BREAKING: Tinubu’s COAS Is Dead Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief army staff (COAS), is dead. Lagbaja died after battling an undisclosed ailment. He was 56 years of age. He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023. On October 20, the army dismissed rumours that Lagbaja had passed on, adding that the army chief was undergoing medical treatment abroad. On October 30, Tinubu appointed Olufemi Oluyede as the acting COAS. On November 5, the president decorated Oluyede with a new rank of lieutenant-general. In a statement on November 6, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to…
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US Election: We’re Going To Help Our Country Heal, Says Trump The Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has declared victory in the 2024 US presidential election, addressing a raucous crowd of supporters at his campaign headquarters in Florida. Speaking to jubilant cheers and chants, Trump proclaimed that his victory represents a historic mandate and a defining moment for America. The declaration came just moments after Fox News projected him as the winner, though other major networks had yet to confirm his victory. Trump reportedly clinched key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia, victories which leave his opponent, Vice…
US Election: Kamala Harris Clinches Victory Vice President Kamala Harris secured a victory in New Hampshire on Wednesday, marking another win for the Democratic Party in the state. The victory upholds the state’s two-decade-long trend of awarding its four electoral votes to Democratic candidates. New Hampshire has now backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections. Harris’ win comes just nine months after the Democratic National Committee controversially bypassed New Hampshire as the leadoff presidential primary, further solidifying the state’s alignment with the party. AP reports that the state’s Republican primary was again won by former President Donald…
US Election: Jubilation As Trump Moves Closer To Reclaiming White House Republican candidate, Donald Trump has secured the highest votes in the battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, These results have indicated that Trump is the favourite to win the ongoing presidential election in the US even though results from five other states are yet to be announced. However, Trump has shown strength across broad swaths of the country. He has won 246 Electoral College votes to Harris’ 182. A candidate needs at least 270 votes in the state-by-state Electoral College to claim the…
Panic As Arrested Beggars Escape From FCT Centre No fewer than 20 beggars recently picked from the streets of Abuja city centre were said to have escaped from the FCT Rehabilitation Centre, where they are being kept at Kuchiko-Bwari on the outskirt of Bwari town. They were said to have escaped through a fence at the back of the Centre on Sunday night. One of the residents of the host community confided in City & Crime that some of the fleeing beggars pleaded for foods and shoes from the locals in the host community. He said the fleeing beggars claimed…
US Election: Trump Wins Another Big State Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to NBC and CNN. This comes after Trump won the state of North Carolina, one of the key battleground states. Recall that President Joe Biden narrowly beat Trump in the state in 2020. In 2016, Trump won Georgia. CNN reports that Georgia is a relatively new battleground state in presidential politics. The state also determined Democrats would control the Senate in two runoff elections in 2021. Before the election, Trump and several of his advisers had been indicted for their…
FULL LIST: US Election: List Of States Won By Trump, Kamala Harris Former President Donald Trump has successfully secured several key states, particularly in the South and Midwest. Fox News reports that Trump is performing well in rural areas, which helped deliver victories to Trump in 2016 and 2020. However, election day battlegrounds are still too close to call as Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris sweep multiple states. According to Economic Times, here’s a list of the states won by Trump so far: Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Indiana West Virginia South Carolina North Dakota South Dakota…
BREAKING: Many Feared Killed As Bomb Explosion Rock Imo The police in Imo has confirmed a bomb explosion in the state. The explosion reportedly caused stampede and confusion as people ran helter-skelter, leading to many being injured. It is reported that people were in the market when the explosion was heard and everyone scampered for safety. Some persons were reportedly killed by the explosion. Imo State Police Command spokesman, Henry Okoye, confirmed the accident to The Nation. He said two hoodlums have been confirmed dead. “It was an IED that exploded,” he said. “The Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, has…
Ndume Blasts Tinubu Again Over Tax Reform Bills Ali Ndume, the federal lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS), has stated that the tax reform bills sent by President Bola Tinubu are “dead on arrival.” Ndume explained, “Our people are saying they don’t want the VAT bill, they don’t even want to hear about it. That is why we are going to make it dead on arrival,” urging President Tinubu to heed the advice of the National Economic Council (NEC) and the Northern Governors’ Forum and withdraw the bills immediately. The lawmaker who made the remarks…
FRSC Get Helicopters, Drones, Others The Federal Government is moving forward with plans to equip the Federal Road Safety Corps with helicopters and drones to streamline the emergency evacuation of accident victims nationwide. The procurement of the helicopters, through a Public-Private Partnership arrangement, was announced during the FRSC Management Retreat and press conference held in Abuja on Tuesday. The Deputy Corps Marshal who oversees the Corps Policy, Research and Statistics Department, Clement Oladele, highlighted the progress made towards securing the helicopters. He noted ongoing discussions with private sector partners to further equip the FRSC with air ambulances, which would be…