Gunmen have reportedly killed five police officers on Friday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital. Sources said the unfortunate incident occurred around 5:am at Ebyia bridge, along Hilltop/Nwoke road. , a retired army officer, and 15 others have been reportedly killed by suspected armed herdsmen in Thursday evening attack onContinue Reading
Gunmen have attacked two commercial banks in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one security officer and one civilian during the operation. According to a video that has gone viral on social media, the incident happened at approximately five o’clock in the evening on Thursday. Continue Reading
Four yet-to-be-identified students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, in Moro local government area of the state, have been arrested by the police for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. Vanguard Correspondent reliably gathered that though the students were arrested on Wednesday, the incident happened penultimate week inContinue Reading
A trainer aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force experienced “a minor mishap” in Kaduna State on Thursday. The aircraft, a Super Mushshak trainer aircraft, was involved in a minor mishap at about 2.35 pm, according to the Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice MarshalContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has indefinitely suspended the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo, alongside three executive directors of the agency, from office. This followed “new findings unearthed during a comprehensive investigation into the financial activities of the Rural Electrification Agency,” the State House revealedContinue Reading
The Federal Government has said the recovery process from beneficiaries of the Nigeria Education Loan, NELFund, scheme would commence two years after the National Youth Service Scheme, NYSC. The Executive Secretary, NELFund, Dr. Akintunde Sawyer, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in AbujaContinue Reading
new comptroller-general (CG) of the service, Kemi Nandap, ordered the withdrawal of their postings to foreign countries withdrawn by Kemi Nandap, new comptroller-general (CG) of the service. The officers had been posted to a slew of Nigerian missions abroad by Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, who recently retired as CG ofContinue Reading
Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, has directed the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, to go after those calling for truncation of constitutional government in the country describing them as criminals and enemies of democracy who should be brought to justice. Matawalle, whose directive was contained in aContinue Reading
The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that the over 40 million telephone lines barred after failing to link to the National Identity Numbers face the risk of being forfeited soon. The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with PUNCH Online in anContinue Reading
