By Sumaila Ogbaje Nigeria Peace Advocates (NPA), a non-partisan group, says the intensity of military onslaught against bandits and insurgents in the North East and North West is making them to become desperate. This is contained in a statement by the Secretary of the group, Mr Bernard Udu, onContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Police Command in Kano on Saturday said it confiscated 820 cartons of suspected fake and expired drugs at Malam Kato Market in Fage Local Government Area of the state. In a statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano, the drugsContinue Reading
Terrorists By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has vowed that the military would hunt down and bring to justice, all terrorists, bandits and enemies of the state. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja, at the burial of military personnel who died recentlyContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Armed Forces on Friday laid to rest the remains of military personnel killed in action and in the recent crash of the Nigerian Air Force MI-171E Helicopter in Niger. The burial ceremony was conducted for 20 of the deceased personnel at the National MilitaryContinue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested no fewer than 40 suspected illegal coal miners in Enugu, the Commandant, Mr Muhammed Dada said. Addressing newsmen on Friday in Enugu, Dada said that during the operation items recovered included pumping machines, diggers, head-pans, shovels,Continue Reading
By David Adeoye The Committee of Retired Inspectors-General of Police has advocated 65 years as retirement age and 40 years as tenure of service for Police personnel. This is part of resolutions of the former I-Gs at the end of their two-day retreat, held at the International Institute of TropicalContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command, says its operatives have seized 369.903kg of illicit drugs and arrested 73 suspects in Kaduna. The State Commander of NDLEA, Mr Ibrahim Braji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Kaduna thatContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy says its College of Health Sciences and Technology Offa, Kwara, trains only serving medical personnel and not opened to civilians. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement on Wednesday, said the online advertisement and sales of admission forms in theContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar on Wednesday visited and commiserated with the families of the deceased crew members of the ill-fated MI-171E Helicopter that crashed in Niger on Aug. 14. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air CommodoreContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The United Kingdom Minister of State for Armed Forces and Veterans, Mr James Heappey, said the UK government would deepen synergy with the Nigerian military to enhance existing relations between the two countries. Heappey gave the assurance when he led his team on a courtesy callContinue Reading
