US Authorises Diplomats to Leave Nigeria Over ‘Terrorist Attacks’

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyUnited StatesUS Authorises Diplomats to Leave Nigeria Over ‘Terrorist Attacks’

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 26, 2022

..warns citizens to reconsider traveling to Nigeria. …FG dismisses security alert, says Nigeria is ‘safer today’.   The United States on Tuesday authorised the departure of diplomats from Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, “due to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks.” This was disclosed in a travel advisory by the US State Department. The State Department advised US citizens to reconsider non-essential travels to Nigeria due to concerns over crime, terrorism, civil unrest. Specifically, the State Department...

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BREAKING NEWS: Sit-At-Home Over as IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Acquitted

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeBREAKING NEWS: Sit-At-Home Over as IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Acquitted

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2022

By Emmanuel Chisom Chigbata (Staff Rporter) The Leader of the Indigenous Peoples Of Biafra, IPOB, Maazi Nnamdi Kanu has been discharged and acquitted by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja. The Court ruled among other things that Nigeria is in breach of extradition treaty and laws and have breached Kanu’s fundamental human right, that the proceeding against him in the Federal High Court is tainted with illegality and that the Federal High Court breached...

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Nigerian Army Court Marshal 68 Soldiers

Law & JusticeMilitaryNigerian Army Court Marshal 68 Soldiers

PilotnewsOctober 6, 2022

Sixty-eight (68) soldiers of the 8 Division, Nigerian Army Sokoto have been arraigned before a General Court Marshal sitting at Giginya Barrack in the state for various offenses. The General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Major-General Uwem Bassey while declaring the Court Marshal open said the session was convened due to the urgent need for posting and promotion as the Court Marshal is established to administer justice, not only to the victims but also to the...

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Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke as Osun PDP Governorship Candidate

Law & JusticeNewsNigeria ElectionsSupreme Court Affirms Adeleke as Osun PDP Governorship Candidate

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 29, 2022

ABUJA — The supreme court has confirmed that Ademola Adeleke is the duly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A governorship aspirant, Oyedotun Babayemi, had taken Adeleke before a federal high court in Osogbo, seeking to be declared as the PDP candidate for the July 16 governorship election in Osun state. Two factions of the party had, on March 8, conducted separate governorship primaries featuring Adeleke and Babayemi. Babayemi was declared the...

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Ministry of Defence Appeals Protesting Military Veterans To Exercise Patience

MilitaryNewsMinistry of Defence Appeals Protesting Military Veterans To Exercise Patience

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 28, 2022

ABUJA — The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Abubakar Kana has appealed to military veterans protesting unpaid Security Debarment Allowance for more time. Kana, while addressing the former military officers on Tuesday in Abuja, debunked the allegation that the funds had been released, but payment was delayed by the ministry. He assured the protesters that the Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) was concerned about their plight, allayed their fear over...

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NSCDC asks for more technology to tackle insecurity, oil theft

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNSCDC asks for more technology to tackle insecurity, oil theft

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 26, 2022

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says the federal government (FG) needs to deploy more technology to tackle insecurity and oil theft. Ahmed Audi, commandant general (CG), said this during a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. According to him, the available technology was not enough to combat the menace, adding that the corps had arrested and prosecuted many of the pipeline vandals. “I had a tour last month to pipeline...

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90,000 terrorists have surrendered in one year — Zulum

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeria90,000 terrorists have surrendered in one year — Zulum

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 26, 2022

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has said more than 90,000 members of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have surrendered in the last year. The governor indicated this while speaking at an event organized on the margins of the 77th UN General Assembly in New York. Zulu stated that the terrorists voluntarily surrendered to the army for disarmament, de-radicalisation and reintegration. According to him, this has never happened anywhere in...

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Women Groups Calls For Review of deployment of Force Personnel To VIPs

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaWomen Groups Calls For Review of deployment of Force Personnel To VIPs

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 25, 2022

Women groups have called for a review of the methodology used for the deployment of force personnel to Very Important Personalities (VIPs) to avert  assault, sexual abuse, and other inhumane treatment meted on them. Prof. Joy Ezeilo, Founder, Women Aid Collective (WACOL) at a joint press conference on Friday in Abuja made the call over the alleged recent assault and human right abuse of Inspector Teju Moses by Prof. Zainab Abiola, a Legal Practitioner, and...

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Enugu Highways under attacks, Police Rescue 12 Kidnap Victims

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaEnugu Highways under attacks, Police Rescue 12 Kidnap Victims

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 24, 2022

In South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, Enugu State in times past was adjudged as the most peaceful state; cases of kidnappings, and robbery were insignificant compared to her counterparts. But the narrative is gradually changing as cases of armed robberies and kidnapping in Coal city make waves; worst is the activities of these men on the Enugu-Port Harcourt highway and Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Highway. Nowadays, commuters on both highways set off in fear and trepidation because...

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2023: Labour Party Aims for 2m Votes from Nasarawa

National SecurityNews2023: Labour Party Aims for 2m Votes from Nasarawa

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 18, 2022

The Labour Party (LP) in Nasarawa is working towards getting at least two million votes from the state during the presidential election, says Alexander Emmanuel, the state party chairman. He said this on Saturday, while receiving new supporters into the party in Karu LGA. The state party chairman also said over 27,000 persons defected to the Labour Party from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)....

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