A soldier has been arrested for allegedly torturing a 10-year-old boy to death at Hayin Banki, Kaduna North Local Government. According to the source, the boy went into the Kotoko Barracks which shares a boundary with the community to pluck mangos from a tree. He was accosted by the soldier but managed to flee. The…
President Buhari today March 5 decorated the new service chiefs at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In their new ranks, the service chiefs are General Lucky Irabor Chief of Defense Staff; Lieutenant-General Ibrahim Attahiru Chief of Army Staff; Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Marshal Ishiaka Oladayo Amoo Chief of…
Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has proposed to build a new headquarter in Abuja with a sum of six billion naira. The examination body revealed that the new headquarters will be built at the centre of Abuja when it appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of the Federal House of Representatives. Mufutau Bello, the…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar hailed ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday. The Ogun State native and one-time Head of State adds another year today. Atiku, on behalf of his family, wished the former leader a warm birthday celebration. “It is to the glory of the Almighty that you are celebrating today, and it is my…
A military outpost in Marina, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State reportedly came under attack on Thursday, March 4. it was reported that the attack was carried out by bandits around 1 pm on Thursday and the number of casualties recorded is still not clear. The soldiers were said to be returning from an operation…
Traders at the popular plastic market in Onitsha, Anambra state are currently counting their losses after a fire broke out at one of the plazas in the market in the early hours of today, March 5. Police operatives led by DPO CPS Onitsha SP Ifeanyi Iburu quickly mobilized to the scene and cordoned off the…
The Police Command in Zamfara State has denied reports of the murder of about 40 people and abduction of 70 nursing mothers. The incident reportedly occurred early this week at Tungar Baushe in Maru Local Government Area. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, advised Nigerians to ignore the “outrageous number being circulated”. The spokesman,…
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has alleged that the criminal activities being carried out in the country are being funded by drug barons. The senate president said this when Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) visited him at the national assembly on Thursday, March 4. Lawan who stated that Nigeria as a country…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested four suspects over possession of N5.7 million counterfeit notes in the Wuye District. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Maryam Yusuf, gave the names of the suspects as Kamal Haruna, Frank Onoja, Adejoh Stephen and Guede Nelson. Yusuf said the suspects, during interrogation, confessed to using…
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday said it will not meddle in the plans by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to go after Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Yinka Odumakin, the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary in a chat with Daily…