United Kingdom To Partner Nigeria In Military-To-Military Training

National SecurityNewsNigeriaUnited Kingdom To Partner Nigeria In Military-To-Military Training

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2021

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said that the United Kingdom (UK) is partnering with Nigeria in military-to-military training and other areas, amidst growing insecurity in the country occasioned by banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, and farmers/herders crisis. Speaking with Sunday Sun in Abuja on the United Kingdom-Nigeria bilateral ties, Laing said: “I would say it’s very strong and getting stronger and we have a long shared history, shared culture and many...

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Police In Kaduna Apprehends Five Railway Track Vandals

Crime & SecurityPolice In Kaduna Apprehends Five Railway Track Vandals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2021

KADUNA — Kaduna State Police Command said it has arrested five suspected railway track vandals with two trucks loaded with locomotive railway sleepers. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mohammad Jalige who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, however, dismissed the rumour that the incident affected the Kaduna-Abuja train services. “The Kaduna Police Command had on the 13th May 2021 acted on reliable information and succeeded in arresting five (5) suspected rail-trail...

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President Buhari To Attend African Finance Summit In Paris

AfricaEconomyPresident Buhari To Attend African Finance Summit In Paris

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 16, 2021

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart Abuja for Paris, France, on a four-day official visit to attend African Finance Summit. The Summit will be focused on reviewing the African economy, following shocks from the Coronavirus pandemic, and getting relief, especially from increased debt burden on countries. Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) in a statement on Saturday said the Summit will be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron. The...

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Police Sergeant In Kano Returns Over N1.2m Found At Accident Scene

NewsPolicePolice Sergeant In Kano Returns Over N1.2m Found At Accident Scene

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 15, 2021

KANO — A Police Sergeant Kabiru Isah, attached to Kano Command’s Motor Traffic Division (MTD) has returned the sum of one million, two hundred and ninety-four thousand, two hundred Naira (N1,294,200.00) found at the scene of an accident. The deceased was knocked down by a trailer along with Zaria Road Kano while carrying the said amount of money arranged in a shoebox on motorcycle. It was learned that the sergeant found the money while conducting...

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Federal Government To Resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeFederal Government To Resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami says the Federal Government will soon resuscitate Special Terrorism Prosecution Courts. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Gwandu on Thursday in Abuja said the move is geared towards the Federal Government’s commitment to end insecurity in the country. The statement in part read that “The Federal Government is committed to ending insecurity in the country, and...

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ICPC Hunts Buhari’s Inlaw, Two Others Over $65m National Housing Funds

BusinessCorruptionLaw & JusticeICPC Hunts Buhari’s Inlaw, Two Others Over $65m National Housing Funds

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

ABUJA — The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC) has declared Gimba Kumo, former managing director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, and two others wanted over alleged misappropriation of $65 million National Housing Funds. In the notice signed by its spokesperson Azuka Ogugua, the ICPC declared Mr. Kumo wanted alongside Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola over the alleged fraud. “The persons whose pictures appear...

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NUPENG To Shut Down Services In Kaduna

LabourOil & GasNUPENG To Shut Down Services In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

KADUNA — In compliance with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) five days warning strike over the sack of workers in Kaduna state, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to shut down services in Kaduna State with effect from Sunday, May 16th 2021. NLC had directed workers in the state to totally withdraw services for five days with effect from May 16, 2021, following the sack of over...

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123 Prisoners Regain Freedom In Kano, Receives Transport Fare

News123 Prisoners Regain Freedom In Kano, Receives Transport Fare

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has granted freedom to 123 prisoners across the state to mark the Eid-El Fitr celebration. The governor while witnessing the release of the inmates from Goron Dutse Prison on Thursday explained that the beneficiaries were selected based on the gravity of offenses and good behavior. The governor gave each of the freed inmates N5, 000 as transport fare to their destinations. Ganduje advised the ex-inmates to turn a new...

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Covid-19 Vaccine Has No Health Implications-Fintiri

CoronavirusVaccinationWellnessCovid-19 Vaccine Has No Health Implications-Fintiri

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 14, 2021

YOLA — Adamawa state Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has reassured the citizens that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe devoid of any health implications. The governor re-echoed this while speaking to Journalists at the Government House Yola on Thursday. “People should avail themselves and take COVID-19 vaccine willingly, is not by force, but it will go a long way in curtailing the spread of the virus across the globe”. “For those of us that have taken...

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Use Politicians Salaries To Fight Insecurity In Nigeria-Ndume

Crime & SecurityNigeriaUse Politicians Salaries To Fight Insecurity In Nigeria-Ndume

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 13, 2021

ABUJA — The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army Senator Ali Ndume has urged the Buhari-led administration to stop salaries of politicians and use the money to fight insecurity in the country. Ndume, who spoke with Journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, said the President should make the issue of security a priority and source funds for security the same way it did to fund infrastructure and other developmental projects in Nigeria. “They should stop paying salaries...

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