Zamfara sets up vigilante group to combat insecurity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaZamfara sets up vigilante group to combat insecurity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 1, 2024

The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal launched Community Protection Guards, CPG, a local vigilante group, in Gusau, the capital city, on Wednesday for improved security in the Northwest State Speaking at the event, Governor Lawal said the establishment of the security outfit is a “decisive step towards tackling the insecurity challenges faced by our State and region.” Last year, Governor Lawal enlisted 300 volunteers from each of the 14 local government areas in the...

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A religious group is financing terrorism in Nigeria – EFCC Chair

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaA religious group is financing terrorism in Nigeria – EFCC Chair

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 20241

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has said a certain religious body funds terrorist activities in the country. “Somewhere in this country, there is a particular religious sect that launders money for terrorists,” the EFCC boss revealed on Wednesday at a dialogue tagged “Youth, Religion, and the Fight Against Corruption” in Abuja. He said the commission traced N7 billion out of a laundered sum of N30 billion to an...

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Nigeria’s security situation is better than that of US, South Africa – Bayo Onanuga

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNigeria’s security situation is better than that of US, South Africa – Bayo Onanuga

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has said most of the screaming headlines in national dailies and online media that paint gory pictures of the security situation in Nigeria are nothing but exaggerations. In a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday, Onanuga called on the media to tone down the rate at which they paint the country as an uninhabitable place to live in the international community. “Media...

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Nigerian Army strikes down 4 terrorists in Zamfara, Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army strikes down 4 terrorists in Zamfara, Katsina

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

Nigerian troops of the joint task force “Operation Hadarin Daji” have gunned down four terrorists in separate attacks in Northwest Zamfara and Katsina States. Two of the terrorists were slain in Zamfara on January 29 when the army raided their forest hideout. One of the deceased outlaws is a notorious terrorist kingpin called Sainaje. With two of their men down, other gang members retreated to escape meeting the same fate, abandoning their prisoners. The troops...

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House of Reps plans security summit as terrorist attacks swell

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsHouse of Reps plans security summit as terrorist attacks swell

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

The House of Representatives will hold a security summit at a yet-to-be-disclosed date to explore novel ways of ending the escalating reign of terror in Nigeria. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas disclosed this on Monday during plenary, the first in 2024, in Abuja. Abbas said the upcoming summit on security would allow relevant stakeholders to brainstorm on how best to decisively deal with the distressing situation. According to him, the conventional...

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Atiku asks Tinubu to step down if rising security threats overwhelm him

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku asks Tinubu to step down if rising security threats overwhelm him

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar berated President Bola Tinubu for his seeming failure to tame the armed groups on rampage across the country. Nigerians are feeling more unsafe as frequent killings and kidnappings for ransom have continued to be on the rise despite heavy assurances from the authorities to stem the tide. “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity,” Abubakar said in a post on X on Tuesday. The...

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Tinubu assures Nigerians security nightmare will soon end

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu assures Nigerians security nightmare will soon end

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 31, 2024

President Bola Tinubu received the report of the killing of the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola with a heavy heart, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngalale said on Tuesday. Pilot News reported earlier that both traditional rulers were murdered by unknown gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, on Monday morning. A few hours later, students of Apostolic Faith Secondary School in Emure LGA of Ekiti State were...

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IFAD-VCDP Supports 150 Dry Season Farmers In Ebonyi State

NewsNigeriaIFAD-VCDP Supports 150 Dry Season Farmers In Ebonyi State

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 30, 2024

One hundred and fifty dry-season farmers in Ebonyi would receive assistance under the Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) from the Federal Government of Nigeria/ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Mr. Sunday Ituma, the IFAD-VCDP State Programme Coordinator, disclosed this while flagging off the 2023/24 dry season farming at Odomowo, Inyimegu in Ikwo Local Government Area of the state. “The benefiting 150 farmers are expected to cultivate 150 hectares of land. “IFAD-VCDP will support the...

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Gunmen kill 2 traditional heads, abduct schoolchildren in Ekiti

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen kill 2 traditional heads, abduct schoolchildren in Ekiti

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 30, 2024

There has been unrest in relatively peaceful Ekiti State after gunmen, suspected to be armed herdsmen, slew two kings in the southern State. The traditional rulers; the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin; and Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Olushola were killed on Monday by gunmen who ambushed them on a highway. They were returning to Ekiti from a meeting in Northcentral Kogi State where the state of Nigeria’s deteriorating security was discussed. The Alara...

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US oil company, Dangote Refinery broker 2m barrel of crude deal

NewsNigeriaOil & GasUS oil company, Dangote Refinery broker 2m barrel of crude deal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 30, 2024

Africa’s giant refinery in Lagos State, Dangote Refinery is preparing to import crude from the U.S. in the coming weeks, as the refinery valued at $20 billion intensifies its move to hit the market with refined oil products. Dangote Refinery, named after its owner Aliko Dangote, began operations on 12 January to end Nigeria’s years-long reliance on refined petroleum products since its launch in May 2023. Bloomberg, quoting individuals about the business deal, reported on...

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