The Nigerian Army has detained a soldier who killed a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed while attempting to stop hoodlums who were causing mayhem in Samaru, Zaria in Kaduna State on Tuesday.
This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops received…
He said the troops immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene to disperse the mob and enforce the curfew imposed by the State Government. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the troops received…
Political leaders in Africa must involve women in social dialogues to tackle deepening hunger, and poverty amid protests rocking parts of the continent. The Director General of International Labour Organisation , Gilbert Houngbo, stated this yesterday, in Cotonou, Benin Republic, at the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation Women’s Conference. He…
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