A 53-year-old Italian Peter Nielsen, who allegedly murdered his Nigerian wife and singer, Zainab Ali-Nielsen, and their four-year-old daughter, Petra, at their home at Banana Island, Ikoyi Lagos, was on Wednesday remanded in Ikoyi Prisons on the orders of a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos.

The Magistrate, Mrs K.B. Ayeye, who gave the ruling, said the accused should be reminded pending counsel from the State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, in a combined operation with the Nigerien Air Force have launched a coordinated air strike on boko haram Terrorists locations at Arege and Tumbun rago in Borno State, Northern Nigeria. The Director Public Relations and Information, Nigeria Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai on Tuesday ordered the establishment of a standing court martial to try compromised officers who have exhibited political partisanship and breached the code of conduct of the Nigerian Army. The COAS gave the order while speaking at the Chief of Army Staff 1st Quarter Conference in Abuja Federal Capital Territory.

Facebook has suspended a company from its site while it investigates claims it harvested user information under the guise of academic research, in a case with echoes of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The Guardian reports that, Cubeyou, a New York-based data analytics firm that offers “fast, easy and accurate consumer insights” to customers, gathered some of its user data with Facebook quizzes developed in conjunction with the University of Cambridge.

The Nigerian Army has cleared the air on media reports that it is planning to withdraw troops currently participating in operations relating to the internal security of the country. In a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu

Mr Ali Janga has been reinstated as the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, the state police command spokesman, ASP William Aya, has confirmed.

Aya told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lokoja on Thursday that Janga returned to office on April 3 on the order of the Inspector -General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris.

He said that Janga was reinstated after meeting the one week ultimatum given to him by the Inspector -General of Police to re-arrest the suspects who escaped from police custody.