November 29, 2024
Osun NSCDC apprehends 24-year-old male for railway vandalism
In line with the core mandate of the corps, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command has apprehended one Olalekan Kehinde for allegedly vandalising railway tracks. The 24-year-old male resident of Abidogun, Ota-Efun, Osogbo, Osun State, was arrested for removing pandrol clips on the rail tracks. His arrest was authorised by […]
‘North will not be party to Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills’ – Borno Gov, Zulum
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has voiced the North’s opposition to President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bill currently before the National Assembly. In an interview on BBC News Hausa, which was posted on X, Zulum stressed that the North will not be party to the proposed legislation. He emphasized the detrimental effects the bill […]
Abacha wouldn’t have taken over if I was Sonekan’s ADC – Bello Fadile
A retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army, Babatunde Bello-Fadile, says the late General Sani Abacha would not have taken over power from the interim government of late Ernest Sonekan if he, Bello was allowed to resume as the Aide-De-Camp, ADC, of the interim president. Bello-Fadile stated this on the Friday edition of Inside Sources with […]
UK Parliament To Okay Assisted Death For Terminally Ill Patients
Members of the British parliament on Friday voted to legalise assisted death, approving a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives. Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted 330 against 275 to support the bill, after hours-long debate […]
Fisayo Soyombo arrested alongside oil theft suspects – Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army has disclosed that Fisayo Soyombo is being investigated over oil theft. This is coming amid reports that popular investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, is being held by the Army in Port Harcourt. However, in a statement issued on Friday, the Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 6 Division, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah […]
2027: Peter Obi Visits APC Chieftain AA Zaura
As momentum gathers in the political space towards the 2027 general election, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, Peter Obi, on Tuesday paid a private visit to he Abuja home of a Kano State-born chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulsalam Abdulkarim Zaura, popularly known as AA Zaura. The […]
Kwara Gov’t Fumes, To Sanction School Teacher For Assaulting Female Youth Corps Member
The Kwara State government, on Friday, said necessary disciplinary actions would be taken against a school teacher who allegedly assaulting a youth corps member serving in the state. The State government, in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, condemned the treatment meted to the female youth […]
Chad cuts military ties with France
Chad has terminated its defence pact with France. The move leaves the Sahel, a region once brimming with French troops, devoid of one. Abderaman Koulamallah, Chadian foreign minister, said France remains “an essential partner” but said it “must now also consider that Chad has grown up, matured and is a sovereign state that is very […]
Court acquits 50 ‘IPOB members’ of terrorism, says police didn’t provide evidence
The federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted 50 suspected members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) charged for alleged terrorism. On Friday, trial judge James Omotosho ruled that the police failed to establish a prima facie case against the 50 defendants, including four women. The trial judge upheld the no-case submission […]
Four NSCDC officers killed in Boko Haram attack
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed the death of four officers ambushed by bandits at Farin-Kasa area of Chukun LGA in Kaduna state. On November 18, the agency said suspected Boko Haram terrorists had ambushed its monitoring team in Kaduna, leaving seven officers missing. Afolabi Babawale, NSCDC spokesperson, said the incident […]