The Nigerian army has discharged Ruth Ogunleye, a female soldier for falsely accusing Col. Ishiaku Abdulkareem of sexual harassment and intimidation. Spokesperson of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing journalists  on the outcome of the panel set up to investigate the allegations. He said the panel exonerated  Abdulkareem from…

Kachalla Tukur Sharme, a notorious bandits’ leader, linked to  the abduction of 121 students of Baptist Bethel High School Kaduna in July 2021, has been killed in a clash with a rival  bandits group. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna state Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. “After…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s governorship election in Edo state. Candidate of the party, Senator Monday Okpebholo, 291,667 votes to defeat his close opponent Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 247,274 votes. The Labour Party (LP) candidate and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata,…

Edward Masha, a former Commissioner for Water Resources in Kaduna state, has emerged as the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Masha was elected on Saturday during the state congress of the party, which held at the International Trade Fair along Zaria road, Kaduna. He polled 2,123 votes to defeat his…

Kaduna state police command has arrested a suspected gun runner with 20 locally fabricated AK 47 rifles. In a statement on Friday in Kaduna, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, identified the suspect as Bitrus Gyang, from Barkin Ladi, Plateau state. He said Gyang was arrested on Thursday at about 4 pm in Buruku, Igabi…