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Nigerian Army Discovers Militia Training Camp In Rivers Community                                                                  File photo: Soldiers in the Niger Delta According to reports, the 6 Division Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt says it has discovered an illegal militia training camp inside a Rivers community. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, spokesman of the division, told the  News Agency of Nigeria  on Thursday in Port Harcourt that soldiers had taken over the camp. He said the illegal camp was discovered by troops, who were on routine surveillance of the NYSC Orientation Camp in Nonwa Gbam, Tai Local Government Area of the state. “The troops on routine surveillance discovered the illegal militia training camp in the area. We met over 100 recruits undergoing military type of training inside the camp,” he said. Iliyasu said the trainees had been removed from the camp, adding that preliminary investigation had been launched with the support of sister security age

Grandmother Burns Grand Daughter's Hand For Stealing Meat According reports by punch A 62-year-old grandmother, Aisha Tetteh has been arrested for allegedly burning her 13-year-old granddaughter’s left hand, as punishment for stealing meat from the pot. The police at Amasaman in the Greater Accra region, Ghana, said, they also arrested Godson Ablor, 36, who reportedly assisted her in punishing the girl, reports  Adomonline. Police Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Command, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mrs Effia Tenge, said the incident took place around 8pm on Tuesday. She said the two accused the victim of stealing meat from two separate pots of soup belonging to Aisha and Ablor’s wife. “Ablor’s wife, Regina Ayi complained that pieces of meat was missing meat from her pot of soup, after which Aisha also claimed meat from her soup had gone missing. “Immediately, four children in the house were assembled as part of investigations to find t

Nigerian Female Student 'Runs Mad' After Dropping From Lexus SUV In Ogun                                                        The student who reportedly ran mad   A Nigerian female student has ran mad after coming down from an Suv in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. A video which emerged online on Thursday and went viral on social media has shown the moment a young female student reportedly 'ran mad' immediately after coming down from a Lexus SUV.    The person who shared the video on his Twitter handle, @honey_blackie wrote;  "When they say stay with your broke boyfriend,ladies won’t listen…Guys are desperate ladies beware…This happened today at Ijebu-ode after she got down from a Lexus jeep." The lady has been identified simply as Blessing, and she was said to be a student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba in Ondo state. She was later tied up by people around after taking her public displays to another level and causing disturbance.  

Nigerian Police Dismiss  A Sergeant For  Allegedly Killing Undergraduate In Bayelsa According to Punch reports, the Police Command in Bayelsa State has dismissed a sergeant Timadi Emmanuel, who allegedly shot and killed Tariela Nikadae, a 20-year-old undergraduate of Petro-Chemical Engineering, Niger Delta University, Yenagoa. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Nov. 23, Sgt. Emmanuel, attached to a patrol team in Akenfa Division, while on patrol on Tenacious Road, Edepie, Yenagoa, allegedly shot Nikadae dead. DSP Asinim Butswat, Spokesman for the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Yenagoa on Wednesday that the policeman would be charged to court as soon as investigations were concluded. “The Bayelsa Police Command regrets the unfortunate incident involving a police officer and a resident of Tenacious Road, Edepie, Yenagoa. “The policeman has been dismissed after preliminary investigations into the incident as he would be prosecuted as soon as i

JUST IN: President Buhari Reduces UTME And SSCE Forms Cost                                                                                      President Muhammadu Buhari Accord to reports coming from Punch,  President Muhammadu Buhari has reduced the cost of forms for some terminal examinations like the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Examination Council, as well as the Basic Education Certificate Examination. This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, after the Federal Executive Council meeting in State House, Abuja. According to Tolu Ogunlesi, the Head of Digital Communications for President Buhari, on his Twitter handle, @toluogunlesi, who shared the news, the reduction will take effect from January 2019. He tweeted, “President Buhari has approved the reduction in the cost of Forms for JAMB UTME, NECO SSCE and the

A Guard  Hangs Self On The Railing At Ekiti State Secretariat Over Dept     A 49-year-old night guard with Ekiti State Scholarship Board, Abolarin Olaoye, hanged himself inside the State Secretariat in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The dangling body of the father of five and native of Igogo Ekiti in Moba Local Government area of the state was discovered on Wednesday morning when workers at the state secretariat resumed work. Civil servants gather around the spot of the incident and talked about  the horrible twist of event for the man they described as jovial and amiable while alive.   While speaking to a correspondent, the deceased's sister-in-law, Mrs Elizabeth Babalola, said Olaoye, a native of Igogo Ekiti, Moba Local Government area of the state, came to her around 4.30pm on Tuesday and lamented the acute financial problems he had been encountering of recent.   She said: “He came to me around 4.30pm on Tuesday and started lamenting that his house rent

President Buhari Arrives Maiduguri For COAS Conference                                                                      Buhari arrives Borno for COAS conference. President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri to declare open the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference holding in Borno State. It was originally scheduled to hold in Edo State, but was moved to Borno state, in the wake of the attack on three military bases in Metele by Boko Haram terrorists. Bashir Ahmad, Buhari’s New Media aide shared photos of the president’s arrival at the Maiduguri International Airport.

