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1,106 terrorists killed, 758 collaborators arrested — Abubakar

1,106 terrorists killed, 758 collaborators arrested — Abubakar

By Ndahi Marama, MAIDUGURI The immediate past Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has said troops killed more than 1,106 JAS/ISWAP terrorists and arrested 758 suspected logistics collaborators during his 17-month tenure. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday during the handing and taking-over ceremony at Maimalari […]
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Anambra: 30-yr-old man murders 25-yr-old, conceals body parts in refrigerator

Anambra: 30-yr-old man murders 25-yr-old, conceals body parts in refrigerator

By Vincent Ujumadu The Anambra State Police Command has discovered the decomposed body of a 25-year-old man allegedly murdered by one Leberechi, 30, at Okpoko in the Ogbaru local government area of the state. Police operatives attached to the Okpoko Police Division, however, rescued the suspect from an attempted jungle justice by the residents of […]

One killed, many injured in another Lagos auto crash

One killed, many injured in another Lagos auto crash

By Evelyn Usman Barely 24 hours after six lives were lost in a ghastly auto crash on the Ibeju-Lekki expressway, tragedy struck again, yesterday, as one person was confirmed dead and others injured in a fatal crash at Idi-Iroko, inward Ogolonto on Ikorodu Road. The accident, Vanguard gathered occurred when a fully loaded commercial Mazda […]

Overwork:How RSUTH doctor slumped, died on duty

Overwork:How RSUTH doctor slumped, died on duty

Nigerian doctors are mourning yet another avoidable tragedy. This time, the death of Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa, a young resident doctor at Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, RSUTH, who reportedly collapsed and died after a gruelling 72-hour call duty

Retirement: Court nullifies 15-year compulsory service rule for soldiers

Retirement: Court nullifies 15-year compulsory service rule for soldiers

The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, nullified provision of the harmonised terms and conditions of service for officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, HTACOS, which made it mandatory for soldiers to serve for a minimum of 15 years before being allowed to resign.

Suspected student cultists caught with human skull, gun —Police

Suspected student cultists caught with human skull, gun —Police

By Egufe Yafugborhi UYO—POLICE in Akwa Ibom State have arrested seven suspected student cultists with a human skill and a firearm. A statement by the state command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Timfon John, yesterday, said that the suspected members of the Ku Klux Klans, KKK, confraternity were, on August 28, 2025, caught, following a tip-off […]

May Yul-Edochie demands N1.5bn over alleged cyberbullying, on-line defamation

May Yul-Edochie demands N1.5bn over alleged cyberbullying, on-line defamation

By Innocent Anaba May Yul-Edochie, aka Queen May, the estranged wife of Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has issued a cease-and-desist notice to one of her former lawyers, Emeka Ugwuonye, and a United States-based woman, Yinka Theisen, over what she described as cyberbullying, cyberstalking and defamation. Acting through her legal representatives, Graylaw Partners, Queen May alleged […]

DELTA: Twist in Ojei, BEDC saga, as police arrest activist

DELTA: Twist in Ojei, BEDC saga, as police arrest activist

By Emma Amaize THERE is a new twist in the case between a Delta-based activist, Victor Ojei, and the Benin City Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, in Asaba, Delta State, over an alleged N4.87million electricity bill, as the police arrested the activist, on Saturday. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr Bright Edafe, confirmed that […]

6 killed, nine injured in Lekki-Epe expressway crash

6 killed, nine injured in Lekki-Epe expressway crash

By Evelyn Usman & Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy struck, yesterday, at Ibeju Bus Stop along the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos, as six persons lost their lives in a road accident involving a truck and a commercial bus. Nine others, three men and six women, were rescued with varying degrees of injuries, while four other occupants escaped unhurt […]

Economy palava: What schools now do to retain patronage

Economy palava: What schools now do to retain patronage

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The high cost of living has made many parents to consider changing their wards from their former schools to a cheaper one. Factors like high transport cost, increased school fees, cost of textbooks, and other essential demands from schools like introduction of new uniforms and sports wear have triggered the decisions of […]