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 […]
Alleged certificate fraud: Court summons FIIRO staff
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has summoned Abidemi Abati, an Administrative Officer of Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO), to testify in the trial of a former Acting Director-General of FIIRO, Chima Igwe, or face arrest. Igwe is charged with certificate fraud by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Alleged forced marriage: Woman drags father to court
A 25-year-old woman, Sadiya, on Wednesday dragged her father M. Usman before a Shari’a court sitting at Rigasa, Kaduna for allegedly forcing her into a loveless marriage. The complainant, who resides in Rigasa area of Kaduna, told the court that the marriage was her third. ”My father arranged and forced me to marry without first […]
105 CAN leaders gather in Imo, to discuss insecurity, economy
The leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, across the country will on Thursday (tomorrow) storm in Imo state, for their 67th National Executive Committee meeting to deliberate on Nigeria’s insecurity, economic issues other challenges facing the country.
Mob sets truck ablaze for killing motorcyclist, passenger in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident involving a trailer and a motorcycle at Asero in Abeokuta on Tuesday night. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Wednesday said the accident occured at about 8:00 p.m. Oyeyemi noted that an angry mob descended on the truck and […]
352 inmates currently on death row in Lagos – NCoS
The Lagos State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Adewale Adebisi, says 352 inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Decongestion […]