President Buhari Appoints Kabiru Bala As High Commissioner to South Africa Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama presenting letter of credence to the new Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Kabiru Bala in Abuja. Source: NAN According to reports, president Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ambassador Kabiru Bala as new High Commissioner to South Africa, with concurrent accreditation to Swaziland and Lesotho. A statement by Ms Sarah  Sanda, the Special Assistant on Media to Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, said this on Monday in Abuja. Sanda stated that the minister presented letter of credence to the new ambassador on Monday in Abuja. She added that before his appointment, Bala was Deputy High Commissioner to the UK. A career diplomat, Amb. Bala joined the Foreign Service in 1999 and had at different times served in Brasilia, Sudan, The Gambia, Netherlands and Thailand. He also served in the State House Office of the Chief of Staff to the Presi

Missing Female DELSU Student Found Dead,   The missing student who was allegedy found dead   A female student, Elozino Ogege, of Delta State University,  who was declared missing about a week ago, has been reportedly found dead with her tongue and breasts missing from her body. Elozino  is a student of the Department of Mass Communication, her body was found at about 2am on Monday by residents along Ekrejeta road in Abraka Community, Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State.   some of the Students in the community said Elozino may have been killed by suspected ritualists who pride themselves as  “Yahoo Boys”.   The Delta State Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Andrew Aniamaka, confirming the incident said,  “The family of the girl is going through excruciating pain. They have not been informed.”     The Delta State Chairman of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, Comrade Prince Kehinde-Taiga in a chat with journalist

Atiku: I Started Out As An Orphan, By Selling Firewood At The Streets Of Jada In Adamawa  Atiku Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on unveiling his plans to make Nigeria work again has revealed that growing up was hard as an orphan, saying he started out as an orphan selling firewood on the streets of Jada in present day Adamawa State. He disclosed this during the launch of his presidential plan on Monday, in a live broadcast aired in his verified Twitter handle, Atiku Abubakar @atiku. Atiku  “I started out as an orphan selling firewood on the streets of Jada in Adamawa, but God, through the Nigerian state, invested in me and here I am today.“If Nigeria worked for me, I owe it as my duty to make sure that Nigeria also works for you,” he said. Atiku noted in his declaration that it was time to get Nigeria Working again, saying, “I appeal to you to join me on this journey towards a better life for all Nigerians.” He said, “Tod

Just In: Police, Residents Foil Attempted Bank Robbery In Ile-Ife                                                                                                         File: Offa banks robbery According to reports by Punch metro, attempts by some persons suspected to be armed robbers to attack some commercial banks in Lagere Area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, was, on Monday, foiled by some eagle-eyed residents of the area. Seven commercial banks have branches in Lagere area and the suspected robbers arrived the area about 10am. According to eye witnesses, the robbers, who stormed the area in a Toyota Camry car and a bus, parked near a commercial bank in the area and shot continuously into the air to scare away people. However, policemen attached to the banks and members of the vigilance groups within the vicinity responded with stronger force, forcing the robbers to beat a retreat. “When the robbers arrived Lagere, they parked their vehicles a few meters away fro

Just In: Akindele Ex-OAU Lecturer,Remanded In Prison For  Sex-For-Marks Scandal  Richard Akindele   The former lecturer in Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof Richard Iyiola Akindele,  accused by her student, Monica Osagie, of demanding sex to pass her has been remanded in prison custody, according to reports by Punch Metro .   Akindele was arraigned on Monday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission before Justice Maureen Onyetenu of a Federal High Court, Osogbo, on four counts bothering on alteration of age and demanding sex to pass her student.   Details later…

Military Troops In Abakaliki Rescued An Abandoned And Malnourished Child Locked Up In A House in Ebonyi State. Army Officer and the Child According to reports by Nigerian Army, the child was discovered during a search-and-rescue operation for a soldier, L/Cpl Oluwabukunmi Fadoju, who has been missing since September 17, 2018. The soldiers got to Onunwakpu in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on November 16, 2018, they were said to have discovered the malnourished child locked up in a house. The child was seated on what appeared to be charms and was picking leaves from the ground to eat. The charms were burnt and the child was given some food before he was, thereafter, taken to the Medical Reception Station for treatment.

19-Year-Old Katsina Prison Inmate Dies of Tuberculosis According to Punch reports, a 19-year-old awaiting trial inmate of the Katsina Prison, Isah Ibrahim, has died of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Ibrahim of Unguwar Liman in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State and one Sanusi Abash of Wurma village in Kurfi Local Government Area of the state were previously arraigned before a Katsina Senior Magistrates’ Court for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. They were alleged to have violently snatched a motorcycle from the owner along the Gazari/Katsalle feeder road. They were subsequently arraigned “on cognizance” before the magistrates’ court for the offence, which contravenes Section 6B and 1(2) (a) (b) of the Robbery and Firearms Special Provision Act, Cap R 11, 2004, LFN. They were subsequently remanded in the prison custody until their case would come up for mention before the court. Ibrahim was said to have died at the General Hospital, Katsina, on

Disabled Boy Crushed To Death in Lagos                                                                                             The Victim Driver crushes disable boy to death in Lagos, the decease is said to be a son of  a chief Iman of Onirin Mosque in Epetedo area of Lagos Island. According to reports by Punch metro plus, the Chief Imam of Onirin Mosque in the Epetedo Area of Lagos Island, Suleiman Ganiyu, has lamented the death of his son, Ibrahim, who was allegedly crushed to death by a Ford car with number plate KRD-437-EJ. The car was reportedly driven  by one Neil Iwara in the Ilubirin area of Adeniji-Adele, Lagos State. Lamenting, the Chief Imam said, “I am in deep shock; I can’t believe that my son is gone. I saw him before I went out for a ceremony on the day of the incident; and now, he is dead. He died few days after his birthday .” PUNCH Me tro learnt from Ganiyu that his son, who reportedly went to play football with his friends on Sunday, No