Bubaraye Dakolo, the writer, discovered himself rather late and has been trying to catch up on lost time. Little wonder that, within a space of five years, the young writer has grown into maturity with five books to his name, and a quick ascendancy to the distinguished platform of becoming a Fellow of the Association of Nigerian Authors (FANA). He …

The police command in Nasarawa State has said that two people have been confirmed dead following a clash between a soldier and a police special constabulary at Agyaragu market in Obi Local Government Area. In a statement on Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent Ramhan Nansel said the incident occurred around 12:30pm during an investigation into a motorcycle theft. Nansel …

A soldier riding a motorcycle against traffic, otherwise called“One-Way,” along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway was yesterday arrested by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. The governor in a video that went viral on social media was seen ordering some armed policemen to apprehend and whisk the soldier, a Lance Corporal, into one of the vehicles in his convoy. Sanwo-Olu was said …

A soldier has been killed in a robbery attack in Benin City, the state Police Command has confirmed. A spokesman of the police in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, told newsmen that the robbery took place at the First Eastern Circular and Akpakpaba Roads intersection in the Edo capital. She said the soldier was shot dead by suspected armed robbers, who attacked …

The Nigerian Army has instituted investigations into the unfortunate incident of a soldier who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward Operations Base (FOB), Rabbah, Sokoto State last weekend. The incident occurred on Sunday evening at the FOB, where troops were deployed for internal security operations. Lt. Sam Oladapo was shot dead allegedly by Lance Corporal Nwanbodo Chinoso, who also …