The Department of State Services, DSS, has raised alarm over plans by some unnamed persons to stage violent protests across the country. In a statement released by its public relations officer, PRO, Peter Afunanya, on Monday, the DSS said the plotted protests aimed to “discredit the federal government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters.” According to Afunanya, the plotters are currently mobilising unsuspecting student leaders, ethnic-based associations, youth and disgruntled groups for the planned...

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources had set up a fact-finding committee to investigate allegations leveled against the Assistant Director of Finance and some other staff members of Upper Benue River Basin Development Authority (UBRDA) Yola, Adamawa State. The fact-finding committee was set up following a petition by Habib Garba and Amos Douglas who accused the Assistant Director of the Authority of using the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) standard for fraudulent acts and...

Military ‘Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) volunteers and hunters involved in counter-insurgency operations in Borno state have received 50 patrol vehicles and 300 motorcycles from Governor Babagana Zulum. Governor Zulum, while presenting the vehicles to the Theatre Commander Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Gold Chibuisi, in Maiduguri said the gesture is aimed at enhancing surveillance for preventive and responsive operations against insurgents and other criminal activities. “The military would get 30 Hilux vehicles and 175...

Anambra State Police Commissioner,  Aderemi Adeoye yesterday awarded the sum of Two Hundred and fifty  thousand Naira ( N250,000) to a police woman, Inspector Charity Oyor who is serving in Main Market Division Onitsha for rejecting bribe. . In a statement which signed by the Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO) Anambra State Police Command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga and made available to newsmen, he stated that the Police woman, Inspector Charity Oyor was on traffic...