Day: March 6, 2023

Nigerian Army Begins Probe As Soldier Who Killled Colleagues Commits Suicide

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Army has instituted investigations into the unfortunate incident of a soldier, who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward Operations Base (FOB) Rabbah, Sokoto State. The sad and rare incident occured in the evening of Sunday 5 March 2023 at the FOB, where troops were deployed for Internal Security Operations. The circumstances leading to the incident could not be immediately ascertained, as the soldier who killed his colleagues also shot himself immediately, terminating his own life. READ ALSO: 2023 U-20 AFCON: Gambia Defeat Flying Eagles 1-0, Qualify For…

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Gambia Defeat Flying Eagles 1-0, Qualify For First-Ever Final

Ganiyu Amodu

Gambia pipped the Flying Eagles of Nigeria 1-0 to qualify for a first-ever U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. An early goal by Adama Bojang saw the Gambians edged seven-time champions Nigeria in Monday’s semi-final at this year’s U-20 AFCON in Egypt. The Flying Eagles had a chance to get back into the game after they were awarded a penalty but substitute Ahmed Abdullahi missed. READ ALSO: Users Groan As Twitter Crashes Second Time In One Week Atiku, PDP Leaders Storm INEC Office, Protest Election Outcome + PHOTOS Cash Constraint Affecting…

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Users Groan As Twitter Crashes Second Time In One Week

Ganiyu Amodu

“Hope you have a good Sunday. First day of the rest of your life.” – Musk tweeted.   For the second time in the space of a week, Twitter experienced a technical glitch. According to DownDetector, the issues started around 4:30pm on Monday and was affecting more than 4,000 users worldwide. DownDetector collates reports of outages from multiple sources, including social media and mobile apps. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Banks Begin Circulation Of Old N1000, N500 Notes Wike Mocks Atiku As PDP Candidate Leads Protest To INEC HQs Election Tinubu Won…

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Atiku, PDP Leaders Storm INEC Office, Protest Election Outcome + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday led a ‘black uniform’ protest to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to protest the outcome of the February 25 poll. The PDP flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar; the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, amongst other leaders of the party led the protest. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Banks Begin Circulation Of Old N1000, N500 Notes LASU Students Protest Soldiers’ Maltreatment, Shut…

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BREAKING: Banks Begin Circulation Of Old N1000, N500 Notes

Aliyu Aliyu

“We have an order to do so from the head office,” Kano, Abuja branches of GTBank, Polaris take the lead   Following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validity of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign policy to December, some deposit money banks have started paying out the old notes. According to Dailytrust report, some commercial banks in the City of Kano and Abuja have commenced paying out the old N500 and N1000 notes. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Old N1000, N500, N200 Legal Tender Till Dec. 31- Supreme…

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LASU Students Protest Soldiers’ Maltreatment, Shut Gates

Abibat Babalola

The students of Lagos State University, Ojo, have shut both gates leading to the school in protest against soldiers torturing some students last week. A parent who could not exit the campus told The PUNCH that the students locked up both the Iyana-Iba and Ojo gates, thereby preventing both vehicular and pedestrian movement. READ ALSO: Election Tinubu Won ‘Failed to Meet’ Citizens’ Expectations: US Envoy Wike Mocks Atiku As PDP Candidate Leads Protest To INEC HQs BREAKING: Soldier Goes Berserk, Kills FOB Commander, Sgt Major CNN Ex-News Anchor Aisha Sesay…

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Election Tinubu Won ‘Failed to Meet’ Citizens’ Expectations: US Envoy

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why Atiku, Obi deserve commendations, Tinubu deserves kudos – US ambassador to Abuja urges Nigerians to not let their differences divide them   The United States (US) has said the February 25 election in Nigeria ‘failed to meet’ the expectations of Nigerians. ‘The people of Nigeria demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians as well as many who are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned,’ US Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard said in a statement on Sunday. READ…

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Wike Mocks Atiku As PDP Candidate Leads Protest To INEC HQs

Precious Ibekwe

“While other people are demonstrating, I am commissioning projects. I have not gone to do demonstration; my own is to commission projects and make my people happy.”   Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has mocked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for leading the party’s leaders on a protest march to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Platforms Africa reports that Atiku has, earlier on Monday morning, led the protest over the outcome of the February 25 presidential election.…

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BREAKING: Soldier Goes Berserk, Kills FOB Commander, Sgt Major

Aliyu Aliyu

A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, has shot dead the Commander of the Forward Operating Base, Rabah in Sokoto State, Lieutenant Sam Oladapo. The shooting incident happened over the weekend, according to a report by PRNigeria. Chinoso also shot the FOB Rabah Command Sergeant Major, Sergeant Iliyasu Inusa, and a Private, Attahiru Mohammed, after he had killed Oladapo. READ ALSO Chrisland: Lagos Opposes Exhumation Of Late Student’s Corpse Soldiers Shoot 15-year-Old boy, Keke Operator Dead In Lagos JJC Skillz Remarries Nine Months After Split From Funke…

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Cash Constraint Affecting Rural Dwellers’ Living Standard – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

Agusto & Co has said that the cash constraint that emanated from the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria will affect the living standard of rural dwellers. It said this in a report titled ‘Redesign gone wrong? – costly cashless’. It stated, “The cash constraint is also likely to compel consumers to prioritise spending on necessities, leaving many businesses, particularly MSMEs, with decreased sales and heightened credit risks. READ ALSO: JJC Skillz Remarries Nine Months After Split From Funke Akindele Soldiers Shoot 15-year-Old boy, Keke Operator Dead…

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