Nigerian Military Headquarters Releases Identities Of 17 Officers, Soldiers Killed In Delta State The identities of the soldiers and officers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty have been released. Naija News House had reported how irate youths murdered a lieutenant colonel, two majors, one captain, and 12 soldier in Okuoma, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, on Thursday. The deceased officers and soldiers were of 181 Amphibious Batallion in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta. Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, had directed the immediate investigation and arrest of those involved in the…
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Suicide Bomber Killed Self Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Suicide Bomber Killed Self The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has said that a suicide bomber killed himself with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Borno State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Borno State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Daso Nahum, who confirmed the incident on Monday said that the suicide bomber also injured two persons in the Biu Local Government Area of the state where the incident occurred. The police spokesperson said that the incident occurred at about 8pm on Sunday,…
Be Ready To Face Consequences – Nigerian Army Sends Strong Message To Okuama Community Over Killing Of 16 Soldiers The Nigerian Army on Monday told the Okuama community, where 16 of its personnel on peace mission were killed that no amount of propaganda would arm-twist the narrative, while warning them that they should be ready to face the wrath of the law for their alleged complicity in the crime. A statement on Monday by the Director Army Public Relations, Maj Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, alleged that the community’s complicity in the killing of its personnel had made it resort to media…
BREAKING: Nigerian Army Troops Invade Bayelsa Community, Burn Houses, Killed Many Troops of the Nigerian Army on Monday morning invaded Igbomotoru community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, razing houses and allegedly killing about 11 people. The soldiers in five gunboats invaded the community, razing three houses suspected to be the hideout of a militant leader allegedly involved in the killing of the military men on rescue mission in Delta State. A community leader, Ayibakipreye Solomon Clarkson Suobo, in an SOS alert to President Bola Tinubu and the Governor Of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri He said,…
Wike Move To Sack Newly Appointed FCTA Perm. Secs The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,Nyesom Wike, has advised the newly inaugurated Permanent Secretaries for the FCT Administration to perform, else, they will be sacked. Mr Wike gave the warning after the inauguration of the Chairman and Commissioners of the FCT Civil Service Commission, FCT Head of Service, and the Permanent Secretaries in Abuja on Monday. “As a permanent secretary, you are not a political appointee, and you know the implication of that. “If you perform below our expectations, there is nothing like query him in accordance with civil…
Nigerian Policemen Shoot At Protesters Some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force attached to Delta State Command were seen on Monday morning shooting at protesters in Asaba, the state capital. In a video uploaded by a popular blog, NigeriaStories which was seen on X, the armed policemen were seen shooting directly at the protesters. Giving more clarification on the incident, the spokesman for the state police command, Bright Edafe said that the police personnel seen in the video were deployed by the command to stop the ongoing protest being held against a taskforce in the state. “They are policemen deployed…
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Nigerian Popular Church Founder, His Chief Protocol Parishioners and local residents of Ikot Ekang, a sleepy community in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state are in the mourning mood following the gruesome murder of the founder of the Mount of Solution Redeemed Church (MSRC), Apostle Elisha Asuquo. The Pastor in-charge of the Church, Aniekan Ibanga, was also shot dead by yet-to-be-identified gunmen who stormed the National Headquarters of the Church at about 7:30pm at the weekend, disrupting Parish meeting which was ongoing. A resident who did not want his name in print recounted that the…
Man Dies After Sleeping In Freshly Painted Room A Nigerian man has lost his life after experiencing heart complications A Nigerian man has lost his life after experiencing heart complications believed to be linked to freshly painted walls. According to a post by Senator Shehu Sani, the man undertook the task of painting his room and, tragically, decided to sleep in it the same night while the paint was still wet. This decision would prove to have fatal consequences, as he later developed severe heart complications. In his post on social media, Senator Shehu Sani expressed his condolences, writing: “He…
Obasanjo’s Biological Father Was An Igbo Police Officer –Majekodunmi, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Egbaland Reveals The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Egba-land, and the Otun Ba’asegun of Egbaland, Chief Sunday Adekunle Majekodunmi has stated that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s biological father is an Igbo man from Onitsha, Anambra State. The former Nigerian Army officer and a medical doctor, who celebrates his 90th birthday today (Monday), spoke in an interview with Daily Independent. Majekodunmi, who claimed that Obasanjo comes from a very poor family, alleged that he never liked the Yoruba people who were in the army. “You cannot say this is…
JUST IN: Bandits’ Informant Arrested With Stolen Cow In Market A suspected bandits’ informant, simply identified as Dan Abba, has been arrested with a stolen cow by vigilantes at Bishini village market in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. A resident of Azzara, neighbouring Bishini village, Ahmadu Sajo, said the incident happened last Thursday when the suspect brought a stolen cow to sell at the market. Sajo said the suspect was among bandits’ informants suspected to have given information to bandits, who recently abducted herders and rustled their cows at Kuchimi and Haying-Dam as well as the Gidan-Makeri area of Kagarko…