Aide To Benue Governor Samuel Ortom Murdered

Gunmen have murdered retired Inspector General of Police Christopher Dega, Senior Special Assistant on Security to Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. The incident occurred on Monday night in the Bukuru area in Jos South LGA, of Plateau State, where the victim was shot dead by the assailants. The Plateau state Police commissioner Edward Ebuka, told Channels Television that preliminary investigation revealed that the retired Assistant Inspector General who left Makurdi was trailed to Jos where he was shot dead. According to the police boss, some suspects have been arrested in connection to the crime and investigations are ongoing.

N3.4bn Fraud: Buhari Sacks MD, Others, Appoints New MD

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the sacking of top management staff of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) over alleged N3.4bn fraud. The affected staff includes the NSITF Managing Director (MD), Bayo Some fun, 3 Executive Directors (EDs), Jasper Azuatalam; Tijani Sulaiman, and Mrs. Olukemi Nelson. 9 top management officers were also dismissed.

Expedite Rescue Of Islamic School Students, President Buhari Urges Security Agencies

President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a sturdy charge to Security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the over 100 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger state. The president condemned the latest incident as "unfortunate" while directing the agencies to secure their "immediate release", Presidential spokesperson Mallam Garba Shehu said on Twitter on Tuesday. In a statement title, ‘Expedite action towards release of school children, said President Buhari received a briefing on the latest incident of school kidnapping and condemned it.

IPOB Wreck Havoc On Sit At Home Defaulters

Following the declaration of sit at home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to mark the remembrance of those who lost its life at the civil war that ended 30th June 1967, noticeable fear and compliance of this exercise was seen in a different part of Eastern states.