Oluyede Assumes Office As Acting COAS
The newly appointed Acting Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Friday assumed command as the first officer to be so appointed in that capacity in the history of the Nigerian Army. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on Wednesday appointed Oluyede as Acting COAS, pending when the substantive COAS, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, returns […]
Bandits Abduct Military Officer In Niger, Kill 3 Others
Bandits have abducted a military officer serving in the Nagwamase military cantonment in Kontagora, Niger state and killed three villagers out of nine people they abducted from their farms. This abductions and killings are coming barely 24 hours after the Niger State House Assembly raised the alarm over the occupation of a military training camp at the […]
Bandits Abduct 20 Passengers In Niger
Bandits along the Maiga-Kontagora road in Niger State have kidnapped about 20 passengers traveling in five vehicles. The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, who represents Mariga Constituency, informed newsmen that the incident occurred on Thursday when bandits blocked the Mariga-Kontagora road between Baban-Lamba and Beri. Sarkin-Daji was responding to […]
Police Nab Man For Raping Three-Year-Old Girl In Jigawa
Police in Jigawa State have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Khamisu Ibrahim, over the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl in Malam Madori Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed the arrest in a statement. He said the incident occurred on Tuesday in Garin Malam Sanda village, […]
Police Arrest Five Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benue
Benue State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with a case of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense in Makurdi, the state capital. The suspects were arrested in a sting operation by the Cybercrime and Narcotics Department of the state Command as part of continuous efforts to sanitize the state against activities of […]
Nasarawa: Policeman crushes woman to death, family rejects N100,000 burial offer
A tragic accident took the life of 35-year-old Patience Ashenenye, when a policeman reportedly crashed into the commercial motorcycle she was riding with her three-month-old son. The accident, which took place behind Ta’al Conference Hotel near the School of Health, left both Ashenenye and the motorcycle rider, Tasiu Mohammed, injured, while her son suffered a […]
