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Gunmen have reportedly killed six soldiers in an attack on Tati village in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba state. The incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday at about 10:30pm when the gunmen invaded the community in large numbers. The hoodlums were said to have engaged the troops of 93 battalion in a…

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 …

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, requested the senate to confirm Joash Amupitan, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request was conveyed in a letter read by the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads: “ In accordance with the provisions of…

No fewer than 2,500 ghost workers have been uncovered from the payroll of the 23 Local Government Areas in Benue State. The state governor, Hyacinth Alia, disclosed this in a press statement issued by his spokesperson, Kula Tersoo, on Thursday in Makurdi. The governor, said there was a need to sanitise and clean all the…

Five of the remaining 39 abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack have been released. Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Kaduna based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, confirmed that they were release on Tuesday. Mamu had been in the forefront for the negotiation for the release of the victims before he withdrew . He said…