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Crime & Security National Security NewsSenate Urges FG To Deploy Fighter Jets to Bandits Hideouts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2022

ABUJA — The Senate on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to urgently deploy the fighter jets to flush out terrorists in their hideouts, noting that they are behind the kidnappings and killings of Nigerians. The call was made on Tuesday during plenary in resolutions reached following a point of order raised on the “Urgent need for the Federal Government to take drastic actions to bring to an end the act of banditry and kidnapping...

Crime & Security Law & Justice NewsState Government File Fresh Charges Against Hanifa’s Killer

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2022

Kano State Government has filed a fresh five-count charge to arraign Abdulmalik Tanko, Hanifa’s killer and his accomplices before a Kano State High Court. Aisha Mahmoud, State’s Director Public Prosecution who disclosed this to newsmen after the case came up for mention at the Magistrate court explained that the government filed the charge at the High Court because the Magistrate court lacks the jurisdiction to handle the offences filed against the defendants due to the...

Foreign Policy News United StatesUS Announces ‘No Interview’ Visa Renewal in Nigeria, Gives Conditions

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 1, 2022

LAGOS — The US Mission in Nigeria has announced the commencement of a no-interview visa renewal programme for Nigerians. After the launch of the initiative, it will be evaluated based on fraud and workload factors before possible scaling and expansion and will commence in Lagos this month. The US mission in a statement on its official website explained that the initiative is part of its continuous commitment to expand and innovate consular services despite the...

Law & Justice PoliticsEFCC: Okorocha Conspired And Diverted Public Funds to the Tune of About N2.9 Billion

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 1, 2022

ABUJA — Hours after formally declaring his interest to run for the office of president in 2023, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a 17-count money laundering charge against former Governor of Imo state, and senator representing Imo west, Rochas Okorocha, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the anti-graft agency, the senator allegedly conspired with others, including a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and five companies, to steal...

Foreign Policy JobsNigerian Professionals In UAE Embark on Campaign on Narrative-Changing Over Work Permit

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 31, 2022

Nigerian professionals living in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have embarked on a narrative campaign online to appeal for work permit restrictions by the country. President of the group, Professional Nigerians in UAE, Kayode Ogungbohun is leading the campaign. He spoke on Monday during an interview on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily that the campaign started after the problem was identified and it is aimed at projecting Nigerians living in UAE, positively. “We saw the...

Military National SecurityMilitary Parley With Civilian On Peace Building

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 29, 2022

ABUJA — In an effort towards fostering unity and breaching the communication gap between Journalists, Bloggers and the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Department of Civil-Military Affairs, Army Headquarters have been engaging the civilian populace in various ways to ensure a peaceful society. The Nigeria Army in partnership with Security Affairs has been organizing a series of seminars on social media influencers since 2018. So far such fora had taken place in Port Harcourt, Maiduguri,...

Foreign Policy Human Rights & Freedom United StatesU.S. Pledges to Support Nigeria’s Fight Against Modern-day Slavery

PilotnewsJanuary 28, 2022

ABUJA — The U.S. government on Thursday pledged to support Nigeria in its efforts to combat modern-day slavery and all forms of human trafficking and smuggling. Ms. Kathleen FlitzGibbon Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja said this at an event organised to commemorate the 2022 National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The event, held in collaboration with the DEVATOP Center for African Development under its “TALKAM” Human Rights Project, had the theme...

Crime & Security National SecurityPresident Buhari Orders Security Services To Flush Out Bandits, Terroristsn

PilotnewsJanuary 28, 2022

SOKOTO — President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and other security services to deal with any person or group undermining efforts at achieving sustainable peace, security, and stability in the country. President Buhari while speaking at the palace of Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, assured that the country will ultimately defeat the forces of evil. “I gave them specific orders not to spare any bandit or terrorist threatening the lives and...

National Security NewsConcern on the Recently Growing Trend of Military Coup in West Africa Countries

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 28, 2022

The growing trend of military coups in West African countries should be a concern for Nigeria as the country approaches its next general elections amidst insecurity, increase in poverty, and protest here and there. Insecurity has been a major concern for over a decade since the menace of Boko Haram terrorists broke out in the North East of Nigeria, it has extended to the North West where bandits have grown to terrorists. In between, we...

Economy Law & Justice NewsCourt Stop Federal Government From Deductions In The The Federation Account

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 27, 2022

ABUJA — A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stopped the federal government from further making deductions from the federation account to fund its own agencies not listed for direct allocation in the 1999 constitution (as amended). Rivers State, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/511/2020 and instituted on its behalf by former president of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Joseph Daudu (SAN), had challenged the decision of the federal government to allocate funds directly from...

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