Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari and His Excellency, President Paul Biya of Cameroon jointly signed a communique during a press conference at Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Five cars and other properties worth several million naira were burnt when a petrol tanker caught fire while discharging fuel at AA Rano Filling Station near the Grand Central Hotel in Kano on Wednesday.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the fire which broke out around 2 pm also destroyed a nearby building
The fire was said to have been put out with the help of neighboring firms who volunteered their fire fighting equipment.
An eyewitness said that one person was rushed to the hospital with injuries sustained in the fire incident.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
A retired Commissioner of Police who was granted an administrative bail on January 19, 2015 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a case of alleged N10m fraud has been rearrested almost one month after jumping bail.
Meanwhile, the EFCC, has fixed Thursday, May 21 to arraign the retired Compol Mohammed Sambo before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja on a one-count charge of criminal breach of trust and obtaining N10 million under false pretense.
Sambo is accused of conspiring with one Nuhu Bello Dabai, Managing Director/CEO of Ideal Sunbeam International Company Limited to contrive a scheme to falsely obtain the sum of N10m to defray both the survey and other preliminary expenses involved in the execution of a project worth over N1 billion.
The Project was purported to have been awarded by Zamfara State Governor, Abdul Aziz Abubakar Yari.
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has disclosed that there are plans to review the counter-terrorism operations in the Northeast so as to improve troops performance.
He made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing troops of the 7 Division Tactical Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Bama, Borno State.
He also said that the planned review would be used to address lapses observed in the troops operations.
"I want to assure you that as soon as you are through with this phase, we will readjust the policy for this operation.
"We will readjust the deployment, we will re-strategize so that we will have a very new approach to fighting this insurgency.
"We will try to provide all the logistics that you need in this operation.
"For those of you who have been here for some time, you can see the difference, we have tried to change the way things were done,’’ he said.
Buratai urged the troops to sustain the momentum until all terrorists are cleared from Sambisa forest.
He noted that the Sambisa forest operation tagged 'Operation Clampdown' is key to defeating Boko Haram insurgents in the country.
"I want to say well done for operation Lafiya Dole and for the special operation, `Operation Crack Down’. I am satisfied with the brief from your General Officer Commanding (GOC).
"This operation is very crucial in the overall plan of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Federal Government’s plan to end insurgency in the northeast.
"Your GOC has assured me that you guys will not waste time in this forest, you must smoke them out quickly and face other areas so that you can reunite with your families in good time.
"We are here today to say well done; President Muhammadu Buhari is happy with you and so are other Nigerians,’’ he said.
NAN
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has disclosed that there are plans to review the counter-terrorism operations in the Northeast so as to improve troops performance.
He made the disclosure on Tuesday while addressing troops of the 7 Division Tactical Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Bama, Borno State.
He also said that the planned review would be used to address lapses observed in the troops operations.
"I want to assure you that as soon as you are through with this phase, we will readjust the policy for this operation.
"We will readjust the deployment, we will re-strategize so that we will have a very new approach to fighting this insurgency.
"We will try to provide all the logistics that you need in this operation.
"For those of you who have been here for some time, you can see the difference, we have tried to change the way things were done,’’ he said.
Buratai urged the troops to sustain the momentum until all terrorists are cleared from Sambisa forest.
He noted that the Sambisa forest operation tagged 'Operation Clampdown' is key to defeating Boko Haram insurgents in the country.
"I want to say well done for operation Lafiya Dole and for the special operation, `Operation Crack Down’. I am satisfied with the brief from your General Officer Commanding (GOC).
"This operation is very crucial in the overall plan of Operation Lafiya Dole and the Federal Government’s plan to end insurgency in the northeast.
"Your GOC has assured me that you guys will not waste time in this forest, you must smoke them out quickly and face other areas so that you can reunite with your families in good time.
"We are here today to say well done; President Muhammadu Buhari is happy with you and so are other Nigerians,’’ he said.
NAN
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