The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Faruk Yahaya, has approved the appointment of new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs), Commandant of military training institutions, new Director, Defence Information, among others. The appointments, which are with immediate effect, according to the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, are aimed at rejigging the service for efficiency ...
July, 2021
June, 2021
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24 June
10 persons in a family die after drinking local herbal mixture
Tragedy struck in Biogberu village via Gwanara in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, where 10 members of a family died after consuming a local herbal mixture. Two persons have been arrested by the police in connection with the tragedy The incident occurred in the rural community last Friday, but was reported on Tuesday. The victims were a ...
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10 June
Stray Bullet Kills Man During Cult Clash In Ilesa
A man who is simply identified as Olorunwa was hit by a stray bullet during a clash between some repentant and active cultists in Irojo, Ilesa in Osun State. The victim, according to a source, who went to buy cowpea for his breakfast was hit by stray bullets. It was gathered that the cult clash started on Tuesday when a ...
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7 June
Banks commence N6.98 USSD charge
By. .Onome Jackson Some banks have notified their customers that they will start charging them N6.98 for every USSD transactions. Financial analysts have however said that excessive charges by banks could pose a threat to financial inclusion. According to them, it will increase cash transactions because many bank customers would avoid using the USSD for transactions and could also discourage ...
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5 June
Aremo Olusegun Osoba cries bitterly against Pa Ayo Adebanjo
Former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba took on the leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Pa Ayo Adebanjo on his political inconsistent since the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Osoba said it was Pa Adebanjo who broke Afenifere and not Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu nor himself.“Chief.Segun Osoba expose Pa.Ayo Adebanjo.says Adebanjo and a few others broke ...
May, 2021
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30 May
(Opinion) : Spirit of Football
Between 8pm and 9:45 pm on Saturday May 29, 2021, the world was held spellbound. The President of a superpower nation didn’t die. There wasn’t any new science discovery. Not.even the controversial or rancorous presidential election of the United States of America could pin down the world into a common gathering. The world was locked in one venue for 90 ...
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26 May
Soldier kills man who helps him with free ride, snatches his car
The owner of a car was shot dead in his car on his way to uyo by a military man he granted a ride two day ago, from Eleme junction in PH , to Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom state . He thought this military man will help him through all the multiple check points along Ogoni Road. The army ...
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22 May
Late COAS, six others for burial today
The deceased Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, will be buied today, Saturday, May 22, 2021. The burial of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and six other senior officers has been slated for Saturday in Abuja. The deceased lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, ...
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20 May
El-Rufai says Govs Forum abandon him, accuses fellow gov of sponsoring NLC
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused his fellow governors of abandoning his administration in its face-off with the Nigeria Labour Congress. El-Rufai said this during a virtual meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Wednesday. He also accused an unnamed governor of providing mobilisation funds for the NLC to destabilise Kaduna State. Workers in the state workers had ...