The Defence Headquarters has released the list of 17 military personnel killed in an attack in Delta State. The military personnel were killed last week in Okuama, a community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State after a peace mission. Days after the gruesome murder, the Defence Headquarters said 17 personnel including…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed April 18 for hearing a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS). Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after Kanu’s counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, indicated his interest in…
Terrorists on Sunday night kidnapped 87 people after launching a fresh attack on the Kajuru-Station community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A member of the Kajuru-Station Youths, Harisu Dari, confirmed the incident to the media on Monday in Kaduna. Harisu said the terrorists also broke into some shops and stole food items…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed profound grief over the tragic loss of Nigerian soldiers during a peace mission in Delta State. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in the Okuama Community of Ughelli South Local Government Area, has sent shockwaves throughout the country. Tinubu in his statement on Sunday described the ambush…
A market survey conducted by the African Health Report (AHR) at Gosa, a popular Friday market along Airport Road in Abuja, has revealed alarming price hikes in essential food items. The survey, conducted on the 15th of March 2024, showed that prices of basic food commodities have more than doubled in recent weeks. The price…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two men for smuggling Tramadol pills Femi Babafemi, the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, took to his X account on Sunday to share the news and a video showcasing the intercepted contraband. In his post, Babafemi shared, “This video reveals how two men were able…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to recall Senator Abdul Ningi who was suspended for three months over his allegation of budget padding. Ningi, the lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, was suspended for three months over an interview in which he alleged that the National Assembly padded the 2024…
The Alumni of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies have demanded that the perpetrators, including the community leaders, must face the law over the killing of military personnel in Delta State. The Defence Headquarters confirmed that a total of 15 military personnel were killed during a communal clash in Delta State. Emmanuel Okafor,…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has stood against a motion requesting the court to release the telephones of Professor Cyril Ndifon and Barrister Sunny Anyanwu to a purported National Computer Forensic Laboratory. Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, and Barrister Anyanwu are…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has attributed the delay in the search and rescue of kidnapped civilians by suspected terrorists to late notifications of the incidents to the military authorities. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed this in Abuja on Thursday while updating the public on the armed forces’ recent operational activities….
