BREAKING: Court grants publisher Agba Jalingo bail after 175 Days

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Court grants publisher Agba Jalingo bail after 175 Days

PilotnewsFebruary 14, 2020

Emeka Odogwu After 175 days in jail, a Federal High court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Sule Shuaibu has granted bail to publisher of CrossRiverWatch  and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. This was after Justice Simon Amobeda had denied him bail on October 4th and 30th, 2019. The bail comes 175 days after his arrest on August 22, 2019 a few days to a rescheduled police interview which was at the instance of...

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo disagrees with southeast governors, advocates for indigenous security outfit

National SecurityNigeriaPoliticsOhanaeze Ndigbo disagrees with southeast governors, advocates for indigenous security outfit

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 13, 2020

  ENUGU — During the South East security summit organized yesterday by the Nigerian Police, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo advocates for indigenous security outfit not community policing. Chief Nnia Nwodo, President-General of Ohanaeze said their decision was because of the peoples’ lack of confidence in the police. He also frowned at the posting of heads of security Agencies and advised police authorities to use indigenous mechanism in addressing security challenges in the country. Nwodo further called...

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Two Special Force soldiers killed, 6 wounded during apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

Foreign PolicyNewsWorldTwo Special Force soldiers killed, 6 wounded during apparent insider attack in Afghanistan

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2020

Two U.S. troops were killed and six were wounded in an apparent insider attack in Afghanistan according to military officials. The soldiers were involved in a firefight on Feb. 8 in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province. The wounded service members are receiving medical treatment at a U.S. facility. “Upon completing a key-leader engagement at the district center, current reports indicate an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan force with...

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EFCC secures final forfeiture of ex-director’s property

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEFCC secures final forfeiture of ex-director’s property

Izu Emmanuel (Abuja City Editor)February 6, 2020

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office on February 5, 2020 secured the final forfeiture of a building belonging to Adebayo Sanni, immediate past Executive Director of Harmony Holdings Limited of Kwara State Government. According to a statement by Tony Orilade, acting head of media and publicity of EFCC, Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin granted the application filed by the counsel to the EFCC, Sesan...

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Man jailed 10 years for raping master’s daughter in Kogi

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMan jailed 10 years for raping master’s daughter in Kogi

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2020

A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a 23-year old man, Okwudili Ayogu, to 10 years imprisonment for raping the daughter of his master. In his judgment delivered on Monday in Lokoja, Justice Nasir Ajanah, Chief Judge of Kogi, who presided over the matter, found the defendant guilty of the singular charge of rape. Ajanah said that the case: HCL/04C/2019 was determined on the strength of its successful prosecution by Iye Idama, Deputy...

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Police deny luxury buses hijack by bandits in Kogi

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice deny luxury buses hijack by bandits in Kogi

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2020

Nigeria Police in Lokoja said no GUO, Ezenwata and Young Shall Grow luxury buses were hijacked by bandits on the Lokoja -Okene road. This was contained in a statement in Lokoja on Monday by the Kogi State Police Command spokesman, DSP William Aya. He said that the report of the hijack was false and a calculated attempt at “manipulating the mindsets of Nigerians and the good people of the State that, Kogi State is not...

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Drama at Yola High Court as kidnapper accuses colleagues of perjury

National SecurityNewsNigeriaDrama at Yola High Court as kidnapper accuses colleagues of perjury

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2020

A mild drama was staged on Monday at a Yola High Court when a kidnap suspect that pleaded guilty insisted that the remaining seven that pleaded not guilty were lying on oath. The suspects were being arraigned in the court presided over by Justice Nathan Musa. Rufai Ahmadu who, along with Mohammed Abdullahi, pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges read to him could not bear the “not guilty” responses from his other colleagues and demanded them...

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Buhari, PM Johnson strike deal on future for Commonwealth

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaBuhari, PM Johnson strike deal on future for Commonwealth

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2020

The Presidency says the stage is set for a new trade regime between the UK and its old partners as well as an alignment with new trading partners following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari, understanding the inevitability of the situation, had stated...

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NAF to induct new helicopters on Thursday

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF to induct new helicopters on Thursday

PilotnewsFebruary 2, 2020

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is to induct the newly acquired Agusta 109E (M) Power helicopters and an Mi-17IE combat helicopter on Thursday, Feb.6, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, made announcement  in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Daramola said rehearsals for activities that formed part of the induction ceremony would involve the movement of military aircraft flying at low level as from Monday,...

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Ekiti to recruit 800 Special Constables for Community policing

National SecurityNewsNigeriaEkiti to recruit 800 Special Constables for Community policing

PilotnewsFebruary 2, 2020

The Police in Ekiti State says it has set in motion the process of recruiting 800 Special Constables that will work with the conventional police to tackle the rising level of insecurity in the country. In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday Abutu on Sunday, the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Mr Asuquo Amba, said that forms for the special recruitment had been distributed to all police stations across the state....

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