Nigerian Army soldiers strip woman for wearing military camouflage fatigues in public

MEN of the Nigerian Army have stripped an unidentified woman naked after she was found to have worn military camouflage battle fatigues without authorisation from the relevant authorities.

 

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Senators condemn the use of force to disperse campaigners protesting against Buhari's absence

SENATORS have condemned the use of excessive force by the police to disperse protesters who gathered in Abuja yesterday to demand that President Muhammadu Buhari either resigns or resumes office after over three months on medical vacation in the UK.

 

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Nnamdi Kanu says if he arrested so too should Arewa leaders Ango Abdullahi and Tanko Yakassai

NDIGENOUS People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has responded to calls for his arrest but stating that if he is picked up by security forces northern spokesmen like Professor Ango Abdullahi and Tanko Yakassai should be arrested too.

 

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Chief of army staff decorates 65 soldiers in recognition of their gallantry against Boko Haram

NIGERIA'S chief of army staff Lt General Tukur Buratai has decorated 65 soldiers from the Seventh Mechanised Division in Maiduguri with gallantry medals in recognition of their bravery in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists.

 

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Eagles head coach Rohr confirms that striker Odion Ighalo will be in squad to face Cameroon

FORMER Watford striker Odion Ighalo has been invited to camp by Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr ahead of Nigeria's impending World Cup qualifier against Cameroon's Indomitable Lions next month.

 

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Human rights groups blames Nigeria's power supply problems on government wastage

HUMAN rights group the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (Serap) has attributed Nigeria's inability to address her chronic power shortage problem to constant changing of government policy leading to the loss of N11trn ($30bn).

 

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Deputy UN secretary general praises Cameroon for accepting Nigeria's Boko Haram refugees

FORMER environment minister and current United Nations deputy general secretary Hadjia Amina Mohammed has commended Cameroon for its generosity towards the Nigerian refugees who fled to the country to Boko Haram terrorists.

 

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Northern youth groups disagree over Buhari and Atiku's 2019 presidential ambitions

NORTHERN youth groups appear to be divided over the 2019 presidential ambitions of President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar with some of them asking elders over the age of 60 to leave the political scene.

 

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Bookmakers favour Hull City as the new odds-on favourite to sign Ahmed Musa

HULL City have now become the new favourites to sign Super Eagles winger Ahmed Musa from Leicester City with bookmakers slashing the clubs odds of signing the player to 3-1 over recent days.

 

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Police Sergeant charged with robbing Goodluck's home granted bail by Abuja magistrates court

POLICE sergeant Musa Musa who was one of the three policemen arrested in connection with the robbery at former president Dr Goodluck Jonathan's Abuja home has been granted bail after appearing in court and pleading not guilty to the charge.

 

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