Two soldiers killed by Boko Haram land mine: army
Two Nigerian soldiers died during an advance through Boko Haram’s northeastern stronghold on Friday when they stepped on a land mine buried by the Islamists, the army said. Two other troops were seriously wounded in the explosion in Dikwa, a town in Borno State that was recaptured from the jihadist group in July, army spokesman […]
Oil sinks to $40, logs longest weekly losing streak in 29 years
US oil prices dived again yesterday, threatening to dip below $40 a barrel for the first time since the financial crisis and notching their longest weekly losing streak since 1986, as a drop in Chinese manufacturing rattled global markets.
‘Why our Police are failing us’
‘WARRI-CENTRE for the Vulnerable and Underprivileged, CENTREP, Warri, Delta State, weekend, faulted the assertion by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, that lack of increase in the funding of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, was the chief impediment to effective policing nationwide.
Chief of Army Staff solicits information on Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has solicited for the cooperation of all Borno residents and citizens of Nigeria by providing credible information on the “hideouts and modus operandi” of Boko Haram to end terrorists activities and insurgency in the state and North East sub-region before the end of this year.
Buhari to make Zik’s mausoleum federal institute
AS part of efforts to inculcate nationalism in Nigerians, the Federal Government has set machinery in motion to make Zik’s mausoleum and estate in Onitsha a federal institute. Zik’s mausoleum, the burial site of Nigeria’s first indigenous President, late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, has remained a sorry sight in the last two decades.
Heavy downpour wreaks havoc in Illorin
Flood wrecked havoc in Ilorin from Thursday afternoon till Friday morning when it finally subsided as scores of vehicles trapped on the major roads during the heavy rain that lasted hours were submerged in the rain while good Samaritans in the affected areas battled hard to rescue the occupants.
