Aguata Prisons threatened by over-congestion, as B’Haram detainees arrive
It does appear that all the protests and criticisms brought about by the relocation of about 47 Boko Haram detainees from the Northern part of Nigeria to the Aguata Prisons in Anambra State have fallen on deaf ears. During a recent visit by Vanguard Features, VF, to the prison, the presence of heavily armed soldiers and prisons officials around the premises clearly suggested that the Boko Haram prisoners were very much in residence there.
CDS unveils agenda to end insurgency
On a day all the new service chiefs took over the reins of power, the new Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Abayomi Olonisakin, unveiled an agenda aimed at bringing to an end the lingering onslaught being unleashed on the nation by the Boko Haram sect.
Man, 26, commits suicide in Bauchi
A 26-year-old civil servant from Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State has committed suicide.
NCC moves to adopt new regulatory guidelines
In a bid to ensure a robust and efficient regulatory framework in the system, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has commenced the process of harmonizing new regulatory guidelines for the telecommunications industry.
Boat Mishap: LASWA recovers bodies of two female passengers
Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, yesterday said it had recovered the bodies of two female victims involved in a boat mishap on Saturday at Ojo.
ALLEGED N1.9 FRAUD: Oronsaye secures bail on self recognition
Former Head of Service of the Federation, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, who is facing a 24-count criminal charge that was preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was yesterday, granted bail by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on self recognizance.
