The Nigerian Army on Friday completed pre-deployment training for 197 troops for peace-keeping mission in Gambia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the troops of the Nigerian Company 8 ECOWAS Mission in the Gambia (NIGCOY 8 ECOMIG), began the pre-deployment training on April 3. The training was...
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD), on Friday presented cheques totaling N2,597,744,287.00 to families of 804 deceased officers and men of the Armed Forces. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that presentation, which was done in Abuja, was under the 2021/2022 Group Life Assurance Scheme of the Armed Forces....
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called for enhanced security for the President-Elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, due to rising security threats and treasonable utterances from the opposition camp. The Executive Director, MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “We find it necessary to...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor says Nigeria requires an all of society approach to curtail the various forms of insecurity facing it. Irabor said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a two-day workshop on “Use of Broadcasting in Complementing the Military in Conflict Mitigation and...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the fighting power of the Nigerian Army has increased significantly under his administration making its fourth in ranking among African militaries as against seventh in 2015. Buhari said this at the Nigerian Army Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade 2023 on Thursday in Abuja. He...
A 35-year-old woman, Maryam Aminu has set herself afire after accusing her boy friend of cheating in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa. Mr Adamu Shehu, Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, confirned the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Kano State Police Command has arrested 83 suspected thugs during and after the Eld-el-fitri celebrations in the five Emirate Councils of the state. The Acting Commissioner of Police, DCP Mu’azu Mohammed, stated this in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in Kano on Wednesday....
Some women in Farin Lamba community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau on Monday, staged a protest over alleged recent killings in the community. The women, who all appeared in black cloths, have also blocked the ever-busy Jos-Akwanga road, stopping vehicular movements on the highway. DCP Alfred...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – No fewer than 3 persons have been killed and over ten persons sustained various degrees of injuries following a bloody clash over fishing pond by two rival groups in Alingani Community in Lafia East Development Area of Nasarawa State.. Our correspondent gathered that the...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 48 internet fraud suspects, including two women, Precious Malachi Zidyep and Tina Patrick Omoyeme, in a sting operation in Kaduna State. The anti-graft agency, which disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday, said the suspects...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has warned skit makers to stop using its logo and jackets in their production. The the NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi warned that those fond...
A police officer attached to Moniya Divisional Police Headquarters in Ibadan was reportedly shot dead by hoodlums while chasing some suspected criminals n Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident took place at Moniya Motor Park in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state. The...
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday unveil 81 national and regimental colours for the newly established and operationalised units and retired unit colours of the Nigerian Army. The Army’s Director of Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this while briefing newsmen on the Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade...
Two Chibok schoolgirls, who have been in captivity since 2014, have been rescued, following massive troops operations in parts of Sambisa forest. A security officer at the 7 Division, Maimalari Cantonment (name withheld), confirmed the development to journalists on 24 April. “The Chibok schoolgirls escapees were identified as Hauwa...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – No fewer than seven terrorists have been killed and two others arrested after troops of Operation Hadarin Daji raided the terrorists’ camps in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The Director, Defence Madia Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A 42-year old cripple, has been arrested by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly trading illicit drugs on his wheelchair in Edo State. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, the suspect was arrested...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two drug consignments consisting of ecstasy and skunk going to United Arab Emirate. NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that NDLEA officers attached to courier companies made the interception. Babafemi said that...
After collecting a huge amount of money as ransom, a notorious bandit kingpin, Dogo Daji, has released four of the 11 remaining students of the Federal Government Girls’ College Yauri, Kebbi State. PRNigeria gathered that two of the released students returned with two babies delivered while in captivity. Dogo...
The Imo State Police Command has begun manhunt for the killers of five police officers and a couple at Okpala, in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of the state on Friday morning. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, who confirmed the incident, said the command’s Tactical and Operational...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command, has intercepted no fewer than 553 parcels of cannabis sativa worth N10 million, with four suspects arrested alongside. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, said the Command...