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Fourteen lifeless bodies of killed soldiers were in the early hours of Saturday recovered by soldiers of the joint task force under the supervision of the General Officer Commanding 6 division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, at Okuama community, in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Some of the recovered corpses were said to have been beheaded, while the stomachs and hearts of others were ripped off. At the NDDC jetty in the coastal Delta community, the bodies of the commanding officer and the two killed majors were seen floating by the river bank as others…

Submarine cable company, MainOne says it may take up to two weeks to repair undersea cable cut which disrupted internet services in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, and other West African and East African countries since Thursday. The company said the cause of the network outage was as a result to a fault on the MainOne network. “Preliminary findings and further investigations revealed that the fault occurred due to an external incident that resulted in a cut on our submarine cable system, in the Atlantic Ocean offshore Cote D’Ivoire, along the coast of West Africa,” the firm stated. Since Thursday,…

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the launch of ‘Ounje Eko’ food markets, offering discounted prices on essential food items across the State, beginning from Sunday, March 17, 2024. The directive, revealed through the official Lagos State government X handle (formerly Twitter) on Friday night, aimed to alleviate the economic burden on residents amidst rising food prices. Under the initiative, staple food items including rice, beans, gari, bread, eggs, tomatoes, and pepper will be available at 25% discounted prices at the ‘Ounje Eko’ Food Markets, which will open from 11am to 4pm in all local government areas (LGAs) and…

As the nation grapples with security challenges, the Federal Government has charged the Nigerian Police Force to up its game. Part of what the government wants is for the police authorities to take the fight to the doorsteps of the enemy by seeking out their hideouts, disrupting their operations, and dismantling their networks. Specifically, the current administration wants the police, under the leadership of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to adopt a new strategy against terrorists, kidnappers, bandits and other criminals that wreak havoc across the country. The Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Gaidam, gave the charge on…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed separate appeals seeking an order, compelling the Code of Conduct Bureau to release the asset declaration forms of former presidents, their vice and National Assembly principal office Delivering the Lead Judgement, Justice Okon Abang equally dismissed the appeals, adding that the suits were immature. He said, as at the time the suit was filed at the trial court, the National Assembly did not make any written instrument prescribing the terms and conditions that will guide any members of the public to either apply for the inspection of the assets form or disclosure…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Zubaida Umar as the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). According to a statement by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Mrs. Umar’s appointment further underlines the President’s avowed commitment to gender inclusion. The new Director-General of NEMA has over 20 years of work experience in diverse fields, including human resources, finance and administration She is a member of the chartered institute of bankers and the institute of credit administration Ngelale said the president expects that the new director-general will bring the much-needed financial and…

The state chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked President Bola Tinubu to “wield the big stick” on non-performing heads of security agencies. On Friday, thirty-three APC state chairmen visited Tinubu at the state house, Abuja. Speaking in an interview with journalists after the meeting, Alphonsus Eba, chairman of APC in Cross River state, who is the secretary of the forum, said the issue of insecurity was raised during the meeting. Eba said criminal activities are being perpetrated to put the party in bad light, adding that the president must always hold those in charge of security outfits…

President Bola Tinubu on Friday said as efforts are made to fight corruption, smugglers and those who benefited from the petrol subsidy will fight back. The President stated this during a meeting with the Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House in Abuja. He assured Nigerians that his government is working around the clock to improve their living conditions, and asked leaders at the grassroots level to encourage citizens to get their National Identification Number (NIN) for planning, structuring interventions and achieving their full integration into various relief programmes. “As we are fighting…

Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua has said the Federal Government is working on recruiting more security personnel to battle the rising crime rates in the country.  “First of all, you have to understand that we have a problem with the strength of the police and the military and other security agencies that we have. “They cannot really police and secure this nation. You must understand that, and I know the president, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is working on that,” he said on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. Nigeria is fighting banditry, kidnapping, oil bunkering, and a host of other crimes.…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Tin-Can Island Command, has intercepted some arms and ammunition allegedly being smuggled into the country by some criminals A source within the service told Channels Television that other items recovered were military camouflage, and substances suspected to be illicit drugs. He added that the arms recovered were automatic single-barrel rifles and pump action guns Though details of the interception are still sketchy, the recoveries were made during an inspection of consignments imported into the country. However, the source could not confirm if any arrests were made. This interception is coming barely eight months after the…