Troops of 152 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with troops of Sector 1 of Multinational Joint Task Force on Sunday, April 4, 2016, has rescued more than 270 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists, the Defence Headquarters has disclosed. One of the rescued persons gave birth to baby boy shortly after their liberation.…
Uber and UBA have announced a partnership which offers UBA cardholders up to N6,000 worth of free Uber rides from now until March 31, 2016. UBA cardholders who sign up for Uber will get up to N3,000 off each of their first two rides. To get this offer, a customer needs to sign up with…
Detained Brigadier-General Enitan Ransome-Kuti has been released from custody by the Nigeria Army Council after renowned lawyer, Femi Falana called for his freedom few days ago. A confidential memo obtained by SaharaReporters shows that the council also approved his demotion from the rank of Brigadier-General to Colonel. He was subsequently recommended for re-absorption into the…
The kidnapped wife of Deputy Managing Director of Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, Toyin, has been released. The woman was freed on Thursday morning by her abductors after about three days in their den. Her kidnap had raised reactions from a cross section of Nigerians, who appealed to the kidnappers to free her unconditionally. It was…
Over the period, the police authorities have stressed that the payment for bail at police stations is illegal. Again, the Acting Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has stated that it is improper for police officers to request for money from suspects for bail. Arase warned that he will no longer accept such from his…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit filed against one of the key suspects docked for the bomb blast that occurred at a bus station near Abuja in April 2014. The suspect, Aminu Ogwuche, son of a retired military officer in Nigeria, was extradited to Nigeria from Sudan by Interpol…