No fewer than 1400 fleeing inmates from the Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State and the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have yet to be recaptured after the jailbreaks. Two years after the attack on the Owerri custodial centre, 864 fleeing inmates have yet to be recaptured according to theContinue reading "Nigerian Government Yet To Recapture Over 1400 Fleeing Inmates From Kuje, Imo Prisons Since 2021"
Plateau Massacre: Angry Women Burn Down Bokkos Monarch’s House Over Victimisation By Army, Unlawful Arrests
The group said this happened while the council was still mourning the death of over 200 people residents who died during the terrorist attacks that happened around the Christmas period in the council. Some protesting women on Friday afternoon set ablaze the house of Michal Monday Adanchi, the District Head of Bokkos town in theContinue reading "Plateau Massacre: Angry Women Burn Down Bokkos Monarch’s House Over Victimisation By Army, Unlawful Arrests"
67-Year-Old Nigerian Arrested For Defiling 3 Girls In Adamawa.
The police command in Adamawa State has confirmed the arrest of a 67-year-old man, Mahmudu Adamu, who confessed to the security operatives (police) for defiling at least three underaged girls by sticking his fingers in their private parts in the southern part of Adamawa State, located in the Northeastern part of Nigeria. Adamu who isContinue reading "67-Year-Old Nigerian Arrested For Defiling 3 Girls In Adamawa."
Mobilisation: How undercover reporter breached our system to enrol twice —NYSC
The National Youth Service Corps Scheme, NYSC, has explained how the undercover reporter who had earlier been mobilised for the compulsory one-year programme in 2019 was able to be mobilised for the same programme in 2023. Speaking on a Channels Television programme yesterday, the Director of Public Affairs, NYSC, Mr Eddy Megwa, said the reporterContinue reading "Mobilisation: How undercover reporter breached our system to enrol twice —NYSC"
Security Operatives Going After Fake Degree Holders Should Start With Tinubu – Nigerians Tackle Education Minister
Mamman, who disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s programme, had noted that there was no timeframe for criminality, saying the time of the crime would not matter. As the controversy over fake certificates from Benin Republic universities continues to reverberate following an investigative report, Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) have asked the Minister ofContinue reading "Security Operatives Going After Fake Degree Holders Should Start With Tinubu – Nigerians Tackle Education Minister"
Plateau Massacre: Fortified National Security Architecture, A Hoax! Philip Brandford Adams
The recent gory and gruesome attacks by gunmen on some communities of Bokkos and parts of Barkin-Ladi LGA of Plateau State which left dozens of innocent people with their families killed, injured, and displaced, has questioned the veracity and the reliability of the Tinubu-led administration. His recently reconstituted national security architecture was envisaged by manyContinue reading "Plateau Massacre: Fortified National Security Architecture, A Hoax! Philip Brandford Adams"
We Begged For Money Because Nigerian Government Didn’t Pay Us Salaries —Dismissed Constables Caught On Camera Demanding Money From Female Dutch Biker
The two special constables working with the Oyo State police command who were dismissed after being caught on camera demanding money from a female Dutch biker who was touring African countries have blamed the Nigerian government for their predicament. It was reported that the two constables who were caught in the viral video demanding aContinue reading "We Begged For Money Because Nigerian Government Didn’t Pay Us Salaries —Dismissed Constables Caught On Camera Demanding Money From Female Dutch Biker"
Security Agencies Will Go After Nigerians With Fake Foreign Certificates Within The System—Minister
Nigeria’s education minister, Tahir Mamman, has said that security agencies will go after Nigerians with fake certificates from foreign countries whom he described as criminals. The minister noted that there is no timeframe for criminality, so the time they committed the crime would not matter. Mamman disclosed this on Wednesday while featuring on Channels Television’sContinue reading "Security Agencies Will Go After Nigerians With Fake Foreign Certificates Within The System—Minister"
Five talking points from the first half of the Premier League season
Liverpool lead the way in a tantalisingly poised Premier League title race heading into 2024 with just six points separating the top five. Champions Manchester City are ominously poised to strike in the new year despite a dip in form from last season’s treble winners, while Arsenal, Aston Villa and Tottenham are also in theContinue reading "Five talking points from the first half of the Premier League season"
Reconsider Legitimate Nigerian Graduates From Benin Republic, Togo, NANS Tells FG
The students' body said the blanket suspension has affected numerous students duly registered in schools in the two francophone West African countries. The Federal Government on Tuesday suspended certificates from the two francophone West African countries following a report detailing how a degree was acquired from a university in Benin Republic in two months. InContinue reading "Reconsider Legitimate Nigerian Graduates From Benin Republic, Togo, NANS Tells FG"
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