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A viral video obtained by the media captured the senior military officer and his aide physically attacking the couple.The Nigerian Army has confirmed an incident involving Major General G.S. Mohammed and his aide, Corporal A. Abubakar, who were captured on video assaulting a couple, Mr Vershima Mker and Ms Lami Jennifer Iorvihi, in Abuja.The altercation occurred following a road incident in the Federal Capital Territory.A viral video obtained by the media captured the senior military officer and his aide physically attacking the couple.Earlier, the media reported that the incident occurred after Mr Mker overtook Major General Mohammed’s vehicle.However, the military…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the air component of “Operation Fansan Yamma” has killed several terrorists in an airstrike on a terrorist kingpin’s residence in Palele, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.This is contained in a statement by the NAF director of public relations and information, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, on Monday in Abuja.Mr Akinboyewa said the air interdiction was conducted on November 16, adding that a critical arms depot and residence of the notorious kingpin, Mallam Saleh, a loyalist of Dogo Gide, were destroyed.He said Mr Saleh’s reign of terror had plagued vulnerable communities in Shiroro, with…

A Consultant Urologist, Dr Odezi Otobo, has stated that there is no medical or urological evidence that constant sexual intercourse and ejaculation reduces a man’s risk of having prostate cancer.Otobo, who works with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, said this at a medical outreach for men organised by Asi Ukpo Comprehensive Cancer Centre on Monday in Calabar.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the outreach which was held at the premises of the Christian Central Chapel International Calabar, is part of programmes to commemorate “Movember.”Movember, which involves growing moustaches, is an annual event held in November to raise awareness…

Deputy spokesman for the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC-Benue), says the parliament is committed to passing the tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu despite threats by the state governors.Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, Mr Agbese said the lawmakers considered the four executive bills “catalysts for economic growth” and would support them despite the governors’ threats to hinder lawmakers’ return to the House in 2027.The bills are Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill and Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill.The bills seek to provide a fiscal framework and clear and concise legal…

The police on Monday arraigned two persons, Sunday Shaibu, 32, and Nura Mohammed, 24, for allegedly stealing a trailer load of iron rods worth N50 million.The duo, whose addresses were not provided, were charged with conspiracy and stealing before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan.They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.The prosecutor, Insp. Folake Ewe told the court that the defendants allegedly committed the offences on October 30 in the Odo-Ona Apata Area of Ibadan.Ms Ewe said the defendants conspired to steal the iron rod, property of the Chinese and Bridge Cooperation Company.She said the offences contravened…

President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on public communication and orientation, Sunday Dare, has fired back at Olusegun Obasanjo, calling the former president a mischief-maker who ran the most corrupt presidency in Nigeria’s history.In a statement on Monday, the presidential aide reacted to Mr Obasanjo’s criticisms of Mr Tinubu’s government at the annual Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum in U.S. Yale University.“Former President Obasanjo is a man with a tremendous capacity for mischief, and Nigerians know it. His journey along the path of hallucinations has never been in doubt. So is his descent into muddling facts, forgetting that he ran a presidency on record…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a comprehensive overhaul of Nigeria’s electoral process.Speaking at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, in the United States, Obasanjo specifically called for the dismissal of Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other officials at all levels.While describing the 2023 general election as a “travesty,” Obasanjo the imperative for reforming the electoral system to restore credibility and trust.The former president also advocated for shorter tenures for INEC officials and a more rigorous vetting process to prevent the appointment of partisan individuals.He said: “As a matter of urgency, we…

Gallant troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have arrested a notorious kidnapper, Suleiman Ahmad, in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, November 17, 2024, said Ahmad confessed to have abducted 20 individuals and extorted over 70 million Naira from his victims. According to the statement, troops also arrested one of Ahmad’s accomplices and a suspected gunrunner identified as Hussaini. “Following a well-coordinated sting operation in the general areas of Maraban Abare, Bomanda, and…

A 22-year-old schoolteacher at the Blessed Peace School in Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, identified only as Prosper, has been arrested and detained by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy at the school.It was gathered on Sunday that before performing the crime, the suspect allegedly told the pupil to behave like a girl and take off his trousers after luring him to a solitary spot in the school.Our correspondent’s investigation also revealed that the suspect had enticed the survivor to the location on October 18, 2024, by claiming he intended to take…

Reactions have trailed the recognition of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano by Vice President Kashim Shettima. Daily Trust reports that the Vice President on his official Facebook and X accounts had addressed Sanusi as the 16th Emir, prompting reactions by social media users who took it as an endorsement of Sanusi’s legitimacy to the Kano throne. Conquering the clouds on a journey to Ta Xua with the team – Road Trip Vietnam Team – Nếm TV While the Kano Emirates tussle is still in courts, the state has witnessed emergence of two emirs—Sanusi and the 15th…