By Miriam Humbe The Environment Media Correspondents Association of Nigeria (EMCAN) on Monday, elected new executives in an atmosphere that was adjudged as most peaceful and without rancour. The election, conducted and supervised by the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, brought in Joycelyn Ellakechi Adah, Head of Content Creation at Per Second News, as the new Chairman of EMCAN for a two year tenure. The NUJ highly commended members of EMCAN for the peaceful and orderly conduct of the association’s election, describing the emergence of a new executive as an opportunity for renewed unity, transparency,…
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By Miriam Humbe The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has commended members of the Environment Media Correspondents Association of Nigeria (EMCAN) for the peaceful and orderly conduct of the association’s election, describing the emergence of a new executive as an opportunity for renewed unity, transparency, reconciliation and professional growth. Samuel Adeyinka, the newly elected Secretary of EMCAN disclosed this in a statement. The election, conducted and supervised by the leadership of the NUJ FCT Council, brought in Joycelyn Ellakechi Adah, Head of Content Creation at Per Second News, as the new Chairman of EMCAN for a two year…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA sustained offensive operation against terrorists in Katsina State, neutralising a key terrorist leader and recovered arms, ammunition and other items during ongoing clearance operations on 29 August 2026. Lieutenant Colonel Sani Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement. The troops of Sector 2, while conducting clearance operations in identified terrorist enclaves within Matazu Local Government Area, encountered stiff resistance from armed terrorists. Troops however, responded decisively and engaged the terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to…
By Miriam Humbe As part of the ongoing decisive operations across Operation ENDURING PEACE Joint Operations Area, troops of sector 2 deployed at Zak village in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at about 09:50 hours, successfully neutralized suspected terrorists element, recovered weapons and other logistic items. Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The Operation which was intelligence based aimed at disrupting criminal elements activities and denying terrorists freedom of action within the Joint Operations Area led to…
By Miriam Humbe SORA emerged as the overall winner of the Fourth Edition of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Hackathon Live Show 2026, clinching the 3 million Naira grand prize, while Clear Signal and IKOR secured second and third places, receiving 2 million Naira and 1 million Naira respectively in a competition designed to develop innovative technology solutions for persons with disabilities and other underserved communities. Mrs. Nnenna Ukoha, the Director, Public Affairs Department, Nigerian Communications Commission disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The top three teams received cash prizes, while all participating teams received consolation prizes and…
By Miriam Humbe The Nigerian Navy has sustained efforts to disrupt illegal refining activities in Rivers State, with personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER identifying and deactivating two illegal refining sites around the Ohaji axis of Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the Director Naval Information disclosed this in a statement signed on Sunday. The operation, conducted on 28 August 2026, resulted in the recovery of approximately 34,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) contained in dugout pits, sacks and reservoirs, alongside other items associated with the illegal refining activities. The…
By Miriam Humbe Troops of Joint Task Force North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA recorded further operational successes in Zamfara and Sokoto States, foiling separate terrorist abduction attempts, rescuing 16 civilians and repelling a terrorist attack on 28 August 2026. Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force (North West) Operation FANSAN YAMMA disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. In the early hours of 28 August 2026, troops of Sector 2 responded swiftly to a distress call over an attempted terrorist attack on a community in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The terrorists,…
***As Coordinated Ground And Air Operations Interdict Fleeing Terrorists By Miriam Humbe Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have successfully foiled a terrorist attack on Kukawa town, Borno State, neutralising several terrorists and significantly degrading the fighting capability and mobility of the terrorist group through a coordinated ground and air response. Captain Mohammed Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI disclosed this in a statement signed on Saturday. At about 22:50 hours on 28 August 2026, terrorists launched an attack on troops of 101 Special Forces…
The FCT Emergency Management Department(FEMD), marks the World Humanitarian Day, drawing attention to men and women who work on the front line of humanitarian crises. In a keynote address at the event to mark the day at the FEMD Conference room Abuja, the Deputy Director, Relief and Rehabilitation, Mrs Alibi Akwaji Yabeni said that humanitarian work is not the responsibility of one person, but a collective effort driven by compassion. At the round table event, participants identified attacks, threats of arrest, inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE),exposure during disease outbreaks and lack of enforcement as challenges in carrying out their duties.…
By Miriam Humbe The FCT Emergency Management Agency has said that two residents trapped in the rubble of a collapsed one storey building located at Kubwa 2/2 by yellow page have been rescued. Nkechi Isa of the FEMD disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday. The residential building comprising 6 blocks of flat collapsed at about 11.30am on Friday. The FCT Emergency Management Department, (FEMD), received a distress call about the incident at about 11.38am. It was gathered that the right segment of the building collapsed trapping two tenants living on the ground floor apartment. Other residents of the…
By Miriam Humbe The National Youth Service Corps has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in the interest of the public. Caroline Embu, the NYSC’s Director, Information and Public Relations disclosed this in a statement signed on Thursday. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, stated this when he received the JAMB Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Professor Segun Aina in his office in Abuja. General Nafiu congratulated Professor Aina on his appointment, noting that his experience as a former Corps Member who served with JAMB, coupled with his wealth of professional…
By Miriam Humbe The Defence Headquarters has said that troops have rescued 34 abducted persons and neutralised 21 terrorists in sustained operations across the country between August 20 and 27. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The DDMO said that troops also disrupted terrorist logistics, arms trafficking, kidnapping networks, secessionist activities and illegal oil bunkering during the period. He said the 21 terrorists were neutralised during a clearance operation at Kopre Mountain in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa. Major General Onoja said troops of Operation HADIN KAI also destroyed…