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Soldier dismissed for rape of a minor
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
A soldier has been been dismissed from the Nigerian Army and sentenced to five years imprisonment for rape and assault by a court martial in Maiduguri.
The soldier, Corporal Aliyu Yakubu, was accused…
Two Malian soldiers killed, six injured in fresh ambush
Two soldiers were killed and six wounded in an ambush in central Mali, a region buffeted by a jihadist insurgency and ethnic violence, a senior security source said Wednesday.
The troops were attacked on road between Douentza…
One killed, others injured as two Ebonyi communities clash over disputed land
At least one person has been confirmed dead, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a deadly clash between two communities in Afrikpo North council of Ebonyi State.
The two communities, Eze-Amaziri and…
Osun State governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff charged over alleged $120,000 fraud
The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor of Osun State, Abdullahi Binuyo, has been charged over an alleged $120,000 fraud.
The four-count charge involving conspiracy, fraud, cheating and forgery was filed by the Office of…
Resettlement: No IDP shall be made to face undignified treatment, Zulum assures
By Michy Abraham in Maiduguri
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has said no internally displaced persons shall be forced to relocate from the resettlement camps or made to face undignified treatment.
Speaking to Borno…
School feeding programme: Minister denies diverting N2.72B
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has dissociated herself from a trending report in the media titled “N2.72b for School Feeding During Lockdown Diverted To Private…
ICPC recovers N2.5b diverted by deceased staff of Agric Ministry
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) says it has found over N2.5b diverted by a deceased worker with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.
Apart from the diverted funds, the commission…
Court fines senator Abbo N50m for assaulting woman at sex-toy shop
An Abuja High Court, on Monday, awarded N50m damages against the senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo for beating up a female attendant at a sex toy shop.
Justice Samira Bature, in her judgment, ordered the Senator…
UN experts urge Nigeria to release 22-year-old sentenced to death for blasphemy
United Nations human rights experts have called on Nigerian authorities to immediately release a 22-year-old singer, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, sentenced to death over an allegedly blasphemous song shared on social media.
The experts…
Turkey indicts six more Saudis over Khashoggi murder
Turkish prosecutors have indicted six new Saudis suspected of involvement in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, local media reported on Monday.
Istanbul prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment for two of…