After nine years in captivity by Boko Haram terrorists, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, received one of the 277 Chibok schoolgirls, Rebecca Kabu who was abducted among 276 others in 2014.
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ASHENEWS reports that troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadarin Daji deployed at Forward Operating Base Mada in Zamfara state have rescued a former Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau, Dr. Hassan Abubakar Augie and his son from captivity.
The Defence Headquarters says Nigerian have, in the last one week, killed 38 terrorists, apprehended 242 others and rescued 89 kidnapped hostages in different operations across the country.
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army and other security agencies have successfully raided hideouts of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), at Imufu in Igbo-Eze North, Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, says the Nigerian Navy will leverage on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to enhance its operational activities.
The Nigeria Police, Gombe state command, said it arrested 15 suspected criminals for various offences in the state.
ASHENEWS reports that the former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka has commended the Senators from the Southeast region for protesting against alleged marginalisation in the ministerial nomination by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate.
Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have killed three bandits and recovered arms in a clearance operation in Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) has destroyed boats laden with stolen crude oil as part of efforts to thwart oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
ASHENEWS reports that the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) , and chairman of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Mr. Muhammad Nami, has argued that for Nigeria to attain optimum tax revenue collection capacity across the Federal, States and Local Government tax authorities, the country must make hard but necessary reforms that would yield long term benefits.