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Militants surrender arms, as troops recover more weapons in S/east

By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Nigerian Army has recorded another operational success in the South East as sustained military offensives forced members of a militant group to surrender weapons, while separate intelligence-led operations led to the recovery of additional arms and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The Army said the development was part of ongoing operations ...

Troops repel terrorist attack on Zamfara military base, rescue nine abductees

By Imisioluwa Afunmiso Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled an attempted terrorist attack on the Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Kasuwan Daji in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing several insurgents and rescuing nine abducted civilians. The military said the attack occurred at about 1:40 a.m. on Saturday when ...

Fubara’s woes started from listening to those who wanted to oppose me — Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that the political troubles facing Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara stem directly from his decision to align with individuals who opposed Wike's political structure and wanted the governor to fail. Speaking during a special media chat in Port Harcourt, the former Rivers State ...

Dangote, Sinoma ink $800m deal to expand Itori Cement plant

Dangote Industries Limited and Sinoma International Engineering Co., Ltd. have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) valued over $800 million for the expansion of the Dangote Cement Plant in Itori, Ogun State, increasing its production capacity to 12 million metric tons per annum. The agreement was signed by the President of Dangote Group, Aliko ...