The DHQ panel members went to Ibi on Tuesday and cross-examined some of the soldiers and officers in 93 Battalion and in the 23 Brigade, Yola, who were asked to report to Ibi. The Nigerian Army may rotate its troop in Taraba, Adamawa and other adjourning states, Punch reports. According to the newspaper’s sources, the […]
Investigations have allegedly revealed that an Army Captain may have orchestrated the gruesome killing of the three police officers attached to the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) and two civilians in Taraba State recently. A report by Vanguard on Wednesday had it that the Army Captain ordered soldiers on security check-point along the Ibi-Jalingo Expressway in Taraba State, […]
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two suspected armed robbery and car snatching syndicates within Enugu State metropolis. A statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Ebere Amaraizu, on Wednesday disclosed that the two syndicates were arrested in Enugu on Aug. 12. Amaraizu said that the arrest was achieved through intelligence gathering […]
Success Nwogu, Abuja The Chairman of the Action Peoples Party, Mr. Imo Ugochinyere, has resigned as the National Publicity Secretary of the Inter-Party Advisory Council. According to his resignation letter to the National Chairman, IPAC, Mr. Peter Ameh dated August 8, which was made available to our a correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday, Ugochinyere said […]
Manchester City have avoided a transfer ban after admitting breaching Fifa rules on signing youth players. The Premier League champions have been fined 370,000 Swiss Francs (£315,000). Fifa said City breached article 19 of its regulations: “International transfers of players are only permitted if the player is over the age of 18.” City say the […]
Oladimeji Ramon A Canada-based organisation, 1Million Teachers Inc, has appointed the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, as the Chairman of its Advisory Board in Nigeria. The monarch is also to be a board member of the organisation’s parent body, 1 Million Teachers Canada. According to a statement on Tuesday, 1Million Teachers Inc. “provides access […]
Lekan Sote The Director of the Ekiti State branch of the National Identity Management Commission, Gbenga Ifayefunmi, recently disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari had signed an Executive Order that makes it mandatory for Nigerians to present the National Identity Card before they can obtain Nigeria’s passport. Unlike civil service-wide government circulars issued from the Office […]
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, transmitted the final list of his cabinet nominees to the State House of Assembly. This is coming four weeks after the Governor sent the first batch of the list to the lawmakers for screening. Thirteen Commissioner- and Special Adviser-designates made the second list, which had already been […]
The Southwest chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has urged Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to conduct a proper audit of what transpired during the tenure of the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi. The party said the audit exercise would help the new government to ascertain all the initiatives carried […]
