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The Federal Capital Territory Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has strengthened security measures at custodial centres within the command to ensure safety during the festive season. The command also cautioned officers against behaviours that undermine the rules governing correctional practices, such as trafficking, incitement, and laxity, and urged them to remain steadfast in their
Israeli forces have launched widespread airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. At least nine people in the port city of Hodeidah have been killed in the attack. Israel is also threatening more attacks against the group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at them over the past year. Israeli media reports that dozens of combat
War: ‘You’ll learn the hard way’ – Israel warns after widespread airstrikes in Yemen
Israeli forces have launched widespread airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.
At least nine people in the port city of Hodeidah have been killed in the attack.
Israel is also threatening more attacks against the group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at them over the past year.
Israeli media reports that dozens of combat jets along with fuel and intelligence aircraft took part in the raids.
There had been reports beforehand that Israel was planning to hit Yemen with force after a recent increase in Houthi attacks, including two in the past week.
Commenting on the latest Houthi attack, the rebels’ spokesperson Yahya Saree said, according to the Guardian UK, that they had fired hypersonic ballistic missiles at “two specific and sensitive military targets…in the occupied Yaffa area” near Tel Aviv.
The claim regarding the type of missile was unverified; however, Israel military said it was investigating whether an incomplete interception by its aerial defences had led to parts of a missile hitting a school in the area of Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv.
The Iran-backed Houthi forces have been regularly firing long-range missiles at Israel in what they say is a show of solidarity with Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza.
Israel’s military said it had “conducted precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen, including ports and energy infrastructure in Sana’a, which the Houthis have been using in ways that effectively contributed to their military actions”.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in a statement: “After Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Assad regime in Syria, the Houthis are almost the last remaining arm of Iran’s axis of evil. The Houthis are learning, and will learn the hard way, that those who strike Israel will pay a very heavy price for it.”
In comments released by the Israeli air force’s command centre, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, said: “I warn the leaders of the Houthi terrorist organisation: Israel’s long arm will reach you too.”
The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement accusing the Houthis of “conducting attacks against Israel in contravention of international law” and adding that “the Houthi regime constitutes a threat to the region’s peace and security”.
After the Israel strikes, a Houthi official said the group would “respond to escalation with escalation”.
Muhammad al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi political bureau, said: “The American-Israeli bombings of civilian facilities in Yemen expose the hypocrisy of the west.
“Our military operations to support Gaza will continue and we will respond to escalation with escalation until the crimes of mass extermination in Gaza stop and the possibility of bringing food, medicine and fuel into the strip is allowed.”
War: ‘You’ll learn the hard way’ – Israel warns after widespread airstrikes in Yemen
Abia State government has inaugurated a joint technical committee to address grey areas in land acquisition deals for the Abia Airport which is to be built in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North LGA. The technical committee was inaugurated on Thursday at the Government House Umuahia, during a meeting between the Abia State government and community leaders,
Airport: Abia Govt inaugurates committee as land owners demand reduction of hectares
Abia State government has inaugurated a joint technical committee to address grey areas in land acquisition deals for the Abia Airport which is to be built in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North LGA.
The technical committee was inaugurated on Thursday at the Government House Umuahia, during a meeting between the Abia State government and community leaders, a technical team of land owners and compound heads.
In a communique signed by the Chief of Staff to Governor Alex Otti, Caleb Ajagba, for the government, and Uzor Azubike for the Nsulu Airport land owners, the land owners agreed to work together to address any concern that may arise in future in the course of execution of the Airport project, including further reduction in the size of acquired land.
The land owners expressed concerns about the impact of the project on their community, including displacement and loss of livelihood, and appealed to the government to consider further reduction of the land size for the airport project.
They also appealed to the state government to allow them to continue farming on the acquired land until government starts actual construction of the airport.
The Nsulu people in the communique commended President Bola Tinubu for approving an airstrip for Abia State and lauded Governor Alex Otti for upgrading the airstrip to an airport.
The state government, in its own position, promised to be transparent in the land dealings including the payment of adequate compensation to the land owners.
DAILY POST recalls that some members of Nsulu community had in December 2024 protested against the land acquisition, while claiming that the state government engaged the wrong persons in the deal.
Airport: Abia Govt inaugurates committee as land owners demand reduction of hectares
Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Friday described Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as a refined and uncontroversial public figure with an unwavering commitment to national unity and integrity. This was disclosed in a congratulatory message issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, to mark Gowon’s 90th birthday anniversary. The former
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Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku on Friday described Nigeria’s former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, as a refined and uncontroversial public figure with an unwavering commitment to national unity and integrity. This was disclosed in a congratulatory message issued by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, to mark Gowon’s 90th birthday anniversary. The former
