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News24 | SANDF soldiers who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning to be buried with military honours
Top Stories Tamfitronics Four SANDF soldiers will be buried with military honours after they were found dead due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning while on duty. (Darren Stewart, Gallo Images) ...
BREAKING: Soldiers withdraw as Banex Plaza reopens after week-long closure [VIDEO]
Politics tamfitronics After a week of closure, Banex Plaza in Abuja has finally reopened its doors. The plaza resumed operations precisely at 2:30 pm today, Monday, May 27th.The reopening comes following a period of enforced closure prompted by clashes between soldiers and traders.Reports indicate that the plaza’s reopening was facilitated after traders involved in the earlier altercation with military personnel resolved with the authorities.Earlier, the plaza witnessed a dramatic incident where personnel of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police stormed the premises, engaging in physical altercations with passersby and security guards.The action was in retaliation for a previous confrontation between four military police personnel and traders within the bustling electronics and telecommunications market.See the video below:BREAKING NEWS || After a week of closure, Banex Plaza has just been opened at exactly 2:30pm today Monday...
Soldiers arrest 9 Yoruba Nation agitators over attack on Oyo secretariat
Politics tamfitronics The Nigerian Navy has arrested a total of 9 Yoruba Nation agitators after a gun battle on the Oyo Relate Authorities Secretariat in Ibadan.Politics Nigeria earlier reported that some masked males, suspected to be Yoruba Nation agitators, had invaded secretariat in the Agodi home of Ibadan.It was gathered that the agitators occupied and tried to overpower security operatives at both the Relate Assembly advanced and the complete secretariat.They reportedly eliminated the Nigerian flag all the arrangement by arrangement of the Assembly advanced and hoisted theirs.But a statement by the Director of Navy Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, illustrious that the agitators engaged troops in a gun duel upon sighting them on the secretariat.He acknowledged that the troops overpowered the agitators who had been carrying international militia mask with berets, and arrested 9...