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By Shatima Nasidi Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have continued their exploits as gallant officers and soldiers of 21 Armored Brigade have recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from ISWAP terrorists after dislodging them in Sambisa forest, in Borno State. Impeccable sources told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the…

The Kogi State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) held an emergency Congress at the Press Centre Lokoja on the above mentioned date and the following resolutions were reached; A. That in line with Article 4 of the new Constitution of the NUJ, all members must meet up with their financial obligations to the…

By Our Correspondent The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), which will form a new government in Kano State on May 29, has accused the son of outgoing Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of illegal procurement and sale of public property. The party alleged that Abba Ganduje violated the State Public Procurement Code to procure a landed property…

By Nasidi Musa The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Energy Minister, Sale Mamman, over an alleged embezzlement of N22 billion, Newslodge can report. EFCC sources, familiar with the case but unable to speak publicly, told this newspaper that Mamman was detained on Wednesday morning after turning himself in at the…

By Our Reporter Seven people have been feared killed and several others hospitalised after drinking a tea suspected to have been made with a local leaf known as Zakami at a wedding ceremony in Kano. Eye witnesses’ accounts said it affected nearly 50 people and that some were still missing. The incident happened in Sheka…

By Aminah Musa A firm contracted by the Federal Government for the production of the country’s international passports, Iris Smart Technologies Limited, has said that the unavailability of foreign exchange to carry out its operations effectively by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was the reason for the passport scarcity in the country. The company…

By News Desk A 23-year-old assistant pastor on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, popularly known as Feyi Daniel, the founder of 1 Reign Christian Ministry founded by the bishop allegedly raped her twice. Oluwafeyiropo is standing trial on an amended three-count-charge bordering on rape and sexual…

By Aliyu Abdulwahid A group, Confluence Elite Movement (CEM) on Sunday declared its support for Alhaji Usman Ododo, Kogi state,All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate. The group made the declaration during a stakeholders meeting held at Lokoja Club,in Lokoja. Speaking at the meeting, President of the organisation, Engineer Abdulsalam Saqir Muhammed, who congratulated Alhaji Usman…

By Our Correspondent Armed soldiers have stormed the office of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, KAEDCO in Kebbi State and brutalised staff for failure to supply electricity to their barracks. The Kebbi State regional manager of the company, Gaddafi Ibrahim, confirmed the assault in a video circulated online, saying the soldiers beat up staff and customers…

By News Desk Protests rocked the Headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday against the continuous stay in office of the Comptroller-General (CG) of the Service, Isa Idris Jere. The protesters asked the CG to step down immediately. The protesters said they would proceed to the Ministry of Interior and the Presidential Villa…