Boat Capsize as Many Farmers Fears Dead in Kebbi State

National SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsBoat Capsize as Many Farmers Fears Dead in Kebbi State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 8, 2023

Eighty people were rescued from a boat carrying about 100 passengers which capsized in a river in Sammanaji village at Koko/Besse local government area of  Kebbi  State. Chairman of Koko/Besse local government area, Yahaya Bello who disclosed this, added that 14 bodies were retrieved from the river, while rescue workers continued search for the remaining passengers. Kebbi state Governor Abubakar Bagudu and other top government officials visited the village and condoled with families of the victims. Similarly, President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government...

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NBA Raises Suspicious, How Police Handle Mrs. Raheem Murder

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNBA Raises Suspicious, How Police Handle Mrs. Raheem Murder

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 31, 2022

…Reps Move To Ban Alcohol Consumption By Policemen The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Yakubu Maikyau, has said the Association is suspicious of how the Nigeria Police are handling the case of the Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, as the House of Representatives proposes a ban on alcohol consumption by policemen. Raheem was shot by an Assistant Superintendent of Police on Christmas Day while returning from an eatery in their car with her...

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Drug War: Federal Government Lauds NDLEA

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaDrug War: Federal Government Lauds NDLEA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2022

The Federal Government has attributed the successes recorded in the war against terrorism and banditry in the country to the successes achieved by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) in the fight against drug abuse. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Gida Mustapha stated this during the presentation of an award of excellence to the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), General Muhammadu...

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Ghana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsGhana’s IGP Warn Pastors Against Making False New Year Prophecies on 31 December

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)December 28, 2022

The Ghanaian Police has cautioned clerics against instilling fear in people’s minds by making false and misleading new year prophecies during the customary crossover services on 31 December. In 2021, the police proscribed new year prophecies that could cause fear, and anxiety and are likely to endanger lives, saying anyone found guilty risks up to five years imprisonment. On Tuesday, the Ghana police spokesperson, Grace Ansah-Akrofi, said the law, which is to ensure continuous security,...

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US to support NDLEA on improved intelligence gathering capacity

National SecurityNewsNigeriaUS to support NDLEA on improved intelligence gathering capacity

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 27, 2022

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed the United States government’s intention to work on improving the agency’s capacity for intelligence gathering and prosecution. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA’s spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Monday, According to him, the project will also support the agency’s forensic and chemical analysis capacity. Babafemi noted that the support, which is from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, was...

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Nigerian Army To Deal With Terrorist Groups, 100 Top terrorist Commanders Killed

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army To Deal With Terrorist Groups, 100 Top terrorist Commanders Killed

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The Nigerian Army has been directed to deal decisively with any terrorist group and all those who take up arms against the Nigerian State, as military authorities said yesterday that 100 notorious commanders and fighters of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, were killed by joint military operations involving air and ground components. The Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Farouq Yahaya, stated this at a Christmas luncheon with troops of Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin...

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US To Strengthen Intelligence Gathering, Forensic Capacity Of NDLEA

National SecurityNewsNigeriaUS To Strengthen Intelligence Gathering, Forensic Capacity Of NDLEA

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 27, 2022

The United States government has announced a project that will strengthen intelligence gathering and prosecution capabilities as well as forensic and chemical analysis capacity of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The project will be implemented by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Nigeria. The latest support from the U.S. Department of States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) comes on the heels of an award of...

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National Identity Number Enrollment Hit Over 93 million

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNational Identity Number Enrollment Hit Over 93 million

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 23, 2022

The National Identity Number (NIN) enrollment has hit over 93.5 million in the national database of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Director General, Mr Aliyu Aziz disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a one-day roundtable meeting organized by the Identify for Development (ID4D). The programme was organized for desk officers of the Nigeria Digital Identification Project’s ecosystem implementing partners. Represented by the Director of Public Services, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stressed the need to...

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NSCDC Assures Anambra Residents Of Adequate Security, deploys 1931 officers

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNSCDC Assures Anambra Residents Of Adequate Security, deploys 1931 officers

PilotnewsDecember 19, 2022

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, under the leadership of Commandant Isdiore  Chikere has assured the people of the state of its readiness to perform its statutory responsibility of protection of lives and property of innocent citizens coupled with all the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure in the State, this festive season According to a release by the State Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSC Okadigbo Edwin, the command has...

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62 Generals To Retire From The Nigerian Army In 2022 – Irabor

National SecurityNewsNigeria62 Generals To Retire From The Nigerian Army In 2022 – Irabor

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 19, 2022

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, treated the retired and retiring generals to a regimental dinner and awards to honour them for their After 35 years of meritorious service to the nation, the Nigerian Army, on Saturday, honour the retired and retiring generals to a regimental dinner. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said those honoured include senior officers comprising 24 major generals and 38 brigadier generals are those who retired or are due...

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