A male student of the Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, in Oyo State, has allegedly been clubbed to death inside a hostel known as Shepherd Inn on the school premises by a group of other students for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. It was gathered that the deceased was also said to have had his hair…
A Federal High Court Sitting in Gwagwalada area of Abuja, sentenced to a mother of five, Mr. Ramat Mercy Mba with one year jail prior to the forged signature of the late Abba Kyari, the former staff of former President, Muhammad Buhari following Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) arraign. This was confirmed…
The Nigerian military authorities on Thursday, declared terrorists’ leader and cattle rustler who is only identified as Halilu Buzu wanted. Buzu, the billionaire terrorist is bazed in Zamfara state, Nigeria’s North West, but hails from the Republic of Niger. He is also wanted for illegal gold mining in Nigeria. The military authorities said that he…
Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) hosted students of Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji (AFCSC) in Kaduna State. This was confirmed in a statement by the Nigeria Army Headquarters official X platform on Wednesday Major General AE Abubakar in charge of OPSH stated the theme of the training as, “Revitalizing Junior Leadership Training in the…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives has called for the need to involve all stakeholders in the fight against insecurity. This was confirmed in a press statement on Tuesday by the House Public Speaker, Musa Abdullahi Krishi at the Nigeria Defence Governance Forum Organized by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Abuja. Tajudeen…
Some unknown gunmen have reportedly shot dead a middle-aged man, identified as Khalid Bichi, in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday night. Bichi, said to be an employee of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, was reportedly killed by his attackers just before 9 pm while he was out to get food, the Guardian reports. According to sources,…
Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi State on Saturday expressed dismay that all the CCTV cameras were switched off before the abduction of students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Kogi. The governor disclosed this when he visited the university campus for an assessment of the security situation in the wake of the…
The Nigerian Police authorities have released Daniel Ojukwu, the detained journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Ojukwu, who went missing last Wednesday with his phone numbers switched off and whereabouts unknown to colleagues, regained his freedom on Friday. But it was later found out that he was detained and held in a police…
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has intercepted and arrested the MV BLU-SHARK, a vessel alleged to have escaped from Port Gentil, Gabon, without obtaining necessary customs clearance documents. The arrest was made by the Nigerian Navy Ship OSE (NNS OSE) at Latitude 040 49 929’E, Longitude 008017 602’E, off Calabar waters. Commodore Adams-Aliu, speaking on behalf…
The Senate has approved the death sentence as a penalty for drug traffickers in the country, as part of the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill. The proposal was adopted on Thursday during a clause-by-clause consideration of the report of the Chairman of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters and Drugs & Narcotics…
