Fear has gripped mobile policemen living at Mopol 24 barracks, Mpampe, FCT, Abuja after they allegedly received a letter from suspected members of the Boko Haram sect, that the barrack would be the next to be attacked.
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Members of staff of the highest political office in the country must be exemplary in terms of prudence, discipline and integrity, the new Permanent Secretary of the State House, Engr. Nebolisa Emordi, said Thursday in Abuja.
President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, the United States Assistant Secretary on African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield and the USA Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwiste Thursday held a closed door session deliberating on issues bordering on security concerns as well as credible and free polls in 2015.
As anxiety continues to mount over the spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, yesterday declared open a one-day training workshop on Ebola virus.
Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu Wednesday announced that another patient infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been discharged.
Worried by the spate of avoidable crashes on the roads, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it is in the final stages of introducing speed limiting devices in vehicles plying Nigerian roads.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Screening Committee has cleared seven aspirants for the party primaries ahead of the Oct. 11 gubernatorial bye-election in Adamawa.
Mba, who said the police was not in a hurry to de-construct the crime, did not confirm if the blast was from a car laced with bomb
Yusuf, who stood in for the Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, said that the demolition was executed with the knowledge of leaders in Lungu village
The police confirmed the development
NAN learnt that some Fulani herdsmen allegedly entered the farm of a Gwari man with their flock on Thursday and that the cattle destroyed the farmer’s crops
The false alarm is coming two weeks after 234 female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, were reportedly kidnapped by members of dreaded sect, Boko Haram
Abubakar was said to have directed Police field commanders to step up tight security measures in all strategic locations and vulnerable points and further strengthen security at entry and exit points of the FCT, airport and highways as well as city roads, hotels and the conference venue
There were conflicting reports as to the exact scene of the explosion
The Islamist militant group — who name means “Western education is sin” in the local Hausa language — has bombed schools, churches and mosques; kidnapped women and children; and assassinated politicians and religious leaders alike
The blast occurred in the early hours of Monday
The firm handling the rehabilitation and expansion of the road, Messrs Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, was also directed to appear before the committee
The Executive Director, Sustainable Health Initiative, Abuja, Mike Omotosho, made the call while presenting kits and items to support Kasali Lasisi International Table Tennis Academy in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital
Olowookere told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that honey could provide natural cure in first aid treatment for wounds, burns and cuts
As part of activities marking the handover, the Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will take on local side, Amakson Soccer Academy, in a friendly match