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Culture & TraditionGunmen Attack Kaduna Polytechnic, Abduct Students and Lecturers

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 11, 2021

ZARIA — The Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna state, fell victim to the ongoing wave of kidnappings and killings when an unspecified number of students alongside two lectures were kidnapped by gunmen while one student was shot dead. The attack which was confirmed by the state government occurred at the polytechnic’s main campus often referred to as UPE. The campus is located around located along an expressway just at the entrance of Zaria. Habila Nasai...

BusinessReps Seeks to Prohibit Bankers from Operating Foreign Accounts

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 11, 2021

ABUJA — The House of Reps is seeking to prohibit the banking sector from operating foreign accounts with the bill to amend the Bank Employee Act which recently passed the second reading. Lawmakers had on Tuesday debated the bill that seeks to amend a decree promulgated by the Ibrahim Babangida military administration. The bank employees’ declaration of assets act amendment bill also mandates the bankers to declare assets of their spouses and children less than...

News Social MediaTwitter Must Be Registered in Nigeria to Reverse Ban – FG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 10, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government has said the management of Twitter has reached out for a discussion to resolve the issue that led to the suspension of its operations in Nigeria. The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure to state house correspondents after the meeting of the federal executive council (FEC) on Wednesday. The minister said Twitter must be registered as a business entity in Nigeria as that is one of...

Crime & Security National SecurityBuhari Asks Military, Police to Be Unsparing With Bandits

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 10, 2021

ABUJA — In an effort to tackle the security situation, Nigeria President, Mohammed Buhari said the military and police have been ordered to be ruthless with terrorists, bandits, and any outlaw gang disrupting the sanity of the territory. Buhari who spoke on terrorism in the country during an interview with Arise TV station on Thursday admitted that insecurity has scaled up, especially in the northern regions. “Problem in the north-west; you have people over there...

Crime & SecurityState Policing is a Sure Cure to Nigeria’s Challenges — Seyi Makinde

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 9, 2021

Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde says state policing is needed to tackle Nigeria’s development challenges. The governor who spoke at the International Conference Centre at the University of Ibadan on Tuesday indicated that the adoption of fiscal federalism will be an ideal decision for the country. He noted that the success recorded so far by the western security network codenamed Amotekun is due to the recruitment system which ensures that the operatives are selected from...

EconomyNaira Hits N502 to $1

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 4, 2021

LAGOS — Amidst speculations hampering forex market operation, naira slid down at the parallel market to N502 per dollar. According to data on abokiFX.com, a website that collates parallel rates, the local currency closed at N499 to a dollar on Thursday and lost N3 at midday trading Friday. It also depreciated against Pound and Euro, trading N710 and N608, respectively. Earlier, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had made efforts to ease naira against other...

News Nigeria Elections PoliticsKogi Governor Faults Zoning Arrangement for Presidency

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 4, 2021

Rather than the zoning arrangement currently in use, Kogi’s Yahaya Bello has called for the selection of the “best candidate” as the basis for the nation’s choice of a president. Rejecting the use of rotational presidency, Yahaya Bello described the system as one which has outlived it usefulness. Speaking with journalists after a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, the governor said the best candidate should be elected as the president irrespective of their...

Crime & Security NewsHerders from Neighbouring Countries Plan to Invade Nigeria — Amotekun

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 3, 2021

Herdsmen from neighbouring states are suspected to be working towards the invasion of southern communities in Nigeria says Amotekun Chairman, Kunle Togun. In the past months, Fulani herdsmen residing within the country’s borders have clinched the headlines for criminality and the danger they pose to other citizens, most often farmers. The farmer-herders conflict which has turned dominant in the southern zones was rated six times deadlier than Boko Haram Insurgency by the international crisis group....

National Security News NigeriaDiscuss With IPOB, Abia Governor Urges FG

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 1, 2021

The governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has advised that the federal government discuss with the IPOB, a pro-Biafra group. According to him, an open conversation with the IPOB as well as other similar groups across the country is a way of tackling the rising insecurity in Nigeria. The governor said this on Sunday during an interview with the Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today. Mr. Ikpeazu said the attacks were not far from terrorism and...

Law & Justice MilitaryIPOB: Seven Killed, Five Arrested by Army in Rivers State

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 30, 2021

PORT HARCOURT —Seven IPOB members were killed by security operatives during a clash in Eleme and Oyigbo LGA, Rivers state. IPOB which stands for Indigenous People of Biafra is a separatist organisation that aims at acquiring independence for southeastern states. A statement endorsed by Mohammed Yerima, army spokesperson confirmed the development adding that five other members were also arrested. Narrating the incident, he admitted that the clash occurred when the military invaded the suspected enclave...

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