NSCDC Arrests Three Vandals With 450 Railway Sleepers

Three suspected vandals in possession of 450 stolen railway sleepers loaded in a trailer truck have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Yobe State Command. State Commandant of the NSCDC, Malam Adamu Idris Zakar, while parading the suspects to newsmen in Damaturu, said the suspects were arrested at Kandahar conjunction of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State by men of the anti-vandal units of the command. Zakar said the estimated...

Three suspected vandals in possession of 450 stolen railway sleepers loaded in a trailer truck have been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC Yobe State Command. State Commandant of the NSCDC, Malam Adamu Idris Zakar, while parading the suspects to newsmen in Damaturu, said the suspects were arrested at Kandahar conjunction of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State by men of the anti-vandal units of the command. Zakar said the estimated...

Governor Mutfwang Announces 24hr Curfew In Mangu LGA

To avert the breakdown of law and order in the Mangu local government area, Plateau State Governor, Caleb  Mutfwang, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the local government area with immediate effect. The Director of Press and Public Affairs, Government House, Gyang Bere in a statement issued on Tuesday said the decision was taken after consultations with relevant security agencies. Bere advised citizens, especially Mangu residents, to comply with the sit-at-home order while only persons...

Fire Destroys 34 Shops At GSM Market In Damaturu

Goods worth N150 million have been destroyed by fire on Tuesday at the popular GSM market in Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State. It was gathered that the incident at the Abashawa ward of the market affected 34 shops but was later put off by firefighters. Alhaji Malami Ali, the state chairman of GSM Market and Parts said, ‘‘I wake up early morning to this development after they (traders in the market) called and briefed me...

Committee on National Values Charter Submits Blueprint To Information Minister 

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohamed Idris, has pledged to implement a comprehensive strategy that considers the various ways moral values can become engrained in the hearts and minds of every citizen. The minister made the pledge while receiving the blueprint of the National Values Charter from the Chairman of the Committee, Dr Mohammed Auwal Haruna, in Abuja, said the Tinubu Administration is determined to define and document the core values that will...

Surveillance Systems To Be Install Along Abuja-Kaduna Highway

Due to incessant criminal activities being perpetrated on Abuja-Kaduna highway, the federal government has inaugurated a committee tagged “Project Implementation Committee” for the provision and installation of surveillance systems on the highway. Henshaw Ogubike, spokesman, Ministry of Defence said the measure is part of the strategies being put in place to address the raging security challenges, particularly on the highways. The spokesman in a statement on Tuesday quoted the Minister, Abubakar Badaru to have said...

Skill Development Form Part Of Student-Loan Programme -Tinubu

The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has been directed to expand its focus area by extending interest-free loans to Nigerian students interested in skill-development programmes. President Bola Tinubu gave the directive at the State House on Monday after a briefing from Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, Executive Secretary of NELFUND, on the build-up to the launch of the programme later in the month. In a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President...

President Tinubu Approves Procurement Of Equipment To Tackle Insecurity In Abuja

Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike has assured residents of the nation’s capital that the security challenges would soon be addressed following the approval for emergency procurement by President Bola Tinubu. Wike disclosed this on Monday during a media chat with journalists in Abuja and said that the approval was for the procurement of digital tracking tools and operational vehicles to help halt kidnappers in their tracks. According to the Minister, the...

Court Voids  2024 Budget By Edison Ehie-Led Group Of Rivers House Of Assembly

The 2024 budget recently passed by the Edison Ehie-led group of the Rivers State House of Assembly was voided by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. The court presided over by Justice James Omotoso ordered the governor of the State, Siminalayi Fubara to re-present the budget to the legally constituted House of Assembly under the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule. The court also declared null and void and set aside the redeployment of the Clerk and...

Taraba State Government Ban Operations Of Motorcycles, Restrict Tricycle In Jalingo

The Taraba State Government has constituted a Taskforce Committee on the total ban on motorcycles (Okada) and control of Tricycle (Keke) in Jalingo the State Capital. The committee was constituted following an emergency security meeting presided over by Deputy Governor Alhaji Aminu Abdullahi Alkali on behalf of the state Governor Dr Agbu Kefas. According to Koku Agbu Koku, Secretary of the Security Committee, the measures were taken as the result of the sudden spike in...

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