Troops of the Nigerian Army on Wednesday succeeded in rescuing 18 female kidnapped victims from their captors and handed them over to the Katsina State Government. The Brigade Commander, 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Katsina, Brig.- Gen. Oluremi Fadairo, said that the soldiers took a rescue operation to the bandits’ enclaves at Yan-Tumaki and Dan-Ali forests. He explained that the troops successfully engaged the terrorists in a gun battle, after which they successfully rescued the victims. Mr Fadairo then handed over the victims to the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Mu’azu. He stressed the…
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The disappointment is in not being in the final, but the pride is in having performed well South Africa’s head coach Hugo Broos feels his side played better against Nigeria in Wednesday’s semi-final encounter which they lost 2-4 on penalty kicks. The Bafana Bafana came back from a goal down to take the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations game to extra time. Reacting to their defeat, Mr Broos explained that his team played much better and deserved to win the game. “Football can be hard sometimes, when you look at the performance of my team today (Wednesday), and then there…
. Advise Olukoyede to shut out miscreants mistaking EFCC for political structure . Say latest charge against ex-Kogi Gov embarrassing, reflects victimization Anti-Corruption Civil Society Organisations, on Wednesday, warned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, under the leadership of Ola Olukoyede, to refrain from allowing “cankerworms of the previous management left in the system” rubbish his credentials as the Head of the Commission. The over 300 anti-corruption activists, under seven broad frontline organisations, noted that it was pertinent for them to sound an early note of warning in view of the fact that the misuse of the EFCC by…
The Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Wednesday, ordered that a 44-year-old man, Kazeem Adiatu, be remanded in prison custody for the murder of a 20-year-old lady, Temitope. Mr Adiatu, whose residential address was not provided, was charged with murder. The magistrate, Olaolu Olanipekun, did not take the defendant’s plea for want in jurisdiction. He directed the police to return the case file to the director of public prosecution for legal advice. He adjourned the case till March 27 for mention. The prosecutor, Philip Amusan, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed the offence on November 24, 2023, at Olowo…
The Honourable Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande has initiated a partnership talk between the United Nation’s Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) towards checkmating the problem of drug abuse among youth. The meeting, which held at the NYSC headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, was a follow up to an earlier discussion between the Minister and the Country Representative of UNODC, Mr. Oliver Stolp. The Minister, who introduced the UNODC Country Representative to the NYSC management team led by the Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed; said he was hopeful…
A 32-year-old scavenger, Isah Yusuf, was on Wednesday docked in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly snatching a woman’s handbag. The defendant lives in Malali Abakpa, Kaduna, and is charged with one count of theft. The prosecution counsel, Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on February 3 in the Malali area of Kaduna. According to Leo, the defendant acted dubiously and snatched a handbag belonging to Rabi Dogo while she was waiting to board a bus home. He said the handbag contained a Samsung phone worth N246,000, cash of N37,000 and a power bank…
The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, comprising Ibadan Archdiocese, Ilorin, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti and Osogbo Dioceses have called on Nigerians to intensify their prayers for the country. The Bishops made the call on Wednesday in a communique they issued after their meeting in Ibadan. The communique given to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan was signed by the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province Chairman, Most. Rev. Gabriel Abegunrin and the secretary, Most Rev. John Oyejola. The bishops who remarked that the country was in desperate need of restoration called for more intense prayers, adding that the Pope Francis…
President Bola Tinubu has inducted two newly acquired T-129 ATAK helicopters and a King Air 360ER Beechcraft into the Order of Battle (ORBAT) of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). This is contained in a statement by NAF spokesman AVM Edward Gabkwet on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr Tinubu, represented at NAF Base, Makurdi, by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said the acquisition and induction of the platforms remained a symbol of his commitment to investment in national security. He expressed confidence that deploying the new platforms would significantly enhance NAF’s combat efficiency in addressing contemporary security challenges domestically and within the West…
There was a mild drama in the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court as a prosecution witness, Rabiu Tafada, in the alleged N10 billion fraud charge against Ali Bello, nephew of former Governor Yahaya Bello, told the court he was feeling sick. Mr Tafada, the third prosecution witness, was led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo. “I am presently not feeling well,” said Mr Tafada and he was given water to take. Earlier, Mr Tafada told the court that he was a bureau de change operator and his company’s name was Rabiu Tafada Global Ltd. He also…
The Ondo State House of the Assembly has asked security agencies to work with traditional rulers in addressing illegal mining. The House speaker, Olamide Oladiji, made the call at plenary on Tuesday following the alleged illegal mining in the Ile-Oluji/ Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of the state. Mr Oladiji said that such illegality must stop in the state, adding that illegal mining destroyed people’s property. He urged the federal government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) saddled with mining to collaborate with the state’s sister MDAs to address the illegality. The speaker urged the public to give appropriate information on illegal…