The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Thursday 17th March 2022
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 17/03/22
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VIDEO: Truck gets stuck under Lagos pedestrian bridge
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Gunmen kill two prison officials in Imo
Two prison officers were killed yesterday at Umulolo in Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack caused panic in the area as people scampered for safety following an explosion at the scene. A security source said the officials were ambushed. “The attackers threw dynamites into two Hilux vans of the officials, two of
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Ukraine to get $1b U.S. security assistance this week
The United States government is spending additional $1 billion on security assistance to Ukraine. The support announced on Wednesday by Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will help Ukraine in its battle against Russia. Blinken, in a statement, said in recent days, Russia “has escalated its premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war on Ukraine, striking hospitals,
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FCT Police, kidnappers in gun battle
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued one Sani Dauje, who was abducted by a kidnap syndicate at the Dobi Kwalita in Gwagwalada area of the nation’s capital. According to a statement on Thursday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, prior to the rescue, the officers of the command,
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Buhari orders clamp down on saboteurs in petrol distribution
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a clamp down on these sabotaging the distribution and supply network of petrol at the depots, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Malam Garba Shehu said yesterday. In statement, Shehu said the President had directed that steps be taken to arrest the perennial rises in petrol and electricity distribution
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OAU student: Organs intact, fracture observed on chest
A consultant pathologist yesterday shed some light on the autopsy conducted on the body of Timothy Adegoke, the deceased student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. Dr Waheed Oluogun of the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, spoke while giving evidence before the state High Court presided over by Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo.
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NYSC probes members’ erotic dance at orientation camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) yesterday said it had launched an investigation into a viral video of corps members dancing at a yet-to-be identified orientation camp. In the video that has now gone viral on social media, one female corps member is seen giving a lap dance to a male counterpart. The video also
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Two soldiers, others held for robbery, murder in Borno
Police in Borno State have arrested five suspects, including two soldiers, for alleged armed robbery and murder. Commissioner of Police Abdu Umar told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Maiduguri that the suspects robbed a Point of Sale (POS) agent on February 6 at GSM Market, Bulumkutu, then shot and killed a man
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Six arrested in Anambra over nude widow parade
Police in Anambra State have arrested six persons, including a traditional doctor and two women, in connection with the parade of a nude widow. The woman was accused of causing the death of her husband through her alleged infidelity. Commissioner of Police Echeng Echeng, who paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Awka yesterday,
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Residents, scavengers clash as FCTA demolishes illegal structures
Residents of Utako Village yesterday engaged scavengers in a serious fight as they tried to salvage their properties after the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) demolition bulldozers tore hundreds of illegal shanties. The scavengers, who defied the presence of security operatives at the demolition site, were seen snatching different materials from their lawful owners who
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