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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya has approved the appointment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Field Commanders and other key staff that will provide the much needed vigour in his command of the Nigerian Army (NA). A statement by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations says the Nigerian Army posting was released by the Department of Military Secretary on Friday 2 July 2021. The COAS approved the appointment of the Commandant Nigerian Army Armoured School, Maj Gen BO Sawyer as the new Director Defence Information while the Chief of Operations Army, Maj Gen IM…

At least seven people have been killed and ten others kidnapped in separate attacks carried out by bandits in Chikun, Kajuru and Giwa Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Among the victims were four persons who were kidnapped and shot to death by the bandits at Tsohon Gayan community in Chikun Local Government Area, while another two were also killed at Iri Station in Kajuru Local Government. Moses Matthew, a resident of Iri Station in Kaujuru Local Government Area, told newsmen that the bandits stormed the community around 1:00 am with some sophisticated weapons and started shooting indiscriminately. He said residents of…

England produced a magnificent display as they thrashed Ukraine in Rome to set up a Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark at Wembley. Manager Gareth Southgate’s side followed up the landmark victory over Germany in the last 16 by producing a performance of composure and the highest quality to continue their impressive progress in this tournament. Harry Kane was back to his predatory best after struggling in the group stage, following up his goal against Germany by poking home a superb pass from Raheem Sterling after only four minutes. Ukraine barely threatened and England – having reached the last four at…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)  Edo Command on Saturday arrested seven  farmers suspected to be cannabis farmers in Ughieudu, near Ehor, Uhumwonde Local Government Area of the state. The  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested in their suspected cannabis farms during an operation by personnel of the agency which lasted several hours. Mr Kennedy Obedeke, the Principal Staff Officer (PSO) Operations, Edo command, who led the operations told newsmen shortly before the destruction of the farms that they were discovered through intelligence. Over 10m Nigerians abuse Marijuana – NDLEA boss Obedeke also said…

The management of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has ordered that the institution be shut following the death of a student in a suspected cult clash. The 300 level student of the department of Geography Department, Faculty of Social Sciences was reportedly shot by suspected cultists on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. One other student also sustained serious injuries in the crisis. Bandits plotting to kidnap El-Rufai’s son The incident has caused tension at the town campus of the university situated along Ikpa road, Uyo metropolis. In a statement signed by the Registrar, Aniediabasi Udofia, the management of the…

Denmark’s impressive and emotional Euro 2020 campaign continued as they marched on to the semi-finals courtesy of a victory over the Czech Republic in Baku. The Danes have gone from strength to strength in the tournament since the trauma of their opening game, in which midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest. Having hammered Wales in the last 16, they impressively dealt with a dangerous and physical Czech side in a competitive last-eight tie played in a red-hot temperature in Azerbaijan. Wales thrashed by Denmark in knockout stage They led from the fifth minute, when Thomas Delaney evaded his marker…

Vatican judge has ordered 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, to stand trial for alleged financial crimes. Cardinal Angelo Becciu has become the highest-ranked cleric in the Vatican to be indicted over charges that include embezzlement and abuse of office. The 73-year-old cardinal, who denies wrongdoing, was forced to resign last September, but retains his title. The charges relate to a multi-million-dollar property purchase with Church funds in London. Cardinal Becciu was a close aide to Pope Francis and previously had a key job in the Vatican’s Secretariat of State, which manages the Church’s donations. He will face questions over…

Residents in a suburban Boston neighborhood were asked to “shelter in place” early Saturday as an armed standoff between 8 to 10 militia members and police forced the closure of a US interstate highway. Two people were taken into custody before dawn and at least one gun was recovered, police said, following a standoff that started after 1 a.m. along Interstate 95 in Wakefield, a city about 14 miles north of Boston, when a Massachusetts State Police officer pulled over two cars. In the vehicles were about 10 people wearing military style clothes and carrying rifles and pistols, police said.…

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has withdrawn his children from public schools in Kaduna after getting wind of a plot to kidnap his son. The governor had in September 2019, enrolled his six-year-old son,  Abubakar-Sadiq into Kaduna Capital School,  a public school located in the Kaduna state capital,  in order to show leadership to revamp public education in the state and make it more competitive. But in an interview with the BBC on Friday, El-Rufai noted that available security reports revealed that three bandits groups were planning to abduct his son from the school, a situation which he also notes…

Hundreds of supporters of Jacob Zuma marched alongside the former South African president in his hometown of Nkandla on Saturday, a show of force against a court decision to jail him for 15 months for failing to appear at a corruption inquiry. The constitutional court on Tuesday gave Zuma 15 months in jail for absconding in February from the inquiry led by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Zuma has until the end of Sunday to hand himself in, after which police are obliged to arrest him. “They can give Zuma 15 months … or 100 months. He’s not going to…