Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued one of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, Saratu Dauda. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno state and abducted 276 schoolgirls. Addressing a press briefing on Monday, the Theatre Commander of the North-East joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim…
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, flagged off his campaign on Tuesday in Jos, Plateau state, declaring that the 2023 presidential election is a fight to define the soul of the nation. In a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu said if elected president, his administration hopes…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned politicians against sending frivolous petitions against their opponents. A statement by issued by the spokesman of the commission,Azuka Ogugua indicated tha the ICPC chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, sounded the warning on Friday while hosting the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) at the…
The Kuturmi Unity Development Association (KUDA) has dismissed claims by the Nigerian Army that it rescued 31 worshippers abducted during an Easter church service in Ariko community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, describing the assertion as false. Bandits had invaded the community on Sunday, attacking three churches, killing six persons, and abducting 36…
The Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian army, and the police force have arrested five suspected terrorists during a raid on their hideouts in parts of Kaduna and Kano states. Spokesman of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said the raids were simultaneously carried out in…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Christopher Musa has said that the military is working to ensure that accidental air strikes targeting civilians do not reoccur. On December 3, an accidental air strike by the Nigerian Army killed over 100 residents of Tudun Biri village in Igabi LGA of Kaduna. Over 60 others were wounded…
