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Police hunt abductors of Rivers pastor, three others during service

The Rivers State Police Command has indicated its determination to apprehend the abductors of the host pastor of Light Intercessors Church, Oyigbo, Pastor Kingsley Anosike, after he and three other ministers abducted in the Oyigbo in Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State regained their freedom on Wednesday night. The three ministers were said to be attached to a guest speaker, Bishop Moses Uzodinma, who was attending a programme. In her confirmation of the release...

Nigerian Army officers who joined the Armed Forces after university education face a looming mass exodus following the proposed Revised Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (HTACOS) 2024, which is awaiting President Bola Tinubu’s approval.   Aggrieved officers warn that if the document is approved, it will frustrate them out of service due to prolonged stays on ranks.   The document, reviewed by LEADERSHIP, reveals that military authorities are contemplating a policy change that would...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned serving corps member against participating in the planned nationwide protest slated to commence on August 1, 2024.   The NYSC management reportedly issued the warning to corps members, circulated on various social media platforms, reminding them that they are prohibited from participating in any political activities.   According to the statement, this restriction is based on the laws governing the NYSC scheme, which explicitly bar corps members...

        The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked all security agencies to place former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.”     Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service in an internal circular seen by SaharaReporters directed its area and zonal commands to arrest Bello if seen. ...

A youth identified as Titus Durkwa David has narrated how he was assaulted, brutalised, humiliated, and detained by members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, Borno State for wearing an Afro.    Afro is a hairstyle popular with black people in the 1970s in which the hair is cut into a large round shape.    David said he was tagged a criminal for wearing the hairstyle and brutalised by 10 members of...

    The Nigerian Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has written to the Controller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service to place Mrs. Okoli Chioma Egodi on the watchlist.   Chioma Okoli is being prosecuted by the Nigeria Police Force and Erisco Foods Limited over a review of one of the company’s products that she did on Facebook.   SaharaReporters in January reported that policemen on the alleged orders of Egbetokun invaded Okoli’s residence...

        Two Nigerian soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder have been freed and re-absorbed into service, multiple military sources have told SaharaReporters.     The two soldiers are Pte Usman Shonva and another identified only as Audu.     While Shonva allegedly shot and killed one of his course mates in Ohoafia, Abia State in 2022, Audu was accused of killing a Togolese...