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The Department of State Security (DSS) has blamed the worsening insecurity in the country on corrupt members of the armed forces and other security agencies, who allegedly sell arms to  criminals. Speaking at a public hearing organised by…

The Nigerian Army has said it lost three of its personnel after successfully clearing 13 Boko Haram hideouts in the Sambisa forest in one week. Making the disclosure, yesterday, in Maiduguri, Borno State, Col. Kinsley Samuel, Deputy…

•Grandson also paraded  An 80-year-old man, Kwacha Manu and his son, Likita, 40, have been paraded by Niger State Police Command for their alleged involvement in the death of their 100-year-old mother and grandmother, Inne Kaiyo. The…

Minister of Finance Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has said whistleblower who provided the tips that led to the recovery of funds stashed away in a property in Ikoyi, Lagos State will be paid in the next batch of payment planned for this month. In a…

The Federal Government has denied reports stating that it spent N700 million on just setting up the Solid Minerals Development portal that was inaugurated last week. Permanent Secretary of the ministry Muhammed Abbas stated that the money…

The Police have said no law stops an officer in service from marrying another police personnel on officer cadre.  The reaction came following a report credited to Inspector-General (IG) Ibrahim Idris claiming that he was free to have…

Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra North) has urged the electorate to come out en masse and vote peacefully in Saturday’s governorship election to avoid creating a vacuum of governance in the state. Addressing reporters yesterday in Abuja, the…

Ailing Second Republic Vice-President Alex Ekwueme has been flown abroad for further medical attention. The documentation of his travelling documents were completed on Friday, according to a family source. It was learnt that Ekwueme was…

PDP chairman: Governors battle ex-governors, others Secondus gains more support The battle for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman continued at the weekend with governors insisting on their  right to back a candidate. They said they…

The Nigerian Army says it has has instituted a Board of Inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the shooting incident that resulted in the death of an officer and a Senior Non-Commission Officer at Chibok in Borno. According to a…