The Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the 44, Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna, Colonel Stephen Onuchukwu, has disclosed that more than 7000 officers and soldiers wounded in counterinsurgency operations have been treated in the hospital. Onuchukwu disclosed this on Saturday when the President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, visit to the hospital as part…
Twitter, the social media giant, has said that it is ready to meet with the Nigerian government for open discussions. The social media platform was ban by the Nigeria government on June 4, after it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet for violating its rules. Lai Mohammed, the information and culture ministry had on Wednesday hinted…
The nationwide protest against hunger and bad governance almost went violent in Kaduna as the protester attempted to force themselves into Government House. The protesters also attempted to blocked major roads leading to the Government House. The protest however turned violent when demonstrators started burning tires and throwing stones in an attempt to force their…
Hussaini Isma’il, Special Adviser to Governor Ogbu Kefas of Taraba State on Muslim Religion Matters, has said that the Muslim community in the state welcomes any demolition aimed at promoting the development and welfare of Muslim in Takum LGA of the state and beyond. Isma’il was reacting to a statement by the Kuteb Yatso of…
The Supreme Court is to deliver judgment on the suit seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country tomorrow, July 11. Notices on the development have been dispatched to lawyers. The federal government instituted the suit marked SC/CV/343/2024 against all the 36 states of the federation. In the suit filed by Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general…
The 3rd Amoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, Plateau state, has constituted a general court martial to try 17 officers who allegedly committed murder and other crimes. The officers were accused of various offences, ranging from armed robbery, murder, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition, and selling same, contrary to the operational mandate of …
