Nigerian Air Force Deploys 171 Special Forces Across Nigeria To Combat Insecurity

BAUCHI —The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has trained 171 special forces operatives to be deployed in troubled areas across the country to help to combat insecurity, including insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and other crimes. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, revealed this at the graduation ceremony of 171 Special Forces Course 9/2021 held at the NAF Special Operations Command, Bauchi. He stated that his vision is to enhance and sustain critical airpower capabilities...

Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps Dismisses 87 Officers

ABUJA — The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have dismissed 87 men and officers for various offences considered as gross misconduct. The dismissed personnel comprise deputy commandants, assistant commandants, DCICs, AICs, CCAs, SICs, PICs, Disc’s, ACCs and CSCs, amongst others. The affected officers were said to be serving in Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Lagos, Bayelsa, Kwara, Borno, Oyo, Edo, Delta, Benue, Imo, Kaduna, Plateau, Niger, Abia, Katsina, Zamfara, Gombe, Ondo , Kogi, Kano Ogun and...

Emir Of Bungudu In Zamfara State Regain Freedom

YOLA — After spending a bandit’s den, the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru, who was kidnapped on September 14 along Kaduna-Abuja highway by gunmen suspected to be bandits, has regained his freedom. It was not clear whether ransom was paid before his release, but reports emerged a few days ago that about N20 million was paid as ransom to his abductors, but the assailants demanded that an additional amount must be...

Half a Million People In Borno, Yobe, And Adamawa Faces Starvation- WFP

YOLA — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that half a million populations of Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states are at risk of starvation as its funding for the region dries up. The global agency, in a statement, said it might soon be forced to cut food rations except it secures urgent funds to continue its life-saving operations in the crisis hotspot. The UN agency also said the number of internally displaced...

Power Elongation By Leaders in West Africa Root Cause Of Political Instability- Akufo-Addo

President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo and the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS has attributed political instability in West Africa to power elongation by leaders. President Akufo-Addo made the call during the opening of the High-level Parliamentary Seminar organized by the ECOWAS Parliament in Winneba, Ghana with the theme “Two Decades of Democratic Elections in ECOWAS Member States: Achievements, Challenges, and the...

Farmers/Herders Warns Co-Habit Peacefully

YOLA — To ensure farmers/herders co-habit peacefully in Ndikong village of Mayo Belwa Local Government Area, the Council Chairman, Mr. Gershon Kasuwa has called on them to live peacefully with one another. He made the plea at the closing of a three-month training on peace and security organized by a non-governmental organization Mercy Corps in collaboration with the Adamawa state Ministry of Information and Strategy held in Ndikong in Mayo Belwa local government area Thursday....

Tanker Explosion: 3 People Died, 8 Injured In Adamawa

YOLA — A tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)exploded in the early hours of Wednesday in Mubi town of Adamawa State, killing three people and eight others sustained various degrees of injuries. Mubi, a commercial border town, is a smuggling hub with smugglers ferrying jerry cans of petrol overnight into Cameroon. According to eyewitnesses, the fire started at a filling station when fuel was being transferred from a petrol tanker directly into hundreds of...

BOOK: A Book Title “Boko Halal” To Be Launch In Nigeria

Hajiya Hamsatu Allamin, Executive Director of Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, has announced that it will soon launch a book titled “Boko Halal”, meaning education is allowed. Hajiya Hamsatu stated this Sunday at Darul Quran Islamic School Kwanan Yobe area Maiduguri during the public presentation of the Peace Manual and flag-off of Peace Clubs in Islamic Schools. “Peace in Islamic primary and secondary schools across Borno State will no doubt go a long way...

Wife Of Adamawa Governor Presents Beverages To Children

YOLA — Hajiya Lami Fintiri, wife of Adamawa State Governor, on Monday presented beverages to children admitted in amenity and maternity wards of the Specialist Hospital, Yola. The presentation was in commemoration of the 2021 International Day of the Girl-child which has been celebrated on October 11 since 2011 and the theme of 2021 celebration is “Digital Revolution: Not without Girls.” The day was set aside by the United Nations to promote the rights of...

Governor Ganduje Again Sack Engr Magaji

KANO — Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state for the second time in a year has sacked Engr. Mu’azu Magaji (Dansarauniya) under his administartion. Magaji who was a commissioner was first sacked after a post on Facebook indirectly mocked the death of Abba Kyari, erstwhile Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who had died of complications from COVID-19. But, a few months later, Ganduje appointed him as the Executive Chairman, state NNPC/AKK Gas Pipeline...

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