Troops kill 6 Boko Haram terrorists, clear 7 villages
Nigerian troops prosecuting clearance operations against remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, have killed six terrorists, cleared seven villages of Boko Haram camps and rescued some captives in several operations in the north east.
Obanikoro dares FG to extradite him from US
A former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday, lashed out at the Nigerian government, a day after operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission raided his home and a property belonging to his son, Jide, in Lagos.
Jonathan’s aide docked over N5.1bn fraud
lagos—Former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Warpamo Dudafa, was yesterday, arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on a 23-count charge of alleged N5.1 billion fraud. He was charged alongside one Iwejuo Joseph Nna who is also known as Taiwo Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah.
How we kidnapped Babington Macaulay’s students; Chinese national
The Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, paraded those involved in the kidnapping of Hang Kumming, a Chinese, of GMC Construction Company, located at Ibeju Lekki of Ajah, three weeks ago.
Lagos govt blames UNILAG post-graduate students’deaths on beach operators
The Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development, Engr. Ade Akinsanya, yesterday, blamed the death at Elegushi Beach of Adeshola Ogunefun and Olufunmilayo Odusina, both postgraduate students of the University of Lagos, on operators of the beach in question, saying they failed to adhere to the standard safety practice of the state.
1.7m JAMB candidates jostle for 750,000 spaces
As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, pegs its 2016 UTME cut-off mark for universities, polytechnics and colleges of education at 180, stakeholders still believe that the issue of carrying capacity for tertiary institutions is crux of the issue that should be urgently addressed.
