Gloucester High School’s Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Program dates to 1888, but this year it’s undergoing a sea change. The program is transitioning from a Marine Corps unit to a Navy one under new leadership by Chief Mark Robinson of Gloucester, a Coast Guard veteran who retired last year from the service after 20 years. The program has 58 cadets in all grade…
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The tribunal, led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, terminated proceedings on Tuesday after the SDP formally withdrew its petition against the governor. At the resumed hearing, SDP’s legal…
The Nigerian Army has warned its personnel to adhere strictly to the correct form of paying military compliments. The Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, gave the directive in an internal memo obtained by SaharaReporters. In the memo signed on behalf of Oluyede by Major General E.E. Bassey, officers and soldiers caught involving…
Rwandan president, Paul Kagame has refused to answer when asked if his troops are currently operating in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.\ UN experts believe that an estimated 3,000 – 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are supervising and supporting M23 fighters in the east of the DRC, outnumbering the rebel group’s forces, who claimed to capture…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on civil society organisations (CSOs) to expand their election monitoring efforts beyond general elections to include political party primaries. The commission emphasized that tackling vote-buying and other malpractices at the nomination stage is crucial to ensuring credible elections. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu made this appeal on Tuesday…
