Crime & SecurityNational SecurityMilitary Nabs ISWAP Terrorist in Ogun State on His Way to Lagos

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 1, 2021

The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it arrested a member of the Islamic State in West Africa Province in Ogun State. The terrorist, who was identified as Ibrahim Musa, was arrested at No. 13 Abartura Street in Sango-Ota, Ogun State. The ISWAP Terrorist member was said to be on a mission to Lagos to acquire certain items for the operation of his group in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This was according to a statement...

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Senate Approves N74.7bn Budget for Police Trust Fund

JobsPoliceSenate Approves N74.7bn Budget for Police Trust Fund

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 30, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Senate has approved the total of N74,773,916 billion as the 2021 budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. The Senate made the approval after the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Police Affairs during plenary on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Police Affairs, Dauda Halliru Jika, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bauchi Central, in...

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World Igbo Congress Cautions FG on the Safety of Nnamdi Kanu

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Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 30, 2021

The World Igbo Congress (WIC) has cautioned the Nigerian authorities on the safety of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB, Nnamdi Kani. The WIC maintained that the rights of the secessionist leader must be protected. In 2017, Kanu jumped bail but was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria on Tuesday. He is facing treason charges and was remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) as directed...

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Gunmen Kill Zamfara APC Lawmaker after Welcoming Matawalle to the Party

NewsGunmen Kill Zamfara APC Lawmaker after Welcoming Matawalle to the Party

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 30, 2021

Bandits have killed the lawmaker representing Shinkafi Constituency in Zamfara State House of Assembly, Muhammad Ahmad. Ahmad was killed on Tuesday night along Sheme-Funtua Road near Yankara village in Katsina State. He was said to be on his way to Kano after attending a rally to welcome Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State and members of the House of Assembly to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The incident has been confirmed by the Director-General...

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Nigeria Has Over 10 Million Out of School Children, Highest In Sub-Saharan Africa

EducationNigeriaNigeria Has Over 10 Million Out of School Children, Highest In Sub-Saharan Africa

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of State, Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said that Nigeria has the highest number of Out-of-School Children in sub-Saharan Africa. Nwajiuba stated this during the inauguration of “Better Education Service Delivery For All (BESDA)”, in Katsina on Monday. The Minister disclosed that Nigeria has an estimated 10,193,918 children out of school. According to him, the current challenges affecting the Nigerian Education system have left much to be desired, saying that the system is...

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Contrary to Lai Mohammed’s Claim, Personal Data Can Be Protected While Using VPN

Crime & SecurityContrary to Lai Mohammed’s Claim, Personal Data Can Be Protected While Using VPN

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 29, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed recently warned Nigerians against using the Virtual Private Network (VPN), saying that it exposes user’s “data” to danger, including bank details. The position of the minister may look ridiculous to the tech experts but in reality, many Nigerians may be prone to losing their information to frauds or hackers who will exploit the ignorance of the VPN user to carry out fraudulent crimes. Ironically,...

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2023 Elections: Reinstated Lagos PDP Chairman Calls for United Home

Politics2023 Elections: Reinstated Lagos PDP Chairman Calls for United Home

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 29, 2021

LAGOS — Dominic Agboola, the newly reinstated Peoples Democratic Party Chairman in Lagos State, on Monday called for unity of purpose ahead of 2023 and local government polls in the state. Agboola, who was recently reinstated by a Lagos High Court, expressed his determination to stabilize the party during a news conference in Lagos. Justice Oyekan Abdullahi of the Lagos High Court had on June 23 removed Adedeji Doherty as Lagos State PDP chairman and...

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Buhari Directs NNPC to Acquire 20% Stake in Dangote Refinery, Others

BusinessOil & GasBuhari Directs NNPC to Acquire 20% Stake in Dangote Refinery, Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 29, 2021

ABUJA — As part of efforts to attract investment, President Muhammadu Buhari has authorized the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to acquire a 20 percent stake in any private refinery producing at least 50,000 barrels per day. It was further revealed that the NNPC will soon get a 20 percent stake in the $19.5 billion Dangote Refinery in Lagos. It has the capacity of producing 650,000 barrels per day. A source in the NNPC revealed...

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Building Bridges Creates New Economy – Fashola

InfrastructureNewsBuilding Bridges Creates New Economy – Fashola

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 25, 2021

ABUJA — Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing says construction and maintenance of bridges across the country are creating new economies not known to exist in the system before. Fashola said this when a delegation of Ohafia Traditional Rulers and Leaders of Thought led by Awa Kalu (SAN) paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abuja. Kalu said the visit was to publicly acknowledge that governance works and that the Federal Government came...

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Meet Udezue, NBA Agent Who Move To Unify Africa through the Continental Basketball League

BusinessEntertainmentSportsMeet Udezue, NBA Agent Who Move To Unify Africa through the Continental Basketball League

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 25, 2021

Ugo Udezue, who left Nigeria in the 1990s, left his plush job as an agent of the National Basketball Association (NBA) at one of the top firms in the United States four years ago. He would not have imagined pioneering the first and only African sports apparel company to officially outfit a team at the Olympic Games in Japan this year. At least, this was far from his initial plan. It would have been easier...

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