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 […]
Haiti women’s ministry vows legal action over groping of girls at viral colour event
Haiti’s Ministry of Women’s Conditions and Rights condemned acts of sexual assault caught on video during a Festi Colour event on April 4 at Saint-Pierre High School in Plaine-du-Nord, where young women and girls were reportedly groped under the guise of T-shirt painting.
‘Release your payroll if I’m lying’, dismissed soldier dares Army
A dismissed Nigerian soldier, Rotimi Olamilekan, popularly known as Soja Boi, has challenged the Nigerian Army to make its payroll public as controversy deepens over his claims on soldiers’ welfare and remuneration.
As trees disappear, structures rise, Abuja residents count cost of rapid urbanization
Once celebrated for its rolling hills, protective green belts and carefully mapped master plan, Abuja is fast losing its natural shield to relentless urban expansion.
Death toll in Plateau attacks hits 33 as protest halts burial
Jos—Tension gripped Angwan Rukuba community, in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, yesterday, as the death toll from the Palm Sunday attack rose to 33.
Four killed in Benue over witchcraft allegation as LG Chairman orders probe
Four persons, including an elderly man and his two sons, have been killed in a suspected witchcraft-related attack in Imande-Dem community, Uvir Council Ward of Guma Local Government Area, LGA of Benue State.
‘Why my homecoming convoy was long’ – Fire Service Controller-General
“The Controller General travelled with only his official vehicle, a pilot vehicle, and essential security support”
Man dies during Passion of Christ rehearsal in Cross River
At station 12, where Jesus dies on the cross, a local bomb known as “oginigbo”, meant to create a thunder effect, malfunctioned
Couple receive 100 lashes each for premarital ‘intimacy’
A couple was publicly flogged in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province on Tuesday for having sex outside of marriage, an AFP reporter witnessed, in the country’s only region to apply a version of Sharia law.
Lagos govt announces traffic diversions for Wednesday, Thursday project inauguration
The Lagos State Government has announced partial road closures across parts of the state ahead of the commissioning of key infrastructure projects scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday.
Labour applauds as Ghana throws borders open to Africans
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Organised Labour in Africa, under the umbrella of the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has commended the Government of Ghana for its decision to introduce visa-free entry for all Africans, describing the move as a landmark step toward continental integration and workers’ mobility. According to ITUC Africa, […]
