bn. This was revealed in the unaudited annual report and financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday. FCMB’s profit was boosted by increases in interest and discount income to N355.68bn and fees…
“He didn’t score but he had a fantastic game. It is not easy to stop that guy,” Portuguese coach Peseiro said following the last-16 tie in Abidjan. Ademola Lookman scored both goals, but Osimhen set up the first and his remarkable running and pressing created constant problems for the Cameroon defence. “Ask the opposition defenders…
It is the first time American military personnel have been killed by hostile fire in the Middle East since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and the incident will further raise tensions in the region and fuel fears of a broader conflict directly involving Iran. Hamas said the death of the soldiers shows Washington’s backing…
The leaders of the three Sahel nations issued a statement saying it was a “sovereign decision” to leave the Economic Community of West African States “without delay”. Struggling with jihadist violence and poverty, the regimes have had tense ties with ECOWAS since coups took place in Niger last July, Burkina Faso in 2022 and Mali…
The Chief Executive Officer of Cooperative Mortgage Bank Ltd., Femi Adewole, has disclosed that of the about 340,000 policemen in the country, only about 30,000 are housed. He stated this at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Housing Summit with the theme “Renewed Hope for Police Housing in Nigeria”, held recently in Abuja. called…
The Confederation of African Football has revealed why Nigerian referees are not selected to officiate at the Africa Cup of Nations and other football tournaments on the continent. Head of Refereeing at the CAF, Noumandiez Doue, while speaking on Thursday during a CAF referees training session at Sol Beni (ASEC Mimosas Training Centre) in Abidjan,…
The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians, army spokesman Lt. Col. Guillaume N’djike Kaïko said in a statement read on state television. The town’s streets were empty Thursday evening, after most of its residents took refuge in the Mweso General Hospital, Kaïko added….
The Federal Inland Revenue Service surpassed its 2023 revenue target by N816bn, a 107 per cent performance over the set goal and has set a target to collect N19.4 turn in tax this year. The Coordinating Director of Special Tax Operations Group, Amina Ado, disclosed this at the 2024 management retreat on Wednesday. The Federal…
