Defence Headquarters publish photos, names of soldiers killed in Delta 

NewsNigeriaDefence Headquarters publish photos, names of soldiers killed in Delta 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 19, 2024

The Nigerian Army has published the identities of the 17 soldiers slain in Delta State last Thursday. The photos and names of the military officers were posted on the official page of the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on X yesterday. The DHQ named the slain commander of the team as A.H. Ali, a lieutenant colonel. The two majors are S.D. Shafa and D.E. Obi while the army captain is U. Zakari. The army also named the...

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NDLEA Destroys 4 Meth Labs In Anambra

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNDLEA Destroys 4 Meth Labs In Anambra

PilotnewsMarch 18, 2024

…As Soludo Ambassadors Campaign Against Drug Abuse Anambra state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA has destroyed four clandestine laboratories that produce the deadly Methamphetamine drugs in the area . According to the Public Relations Officer of the agency Mr Christopher Adebo who spoke at the Anti Drug Abuse campaign rally organized by the Anambra North Senatorial District chapter of the Soludo Ambassadors; “Since inception we have so far identified and destroyed...

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Weekend Inferno Consumes Two Siblings In Bauchi

NewsNigeriaWeekend Inferno Consumes Two Siblings In Bauchi

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2024

A fire accident that destroyed a residential area in Bauchi’s Madina Quarters Sunday has killed two siblings, Zainab Bashir Muhammad and Ummu Salma Bashir, who were between the ages of seven and five. An eyewitness, Kabiru Sani explained that the fire started after the mother of the two deceased children locked them in the house and went to a market to purchase some items. He said the fire occurred around 11 am on Sunday at...

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Ekiti Govt Destroys Over 20 Hectares OF Marijuana Plantation

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEkiti Govt Destroys Over 20 Hectares OF Marijuana Plantation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2024

Over 20 hectares of marijuana plantation in the Ise-Ekiti forest reserve has been destroyed by Ekiti State Government The Executive Secretary of the State Forestry Commission, Sunday Adekunle, on Sunday, said the action followed a tip-off that some miscreants were engaging in nefarious activities in the government reserves along the Ise axis. He said the 20-hectare Indian hemp plantation and nursery prepared for transplanting of the illegal weeds were destroyed in the operation by officers...

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Rights Commission To Fish Out Killers Of Magaji, Sheikh Mada

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRights Commission To Fish Out Killers Of Magaji, Sheikh Mada

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2024

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC Zamfara State wing has charged security agencies, to as a matter of urgency, fish out the killers of Lawali Magaji and Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada. Lawali Magaji, a political associate of Sen. Kabiru Garba Marafa was brutally murdered by a group of people in Tsafe town, Tsafe Local Government Area of the State in February 2024, while Sheikh Abubakar Hassan Mada was gruesomely killed a few kilometers from Mada...

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Lagos Food Market Offers Discounts Of Prices On Essential Commodities

EconomyNewsNigeriaLagos Food Market Offers Discounts Of Prices On Essential Commodities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2024

The ‘Ounje Eko’, Lagos food market is offering discounts on prices of essential commodities across the state. The commencement of the sales follows the announcement that the “Ounje Eko” food markets will begin sales of food items at discounted prices in the five divisions of the state on Sunday, March 17, so Lagosians may flood the various locations to buy food items at affordable prices. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who disclosed this at a...

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Nigeria Customs Service Reopen Kamba Land Border

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNigeria Customs Service Reopen Kamba Land Border

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2024

The Kebbi State command of the Nigeria Customs Service has reopened the Kamba land border following a directive by President Bola Tinubu for the reopening of borders with the Niger Republic in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its last Extraordinary Summit in Abuja. Kamba is a significant and strategic border that contributes significantly to Kebbi’s revenue generation. Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, the Public Relations Officer of...

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Southwest farmers cry out to Tinubu over increased attacks

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSouthwest farmers cry out to Tinubu over increased attacks

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 18, 2024

As Nigeria battles the hurricane of deadly attacks perpetrated by criminal gangs famously called bandits, farmers in agrarian communities in the southwest region have added their voices to the cries, begging authorities to defend them against the attackers. Farmers no longer have access to their farms for fear of being attacked or kidnapped, the national president of the Cocoa and Plantain Farmers Association of Nigeria, CPFAN, Ayodele Ojo, said in a message to President Bola...

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State Politicians Weigh in on Governor Soludo’s Two Years in Office

NewsNigeriaPoliticsState Politicians Weigh in on Governor Soludo’s Two Years in Office

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 17, 2024

The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Sunday marked his two years in office. The occasion which was held at the International Convention Centre – ICC, has in attendance government officials, members of the National Assembly representing diverse constituencies in the state, the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, Dr. Chris Ngige, and many others. Among the members of the National Assembly who graced the occasion were Rt. Hon. Pascal Agbodike, the former...

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16 army officers on peace mission murdered in Delta 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeria16 army officers on peace mission murdered in Delta 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 17, 2024

…Tinubu condemns killings On Saturday, the Nigerian Army made public the news of the killing of 16 army officers in Delta State, an act President Bola Tinubu has described as “wicked.” The soldiers were reportedly on a mission to stop the escalation of a conflict over land disputes between Okuama and Okoloba communities in Bomadi LGA in Delta. The conflict led to the kidnapping of a local identified as Anthony Aboh from Okoloba by Okuama...

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