11 Soldiers Killed In Benue State

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of one officer and 10 soldiers who are on stabilization operation in Benue State earlier declared missing. Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, Director, Army Public Relations in a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, said the development led to the deployment of a joint search and rescue team who found all the missing troops dead in the Konshisha Local Government Area of the state. “The Nigerian Army under the leadership...

Katsina State Police Command recovers Several Lethal Weapons Of Mass Destructions

The Katsina State Police Command has recovered several lethal weapons of mass destruction from notorious bandits who surrendered themselves willingly to the state Police Command. The notorious bandits who had unleashed countless mayhem across the state were reported to have willingly surrendered themselves and their weapons. “Two General Purpose Machine Guns, One AK 49 Assault Rifle, Twenty-three AK- 47 Assault Rifles, One hundred and nine (109) GPMG ammunition, Ninety-four 7.62mm live ammunition of AK 47...

COVID-19:Senate Amaze Over Metamorphosis Of Task Force To Steering Committee

The Senate Committee on Health said on Thursday says the Presidency should have consulted the National Assembly before converting the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to the Presidential Steering Committee. Chairman of the Senate panel, Yahaya Oloriegbe, stated these during a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish a Federal Medical Centre in Mubi, Adamawa State. “I was listening to the radio yesterday (Wednesday) and I heard that the PTF (on COVID-19) has been...

Security: Arewa Consultative Forum Cautions Leaders On utterances

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says leaders must be cautious in their utterances to prevent escalation of violence in the country. In a communiqué at the end of their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting yesterday in Kaduna, also cautioned Northern youths against the call for an attack on Igbo business interests in the North, in the face of attacks on Northerners in the South East. The communique read by National Publicity Secretary Emmanuel Yawe said:...

Nigeria Ranks 118 In Global Index On the Gender Inequality

Nigeria has been characterized by gender inequality in almost all areas of human development and ranked 118 out of the 134 countries on the Gender Equality index. This was made known by Spotlight representative Yemisi Adebola Nathaniel during local theatre engagement to strengthen the capacity of selected faith and culture, women, man and youth groups, media, and CSOs organized by Spotlight Initiative in partnership with European Union and United Nations implemented by Women’s Rights Advancement...

Stakeholders Urges Governor Matawalle To Stop Romancing With Bandits

Stakeholders in the Northwest have cautioned Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle to stop romancing with bandits in the name of dialogue and amnesty, the bandits who kill and maim innocent citizens. They said the Governor should stop treating bandits with kid gloves, noted that the bandits terrorizing Northwest states have found a safe haven in Zamfara from where they launch attacks on other states. The stakeholders, who demanded justice for the victims, condemned the...

Taraba Workers Suspends Industrial Action

Workers in Taraba State have suspended the industrial action which they embarked on over the state government’s alleged refusal to implement the approved national minimum wage of N30.000. It was gathered that workers decided to put the strike on hold after series of meetings with the leadership of the state and other critical stakeholders. Briefing Journalists on the decision to suspend the two weeks old strike, the leadership of the State Joint Negotiation Council (SJPSNC),...

Religious Leaders And Politicians Were Sponsors Of Insecurity- Sheikh Khalid

A renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, on Thursday, alleged that some influential people, including religious leaders and politicians, were the real sponsors of insecurity in some parts of the country. Khalid stated this in Abuja during the public presentation of a book titled, “The Infinite Light, The Pride of Humanity” authored by Sheikh Fathullah Gulen a spiritual leader of Hizmet. Khalid claimed that the bandits who were predominantly youths of northern extraction had...

EFCC Apprehends Information Technology Expert, Six Others For Internet Fraud

The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended an Information Technology (IT) expert and six others for alleged internet fraud. A statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan said the suspects were arrested at Main Stay Hotel, Akala Express Area in Ibadan. Items recovered from the suspects included a car, cell phones, laptops, and several incriminating documents. “The...

Police In Adamawa Discovers Huge Cash Stashed In A Criminal Hideout

Adamawa State Police Command says it has discovered a huge amount of cash stashed away in a criminal hideout in Gombi local government area of the state. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Suleiman Nguroje said the command’s operatives attached to Gombi LGA discovered the money tucked in a bag during their routine operations at Tashar Marghi, a renowned black spot and urged owner(s) to come forward and claim the money. “The...

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