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Troops charged to work with other agencies for security. A suspected foreign logistics supplier to Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT)/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abatcha Bukar, has been arrested by troops on the frontline. Bukar was nabbed with assorted injections, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards and N294,520 cash. The troops also rescued three more Chibok girls, who were on …

Mr Mamu was earlier arrested by Interpol in Egypt on his way to lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia and was forced to return home to face further questioning by the Nigerian authorities. Nigeria’s secret police, the State Security Service (SSS), has said it has recovered military uniforms and a large amount of cash in the home and office of Tukur Mamu. The …

A coalition of Nigerians in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States of America has concluded plans for a solidarity rally in support of Nigerian Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Dr. Peter Obi. The rally is slated for Saturday September 10, 2022 at the Boston Commons from 10:30am to 12:30pm. “We are all set to have the long awaited ‘Boston Rally’ for …

By Okhide Em’ya David  Edo State High Court on Thursday granted bail to Secretary, Benin Traditional Council, Frank Irabor and six other persons,  remanded in connection with the demolition of houses in Ulegun Community,Ikpoba Oka Local Government Area, Edo State. The lead Counsel to the accused  persons, Barrister Olayiwola Afolabi presented their bail applications before the court on Thursday. Barrister …

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognizable to billions of people around the world, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. Her eldest son, Charles, 73, succeeds as king immediately, according to centuries of protocol, beginning a new, less certain chapter for the royal family after the queen’s record-breaking 70-year reign. …

Queen Elizabeth II of England has died at the age of 96 on Thursday. The queen was said to have died peacefully. Crowd had gathered at the Buckingham Palace residence in London on Thursday as concern was growing over the Queen’s health. Around 100 people braved torrential rain to stand at the palace gates, according to AFP, as senior royals …

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic, Katch Ononuju, has said that the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar, wants the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, to resign so that he can have a peaceful party that will win the 2023 presidential election. Ononuju was speaking on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily, where he was addressing the crisis rocking …

Between January and July, Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, lost an average of 437,000 barrels of oil a day to criminals. Last week, the Group Managing Director of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, headlined the State House media briefing, expressing concern about the menace of oil theft undermining Nigeria’s production and consequently fiscal capacity. Mr Kyari blamed various sections of the Nigerian …

The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3 Division Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali has called for more synergy among security agencies to address insecurity in the country. Ali made the call during the 2022 Enduring Peace Exercise: Very Important Personality (VIP) walk around in the early hours of Thursday in Bauchi. He said such working collaboration was imperative towards improving the …

…declares total war against oil theft …holds nationwide rallies today Nigerians may soon experienced another fuel crisis as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) yesterday threatened to withdraw its members from oil and gas installations across the country over menace of increasing oil theft and pipeline vandalism. The union equally vowed to chase out cartels …