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Troops of Sector 2, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), in conjunction with members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), have neutralised two bandits and recovered arms and ammunition during a special operation in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency media expert, that the operation followed credible intelligence indicating that bandit leaders were distributing arms captured from local vigilantes during a recent attack at Odare Forest on July 6. According to the sources, the troops laid a successful ambush along routes linking Dutsen Zaki and Odare Forests. “At about 1.30.am on July 14, the…

Negotiations continue to drag on between Napoli and Galatasaray for the signing of Victor Osimhen, with the Italian champions proving a difficult customer to deal with. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Napoli have set a firm Saturday deadline for Galatasaray to finalise a permanent move for the Nigerian striker. The reports reveal that Napoli are demanding concrete financial guarantees from the Turkish champions by July 19 or risk calling off the deal altogether. If the deadline passes without a resolution, the Italian club is prepared to shift focus to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal, who have tabled a more lucrative bid backed…

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Akinyemi Nafiu, has reiterated the Scheme’s commitment to deploying more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to enhance its mobilisation process. Nafiu said the NYSC would also continue to train its mobilization officers on data verification, error resolution and emergency response, cybersecurity software training for staff handling sensitive data, among others. The NYSC boss stated this in Abuja, during the 2025 Batch ‘B’ pre-mobilization workshop with the theme: “Strengthening the NYSC Mobilisation Process through Improved Technology and Collaboration with Stakeholders.”He said this was necessary as the number…

In Summarywith the number of exits listed equaling the total for the entire years of 2023 and 2024.The surge in Market exit activity is additionally highlighted by the fact that six exits were announced in June 2025 alone, a level not seen since 2022. More than 330 investors participated in over $100k deals in H1 2025, an increase from H1 2024, but below H1 2023 and H1 2022. Deep Dive!!As African economies continue to pursue growth and development in an increasingly competitive global landscape, investor retention has become just as critical as investor attraction.However, the year 2025 has seen several countries across…

Say exercise conducted to fulfil righteousness, urge cancellationFormer Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Tunji Shelle, has described the recently concluded council election as an exercise to fulfil righteousness. Shelle said: “Nobody expected anything better from the All Progressives Congress (APC). We are moving to a one-party in the state. Everything they do is for their selfish reason. This election was to fulfil all righteousness and not to elect the best. I dissociated myself from the election. “The APC has come as an albatross to the development of the country, but things are going to change.…

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Nigerian Medical Association and the National Association of Resident Doctors have called for an immediate end to the employment of doctors under locum and casual arrangements in public hospitals, describing the practice as exploitative, unsustainable, and a major driver of brain drain in the country. The associations condemned what they described as the increasing casualisation of doctors, particularly in state-owned hospitals and tertiary health institutions. PUNCH Healthwise reports that the temporary employment of doctors, popularly called locum, was originally designed as a temporary stopgap to address staff shortages in government-owned hospitals. The temporary employment introduced by the…

Super Falcons left winger, Omorinsola Ajike Babajide, has signed a two-year deal with Italian side, AS Roma Femminile, Soccernet.ng reports. The England-born attacker started her career with Crystal Palace before she moved on to Milwall Lionesses, and then to Watford, and then to Liverpool where she donned the number 20 jersey, similar to the deceased Diogo Jota. After Liverpool, Rinsola moved to Spain where she played for Real Betis and most recently, UDG Tenerife. The 27-year-old announced her move to AS Roma on her official X account. Rinsola Babajide alongside her mother after she signed for Italian side, AS Roma.…

Global infant vaccination levels have stabilised after shrinking during the Covid crisis, the UN said Tuesday, but it warned that misinformation and drastic aid cuts were deepening dangerous coverage gaps and putting millions at risk. In 2024, 85 percent of infants globally, or 109 million, had received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP), with the third dose serving as a key marker for global immunisation coverage, according to data published by the UN health and children’s agencies. That marked an increase of one percentage point and a million more children covered than a year earlier,…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, tackled the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, alleging that his tenure was the worst in the history of the state. Aregbesola had said that the ADC would dislodge the APC come 2027, adding that it’ll also emerge victorious in the 2026 gubernatorial election in Osun State. The former Osun State governor, while addressing ADC members and loyalists in Osogbo at the weekend, stressed that his party is ready to rescue Nigerians from the hardship inflicted by the APC-led administration. He added that…

• Party to liberate Nigerians from hunger, insecurity, Melaye vowsA Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwart in Kogi State, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, has dumped his party for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a letter addressed to the Chairman of PDP Ward A Lokoja, Lokoja Council Area, and titled ‘Notice of resignation from PDP’, Ogbeha said: “I bring warm greetings to you and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lokoja Ward A, and by extension, to the entire Kogi State and Nigeria. “I write to formally inform you of my decision to resign my membership of the party with immediate…