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DHQ denies mass retirement of army generals

…says retirement in military is always voluntary By Tobi Adetunji The Defence Headquarters has said speculations that there is mass retirement of some generals in the Nigerian Army following the appointment of Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS),…

Man killed by suspected cultists in Osun

Abimbola Abatta Osogbo There was palpable tension in Oke-Ijetu community in Osogbo as suspected cultists attacked and killed a man identified as Shogo on Thursday morning. It was gathered that the deceased who was alleged to be a cultist was…

Gunmen hijack school bus, abduct one in Ondo

By Tobi Adetunji Some gunmen numbering about eight have hijacked a school bus in a housing estate in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident, according to eyewitnesses, occurred early on Thursday morning when the driver…