12 soldiers who attacked GOC sentenced to death.

 

A military court sitting in Abuja on Monday found 13 Soldiers out of 18 standing trial for mutiny and other offences guilty. 12 of the convicted soldiers were sentenced to death while five are discharged and acquitted the remaining ones were jailed for 28days with hard labour. The soldiers had on may 14, 2014 fired shots at the General Officer commanding the newly created 7 division of Nigerian Army, Maj Gen. Ahmed Mohammed in Maiduguri.

Thoese discharged are David Robert, Mohammed Sani,Iseh Ubong, Sebastine, Gwaba and Naaman Samuel.

FG has finally agrees school resumption on september 22nd

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has agree that schools should resume on the 22nd of September if only arrangement has been put in place for the curtail and prevention of EVD.

The  Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has said that its  member would only resume on the government's  preferred date, if Teachers are properly trained on Ebola prevention measures but where the government insists on  that date, they will return.

The Cheif defence Staff and Defence Headquarters:I do not operate a face book account

The Defence Headquaters and Chief defence staff has announced that the general public should beware of cyber fraudsters who uses their fake identity and official photos as the Cheif defence staff to mislead the public. below was the press release :

The general public is hereby alerted of the existence of fake facebook account on the Cheif of Defence staff, Air Chief Marshal AS Badeh. The facebook account created by some cyber fraudsters, go by different fake  identities and official photographs of the Chief of Defence staff.
The Defence Headquaters wish to state clearly that the Chief of Defence staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh does not operate either official or prive facebook account. The Defence Headquater therefore dissociate the office of the Chief of Defence Staff from these fraudlent facebook accounts.
any correspondence or exchange of messages on the platform has nothing to do with the office or person of the Chief of Defence Staff. This is for the awareness of the general public,please.

AC OLUKOLADE
Major General
Director of Defence Information