Nine killed in Oyo kidnap victims’ rescue operation — DSS DG
IBADAN — Nine people, comprising four civilians and five security personnel, were killed during an operation to rescue victims abducted by suspected members of an international terrorist organisation in Oyo State, Director-General of the Department of State Services, Tosin Ajayi, has disclosed. Ajayi made the disclosure in an interview published by Premium Times, explaining that […]
‘They boasted they were bandits; no one slips away’ – Kwara church kidnap survivor narrates ordeal
He was one of the 38 victims rescued by security operatives, a development President Bola Tinubu confirmed on Sunday.
Labour, PenCom move to tackle pension delays, expand benefits
“The savings belong to workers, and their confidence in the Contributory Pension Scheme is the foundation on which the entire system stands”
Police rescue one, intensify search for 13 abducted Borno girls
The police in Borno have rescued one girl and intensified efforts to secure the release of 13 girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents at a farm in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Maiduguri by ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) […]
Bandits kill Islamic cleric in Bauchi, kidnap wife, daughter
By Charly Agwam Bauchi—An Islamic cleric in Toro Local Government of Bauchi State, Muhammad Bakoshi has been killed by bandits following a raid in his locality in the early hours of Saturday. Vanguard reliably gathered that the bandits whose identifies could not be ascertained at press time, attacked the home of the late Islamic Cleric. […]
Man commits suicide in Kwara over depression
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin A 31-year-old man, identified as Abdulateef, in the early hours of yesterday, committed suicide after jumping into a deep well at Bolarinwa Compound, Centre Igboro area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital. Spokesperson of Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Akeem, in a statement yesterday, confirmed that his lifeless body was recovered from […]
