Nigerian Army Confirms Delay In Payment Of Feeding Allowance For Soldiers, Gives Reason
The Nigerian Army says three months of Ration Cash Allowances (RCA) of troops providing security to Chinese working at the Zungeru Hydro Electricity Dam Project in Niger state, have not been paid due to a delay in receipt of funds from the concerned institution. It also said that it is not true that the three […]
Sagamu Cult Clash: Police Apprehend Kingpin Of Eiye Confraternity, 18 Other Suspects In Ogun
The Ogun State Police Command confirmed on Monday the arrest of 19 people suspected to be cultists in connection with the recent clashes between two rival cult groups in Sagamu. The command’s public relations officer, SP Omolola Odutola, stated that the arrest was made possible during a successful tactical operation carried out by the command. […]
Gunmen Kill Fulani Leader In Plateau
Unknown gunmen have killed a Fulani Leader (Ardo), Mr. Adamu, of Panyam in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. Transition Implementation Committee Chairman of Mangu Local Government Area, Mr. Markus Artu, in a statement, condemned the killing of Gabdo, describing it as barbaric and an act of criminality by enemies of Plateau State who […]
Coup: French Troops To Vacate Niger Over Call For Sovereignty
The military junta in Niger has cheered up the announcement that France will pull its troops out of the country by the end of the year as “a new step towards sovereignty”. The statement came hours after French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday that Paris would soon withdraw its ambassador from Niger, followed by […]
Boko Haram Terrorists Ambush Motorists, Kill Soldier, 3 Civilians
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed military vehicles escorting motorists along Gwoza- Limankara-Uvaha road in Gwoza local government area of Borno State, killing one soldier and three civilian passengers. Local and security sources told Vanguard the incident happened around 5:pm on Saturday, September 23, 2023, when the soldiers and civilian JTF were providing cover to […]
NDLEA Arrests Suspects, Intercepts Abuja-Bound ‘Laughing Gas’
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have intercepted over four tons of illicit and controlled drugs including consignments of nitrous oxide popularly known as laughing gas, skunk, codeine syrup, methamphetamine and tramadol during interdiction operations in Lagos, Kogi, FCT, Jigawa, Kaduna, Sokoto and Edo states. According to the NDLEA, no fewer […]
Sagamu Cultists Not Affiliated With Schools Or Political Parties, Police Clarify
The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Abiodun Alamutu, has declared that individuals engaging in cult killings in Sagamu are neither students nor members of a political party. This is coming a few days after the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly from Sagamu 1 Constituency, […]
Drama As Fleeing Traffic Offender Stabs LASTMA Official
A yet-to-be-identified commercial bus driver stabbed Olajide Ojukoya, an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, on Sunday. LASTMA, in a statement on its official X by its Public Relations Officer, Adebayo Taofeek, explained that the driver stabbed the official while trying to evade arrest for a traffic offence. “Operatives of the Lagos State […]
