The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that troops on live field exercises while marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebrations, NADCEL killed 11 armed bandits and cattle rustlers while on patrol of forests in Zamfara State.
A statement issued by Army spokesman Col Sani Usman said that the operation code named "Exercise HARBIN KUNAMA", has intensified patrol of the various forests in the state.
"It is in line with this that troops of 223 Battalion while...
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Since his compulsory retirement on June 9, 2016, Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma has not been a happy man.
In his bid to remedy the situation, he has dragged the Nigerian Army, Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff and Chief of Army Staff to the National Industrial Court.
In the originating summons filed by his counsel, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, Major General Ijioma is praying the Industrial Court to declare his compulsory retirement...
17 July 2016 | STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT BUHARI CONDEMNS COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY, CONGRATULATES ERDOGAN ON SURVIVING THE PUTSCH
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined President Obama and other world leaders in vehemently condemning the abortive coup attempt in Turkey by a group of rebel army officers and men, which resulted in the reported death of more than 100 people.
Reacting to the tragic events in Ankara, Istanbul and other centres,...
Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has disclosed that the immediate past IGP Solomon Arase is being investigated over the disappearance of 24 police operational vehicles.
Idris told newsmen that the police has written to Arase and some retired Deputy Inspectors-General who also went away with vehicles to return them.
He added that Arase was only entitled to 4 vehicles and not 24.
“A week before I was announced, when you look...
Erstwhile Senior Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe has explained how he spent the various sums of money he received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA.
Speaking to newsmen on Sunday, Okupe berated the EFCC for disclosing his medical record to the media without seeking his consent.
In a statement which he made available to the press, Okupe denied media reports that he was...
Following the directive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Etisalat Nigeria has implemented the 'Do Not Disturb', DND code that enables subscribers to completely or partially opt out of unsolicited messages and phone calls from the company.
The NCC gave the directive following incessant complaints from dissatisfied customers across all the mobile telecommunications services providers.
To access the service, subscribers on the Etisalat network...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has explained the sacking of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State by Justice Okon Abang.
The Chief Registrar of the court, Emmanuel Gakko explained that Ikpeazu was sacked because he was found to have submitted false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
He said that Ikpeazu's sacking had nothing to do with forgery as the subject matter of the case before Justice Abang had to do with...
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