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Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters on Monday released the identities of the Nigerian Army Battalion Commander, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers killed by attackers in Okuoma community last Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Army released their names and pictures via X, formally known as Twitter. Below are the names of the fallen heroes under the 181 Amphibious Battalion who were …

Edo State Government is set to engage stakeholders Edo North and Edo Central Senatorial Districts on the State’s Regional Development and Benin City Masterplans. The Edo State Commissioner for Housing, Urban and Regional Planning & Development, Isoken Omo, who made the disclosure in Benin on Monday, said the engagement is to discuss the impact of the masterplans on the senatorial districts. The …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, is of the opinion that the 2024 budget should be reviewed amidst the padding scandal rocking the 10th Senate. Obi, in a communique shared via his X handle on Monday, urged the executive and legislative arms to initiate an immediate review of the budget as it is still …

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has imposed Dennis Idahosa as running mate to Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the party in Edo state. Checks revealed that Senator Okpebholo who had earlier picked Hon Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama as his running mate was told to drop the latter for his main rival for the party ticket, Dennis Idahosa. …

Soldiers deployed to Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have continued razing more houses in the community, following last weekend’s killing of several military men on rescue mission to the riverine community. A community source, who spoke to our reporter, said the military are currently occupying Okuama and that several houses had either been razed or demolished. …

There are indications that the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is now spending N17.72 billion daily to fund subsidy on petrol. Though still shrouded in secrecy, the funding strategy, Vanguard learnt, is consummated by way of crude sales and direct cost recovery by NNPC. An executive of a major petroleum marketing company in Lagos …

• Houses razed, community deserted • Oborevwori, PANDEF condole with families President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday expressed deep displeasure over the killing of army officers and soldiers on a peace mission in a Delta State community, describing it as a direct affront to the nation. Outrage greeted the dastardly act yesterday from Nigerians, who viewed the situation as unbecoming. The military, which …

President Vladimir Putin sealed his control over Russia for six more years on Monday with a highly orchestrated landslide in an election that followed the harshest crackdown on the opposition and free speech since Soviet times. While the result was never in doubt, Russians attempted to defy the inevitable outcome, heeding a call to protest Putin’s repression at home and his war in …

…Deploys heavy artillery weapons to community Alleged Mutilated bodies of the Commanding officer, Majors and some of the soldiers have been found floating in the river in Okuoma community in Ughelli south local  government area of Delta State, Nigeria, according to report by Vanguard. Community sources told Vanguard that the bowels of some of the officers were ripped open by …

Following last Thursday’s killing of the Commanding Officer 181 battalion, Nigerian Army, Lt. Col Ali, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers on a peace mission to Okuoma community in Delta state, the military has commenced a counter operation. The operation according to sources, is to fish out the suspects, youths who perpetrated the babaric act of not only killing …