By Monday Ijeh The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) says it has impounded 10 vehicles suspected to have been used for “one chance” activities in the territory. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, said this at a media briefing onContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Friday said that no casualty was recorded in the tanker explosion in Ijora area of Lagos State. Mrs Margaret Adeseye , the General Manager of the service who confirmed this in a statement in Lagos, said the fire hadContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The National Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Mr Dickson Akor, has commended the House of Representatives for passing the Peace Corps Bill to Senate for concurrence. Akor gave the commendation while reacting to the passage of the bill to the upper chamber by the House ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Unity Advocacy Group (UAG), a non-governmental organisation, has hailed the Armed Forces of Nigeria for piling pressure on insurgents and bandits, thereby forcing them to surrender to troops across theatres of operation. The convener of the group, Mr Ifeanyi Aigbedion, said this in a statement onContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday flagged off three training exercises simultaneously across the country in an effort to ensure the protection of lives and property. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the exercises areContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Special Court Martial sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, convicted a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umaru Mohammed to seven years imprisonment. The court also ordered the convicted senior officer to refund 2.17 million dollars and N1.06 billionContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Otu Oka-Iwu Nigeria, a body of lawyers of Igbo extraction in Lagos, has urged the governors of the South-East to collaborate and tackle the ongoing sit-at-home conundrum on Mondays in the region. The President of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Unegbu, made the call at its maidenContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh Two Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Coalition for Peace In Nigeria (COPIN) and Iconoclast Media Platform, have commended the leadership of Department of State Services (DSS) over the establishment of a new directorate. The two CSOs gave the commendation in a statement, jointly issued by the National CoordinatorContinue Reading
Participants of Land Forces Simulation Training Workshop in Abuja on Tuesday By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says a combat ready Nigerian Army requires effective training using emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics, genome sequencing and other software applications. Lagbaja, who wasContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh Two Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Coalition for Peace In Nigeria (COPIN) and Iconoclast Media Platform, have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) leadership over the establishment of a new directorate. The two CSOs gave the commendation in a statement, jointly issued by the National Coordinator ofContinue Reading
