Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky IraborThe Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, says Nigeria was currently reviewing its operational engagements in various theatres across the country. In a statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Benjamin Sawyerr, on Friday in Abuja, Mr Irabor said this at a security meeting with military veterans … Continue reading Insecurity: FG reviewing operational engagement in troubled area.
352 Bandits arrested ~ Police
The police command in Bauchi says it has arrested 352 suspected bandits, rustlers, kidnappers in the past six months. Police commissioner Abiodun Alabi stated this in a statement issued on Thursday. Mr Alabi said the command recorded 221 cases and arrested 352 suspects between March 8 to date at different times and locations across the … Continue reading 352 Bandits arrested ~ Police
Police kill scores of ESN in Imo state.
An unspecified number of the Eastern Security Network and Indigenous People of Biafra members, including one of their leaders have been killed in a gun battle with the operatives of the Imo State Police Command. The members of the security wing of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group, were killed on Friday during a … Continue reading Police kill scores of ESN in Imo state.
How bandits tortured us for 88 days
News of the release of the pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiya School, Tegina, on Thursday night threw Tegina town, in particular, and Niger State as a whole into wide jubilation. While their parents and government officials were happy seeing them, the pupils were, however, not happy with the way they were treated by the bandits … Continue reading How bandits tortured us for 88 days
Lagos State evacuates students and 3-weeks-old baby from Jos.
Lagos State Government has evacuated a three-week-old baby, the mother and undergraduate students of the state’s extraction studying at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), from Plateau. The evacuation became necessary following recent attacks and killings in Jos and environs, following sectarian violence. The first set of evacuees, comprising 64 UNIJOS students, the three-week-old-baby, and the … Continue reading Lagos State evacuates students and 3-weeks-old baby from Jos.
NDA attack and Buhari’s son’s wedding.
The attack on and abduction of military officers at the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) are at once unprecedented, humiliating, and dispiriting, but they are not in the least shocking because they merely represent a predictable pattern of Nigeria’s tragically progressive declination into the low-water marks of extreme precariousness in the last six years. I perfectly … Continue reading NDA attack and Buhari’s son’s wedding.
Multiple cases of Covid-19 in one day.
.Director General, NCDC, Chikwe IhekweazuThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 618 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, bringing the country’s tally to 199,333 since the index case was recorded in Nigeria in February 2020. Cases from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory were collated to arrive at the figures, … Continue reading Multiple cases of Covid-19 in one day.
Economic standard of second-hand clothes in Nigeria.
As shoppers jostle their way through narrow paths in Katangua, one of the largest second-hand clothing markets in Lagos, traders from all corners can be heard yelling to catch potential customers’ attention: “New open, select and pay, na mumu dey go boutique.” The scene repeats itself on every market day in Katangua, especially on Mondays, … Continue reading Economic standard of second-hand clothes in Nigeria.
Buhari is mentally unstable ~ Soyinka.
Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has queried President Muhammadu Buhari’s insistence on establishing grazing routes around the country despite public outcry against the policy. He said the president may be suffering from “mental delusion.” “It’s like there’s some delusion about this thing, a kind of mental delusion about this thing. What is it?” Mr Soyinka asked, … Continue reading Buhari is mentally unstable ~ Soyinka.
Even as a Christian I refused to fund CAN building with govt money~ Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said he once refused to use government’s fund to complete a Christian Association of Nigeria building in Abuja. Obasanjo spoke during the Book Launch and 85th Birthday of Eminence Prelate Sunday Mbang of the Methodist Church Nigeria held at the Admiralty Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos State. The … Continue reading Even as a Christian I refused to fund CAN building with govt money~ Obasanjo
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