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 […]
Court jails man 125 years over fake social intervention programme contract
Soni Daniel – Abuja A Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Allen Abel to a cumulative term of 125 years in prison for allegedly fraudulently obtaining food items valued at N12.8 million on the pretext of executing a fake contract for Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and […]
$2.2bn 4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos begins EIA of project, engages stakeholders
Lagos State Government has commenced stakeholders meeting on the Environment and Social Impact Assessments, EIA, for the proposed construction of 4th Mainland Bridge, estimated to worth $2.2 billion.
BREAKING: Two dead as unknown assailants attack Fulani herdsmen’s camp in Ebonyi
By Peter Okutu No fewer than two unidentified persons have been reportedly killed at Ukwu-Achi Ishieke in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The killing of the two persons was said to be herdsmen related. Vanguard investigation revealed that many members of the affected Community were seen running helter-skelter for fear of being arrested […]
Four persons drown while fleeing from flood in Delta
By Festus Ahon – Asaba Residents of Omeligboma camp in Oko community, Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State, lamented the drowning of four persons who were trying to escape from the area to avoid being submerged by the ravaging flood. A dependable source said the boat in which the yet to be identified victims […]
Couple, 2 others exhume, decapitate corpse in Ogun
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, last Thursday, arrested four persons for being in possession of a human skull, with they got from a corpse they exhumed.
Bandits kill bike man, abduct Kaura council boss in Kaduna
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo It was a gloomy day for the people of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state, as the local council chairman, Katuka Humble was abducted. Sources said he was abducted by gunmen who shot and killed his bike man. “The incident occurred on Sunday as he was being conveyed on a bike […]
Police arrest 4 in Ogun for unlawful possession of human skull
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four persons for unlawfully been in possession of a human skull in Odogbolu, Odogbolu local government area of the state. The command Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said the […]
Ebonyi local govts fix October to end female circumcision
Ivo and Ishielu Local Government areas of Ebonyi State, weekend, fixed dates for a public denouncement of female circumcision (Female Genital Mutilations, FGM
FG trains Kano, Jigawa women, youths in skills acquisition
The Federal Government has concluded training for selected youths and women from various communities in Jigawa and Kano states, under its Skill Acquisition Training and Empowerment Programme.
Hisbah arrests 15 teenagers over immoral acts in Kano club
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 15 teenagers over alleged involvement in immoral acts in Kano City. Malam Lawal Ibrahim, Public Relations Officer of the board said this in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Ibrahim said the suspects were apprehended on Sept. 20, around midnight at a club known as Al-Khairat in Hotoro […]
