The chief army staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja is dead has died after battling with an undisclosed ailment. He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023. He was aged 56. On October 20, the army dismissed rumours that Lagbaja had passed on, adding that the army chief was undergoing medical treatment abroad. On October 30,…
The eight female students of Government Secondary School, Awon, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state have escaped from captivity. The students were abducted by terrorists on Monday, April 3, 2023. In a statement on Monday, Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal security and Home Affairs, said the students escaped from a thick forest bordering Kaduna…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, the recommendation of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali. The suspension is to pave way for investigation into US court documents which indicated Kyari based on his links with Ramon Abbas, a fraudster, popularly known as Hushpuppi, who is standing…
The Plateau state government has warned residents against any form of protest. The warning came on the heels of rumours of a planned protest on Tuesday in Jos against the persistent killings in the state by suspected fulani herdsmen and the alleged failure of Governor Simon Lalong to stop the mayhem. The government, in a…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state says the security challenges facing the state has led to crisis in the educational system in the state. Speaking on Wednesday in Kaduna, at a capacity training programme organised by the Nigeria Police Force Schools Protection Squad, Sani said school enrolment in Kaduna has declined because insecurity. He said…
The American International School of Abuja (AISA) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi state. Bello allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers of the Kogi state government….
