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NIGERIAN MILITARY DROPS 39TH POSITION IN GLOBAL RANKING The Armed Forces of Nigeria have dropped three places in the 2024 Global Firepower (GFP) ranking, moving from 36th position in 2023 to 39th among 145 nations assessed worldwide. This marks a second consecutive year of decline for Nigeria, which was ranked 35th in 2022. Punch reports that the drop comes despite …

MANY SOLDIERS MISSING AFTER BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS ATTACK IN BORNO Four days after Boko Haram terrorists overran a military base in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State, many soldiers are still unaccounted for, credible security sources have revealed.Fighters, in their large numbers, carried out the attack around 4pm on Saturday at the Forward Operating Base, Sabon Gari area.The military …

UK OPPOSITION LEADER, KEMI BADENOCH DEMANDS NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO RAPE GANGS BY MUSLIM MEN Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch, leader of the British opposition Conservative Party, has called for full inquiry to expose those who turned a blind eye to the grooming gangs in the UK, responsible for raping thousands of girls. Badenoch, in an article, lamented that “Britain has witnessed the …

NURTW PETITIONS TINUBU, ACCUSES CHIEF OF STAFF, GBAJABIAMILA, OF SPONSORING MC OLUOMO’S IMPOSITION AS UNION LEADER The national leadership of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has written to President Bola Tinubu, accusing the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, of sponsoring and imposing the President’s loyalist, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, on the union. The NURTW …

LAGOS IS BIGGEST LOSER IN TAX REFORM BILLS – PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has said Lagos State remains the biggest loser in the ongoing tax reform efforts. He explained that the committee’s proposals on Value Added Tax (VAT) were designed to benefit all regions of the country. The …

43 UNIABUJA PROFS ASK TINUBU TO DISSOLVE GOVERNING COUNCIL The last has yet to be heard about the appointment of Prof. Aisha Maikudi as substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), as 43 professors at the institution have asked President Bola Tinubu to dissolve the Air Vice-Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita (retd)-led Governing Council of the university. This comes as …

WHY WE’RE IN A HURRY TO DEVELOP ENUGU STATE – GOVERNOR MBAH Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says he is in a hurry to develop and transform the state because of the pressing circumstances in the various sectors, and called for the continued commitment on the part of the workers and the people of the state.While thanking the people …

NFF APPOINTS NEW HEAD COACH FOR SUPER EAGLES The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee has approved the appointment of Éric Sékou Chelle as the new Head Coach of Nigeria’s senior men’s national football team, the Super Eagles. The decision followed the recommendation of the NFF’s Technical and Development Sub-Committee during its meeting held in Abuja on January 2, 2025. …

NYSC DG ASSURES CORPS MEMBERS THAT THEY’LL SOON START RECEIVING N77k MONTHLY Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has assured corps members that they would start receiving N77,000 minimum wage. Speaking in Abuja when he commissioned a staff bus donated by Capital Express Insurance company, the DG said arrangements for their increased allowances to be …

RETIRED MILITARY PERSONNEL BLOCK FINANCE MINISTRY OVER UNPAID ENTITLEMENTS Retired military personnel on Tuesday barricaded the entrance to the Ministry of Finance in Abuja with canopies and chairs, demanding the full payment of their long-overdue entitlements. This protest follows a similar action in December, during which the retirees shut down the ministry over the government’s failure to settle their claims. …