By: Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri. Victims of the twin fire disaster in Muna Garage IDP Camp have alleged that the incidents were not natural occurrences. The first incident occurred on Saturday at about 11:00am in the morning, leaving over 205 makeshift tents burnt. The second occurred on Sunday, also at about 10:30 am but there was no loss of life in both incidents. The causes of the incidents are not yet known. However, the displaced persons living in the camp have since dismissed the belief that they were natural. They…
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One killed as hoodlums attack FRCN Ibadan radio station
…Police to investigate The Nigeria Police, yesterday, confirmed that one person was killed on Saturday when local vigilantes engaged hoodlums who attacked the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), at Moniya in the Akinyele local government area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The State’s Police Command’s spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, who stated this in a statement issued yesterday, in Ibadan, said the hoodlums attacked the radio station, vandalising the windscreens of the four vehicles parked within the premises as well as the station’s glass entrance door. Osifeso said the Commissioner…
Read MoreNYSC boss says 3-year jail term awaits anyone unlawfully in possession of uniforms
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim says anyone caught unlawfully with NYSC uniforms will face a three-year jail term. Ibrahim said this after hoodlums invaded the NYSC orientation camp in Kubwa, Abuja. Hoodlums on Tuesday carted away mattresses, food items and other materials meant for corps members. He said that the youth claimed to be searching for palliatives. “We don’t have palliatives in the camps, we are preparing for our orientation. “Imagine, the youth went away with our uniforms. “I want to appeal to Nigerian youth…
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