Fresh Attacks on Kaduna Communities Claim Lives of Seven Children

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaFresh Attacks on Kaduna Communities Claim Lives of Seven Children

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 19, 2020

Some unknown gunmen were reported to have separately attacked two Local Government Areas of Kaduna State and Killed seven persons, most of which are children between the ages of one and five years, while many reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries. The two LGAs are Kaura and Lere. According to the government statement, the attacks were reprisal following Thursday night attack on Gora Gan in Zango Kataf, which claimed seven lives, burning of 13 houses...

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Nigeria Sets to Increase Its National Parks to 17 from 10

ConservationNewsNigeriaNigeria Sets to Increase Its National Parks to 17 from 10

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 18, 2020

Nigerian government is set to increase its national part to 17 from the 10 it currently manages. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar, disclosed on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of additional 10 national parks. The Minister said, “The President has graciously approved the establishment of 10 additional national parks bringing the total number of the national parks in the country to 17. “To give...

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Police Promotes 4,134 Traffic Wardens As FRSC Orders Deployment of 36,000 Personnel Nationwide

Law & JusticeNewsPolice Promotes 4,134 Traffic Wardens As FRSC Orders Deployment of 36,000 Personnel Nationwide

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 18, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has approved the promotion of 4,134 traffic warden personnel to their next rank. The recipients include 65 officers who were elevated to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Traffic; 245 officers to Assistant Superintendent of Traffic II; 138 officers to Senior Traffic Warden; 3,683 men to Grade I and three men who were elevated from Grade III to Grade II. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday, by...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria Faces 7.3% Risk of Experiencing A New Mass Killing by End of 2021 – US

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria Faces 7.3% Risk of Experiencing A New Mass Killing by End of 2021 – US

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 18, 2020

The United States’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRM), yesterday, said, Nigeria as a whole faced a 7.3% risk of experiencing a new mass killing by the end of 2021, the 6th highest in the world. The hearing which took place around 1pm at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building and Virtual via Cisco WebEx is titled, ‘Conflict and Killings in Nigeria’s Middle Belt’ and hosted by Congressmen Christopher Smith and James McGovern who co-chaired the...

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Iran Is Very Happy to See Donald Trump Leaving Office – Iran President

PoliticsWorld NewsIran Is Very Happy to See Donald Trump Leaving Office – Iran President

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 16, 2020

President Hassan Rouhani of Iran on Wednesday said the country was “very happy” over the growing departure from office of his US counterpart, Donald Trump, who championed a campaign of “maximum pressure” against the Islamic republic. The US President-elect, Joe Biden, who defeated Trump at the November presidential election, has signaled the willingness to return to diplomacy with Iran after four tense years under the outgoing president. At a cabinet meeting, the Iran President said...

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Ugandan Presidential Candidate, Bobi Wine, Calls for The Release of Omah Lay and Tems

EntertainmentMusicNewsUgandan Presidential Candidate, Bobi Wine, Calls for The Release of Omah Lay and Tems

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 15, 2020

Ugandan presidential candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has called for the release of Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems. The Nigerian singers were arrested in Uganda for flouting COVID-19 guidelines. Their arrest took place after their performance at The Big Brunch, which held at Speke Resort, Wavamunno Rd, Kampala, Uganda. The presidential candidate, known as Bobi Wine is a popular reggae star and an actor...

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Ugandan Court Orders the Release of Nigerian Singers, Omah Lay and Tem

MusicNewsNigeriaUgandan Court Orders the Release of Nigerian Singers, Omah Lay and Tem

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 15, 2020

A Ugandan court has ordered the release of the fast-rising Nigerian singers, Omah Lay and Tems, from detention. Their release is coming three days after they were arrested in Ugandan for allegedly flouting COVID-19 guidelines The singers were arrested after their performances at The Big Brunch, which held at Speke Resort, Wavamunno Rd, Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan celebrities and media organizations shared the court documents confirming their release on Tuesday. The Presiding Judge, Okumu Jude Muwone,...

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Two Reps Join APC From PDP and APGA

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTwo Reps Join APC From PDP and APGA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 15, 2020

On Tuesday, two members of the House of Representatives announced their defection during a plenary. Aliyu Datti Yau from Kano State defected from the People’s Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress (APC). Shiddi Usman Danjuma from Taraba State defected from All Progressives Grand Alliance to the APC. The Speaker, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, read the letters of defection to members on the floor. Point of order were jointly raised by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu; and...

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Senate Summons Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, Others As Boko Haram Claims Abduction of Schoolboys

National SecurityNewsNigeriaSenate Summons Defence Minister, Service Chiefs, Others As Boko Haram Claims Abduction of Schoolboys

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 15, 2020

The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Minister of Defence, the service chiefs, and heads of the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Service over the unending insecurity situation in the country. The Senate passed the resolution following a motion moved by Senator Bello Mandiya from Katsina State on the abduction of a number of students of a secondary school in the state whose officials claimed were carried out by unknown bandits. The resolution...

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Inflation Rate in Nigeria Hit 14.89% in November – NBS

EconomyNewsNigeriaInflation Rate in Nigeria Hit 14.89% in November – NBS

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 15, 2020

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measured inflation increased by 14.89 per cent (year-on-year) in November 2020. This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its Consumer Price Index November 2020 report on Tuesday. The NBS added that this is 0.66 percentage points higher than the rate recorded in October 2020 (14.32 per cent). There was change in the percentage composition CPI for the 12 months period ending November 2020 over the average...

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