Insecurity: Peace Committee Submits Report to Military

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityInsecurity: Peace Committee Submits Report to Military

PilotnewsOctober 23, 2021

JOS — The Special Peace committee set up by the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) has submitted its reports to Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the commander of the task force. The 36-man committee was inauguration on September 11, 2021, to proffer a lasting solution to the lingering insecurity in the state. The committee was also mandated to identify the root causes of the crisis that has engulfed the state over the years. Presenting the...

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Nigeria’s Ambassador Identify Causes Of Insurgency

National SecurityPovertyNigeria’s Ambassador Identify Causes Of Insurgency

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 23, 2021

YOLA — The dearth of development in the Northeast region of Nigeria has been identified as one of the major triggers of insurgency in the region. The North East adjudged as the poorest region in Nigeria has suffered over a decade of Insurgency leading to the death of tens of thousands of residents, displacement of millions of others, and destruction of infrastructure and properties across the region. Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin, Lieutenant Gen. Tukur Buratai...

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EndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Promises to Make Judicial Panel Report Public

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeEndSARS: Sanwo-Olu Promises to Make Judicial Panel Report Public

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 21, 2021

LAGOS — As the final report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution is being awaited, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the Government would be making full disclosure of the report to the public. Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would not make an attempt to cover up the recommendations of the panel, whether it is in its favour or not. The Governor said the panel report would be helpful in strengthening true...

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Amidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeAmidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 21, 2021

ABUJA — On Thursday, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security. The IPOB leader was brought to the Court on a black Sport Utility Vehicle at about 8 a.m. Journalists, lawyers, and staff of the Federal High Court were barred from entering the Court premises. From Transcorp Hilton through the Ministry of Justice and Abia House, security was beefed up with...

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Mrs Ibrahim Zakzaky Sues DSS, AGF Demands N2 billion

Law & JusticeMrs Ibrahim Zakzaky Sues DSS, AGF Demands N2 billion

PilotnewsOctober 19, 2021

ABUJA — Wife of the Leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly called the Shi’ites, Malama Zeenah, have separately filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja challenging the seizure of their international passports by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). In their fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by their lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), their lawyer, in their fundamental rights enforcement suit, the...

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#EndSARS: LCCI Seeks Strict Adherence to Democratic Ideals

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & Justice#EndSARS: LCCI Seeks Strict Adherence to Democratic Ideals

PilotnewsOctober 19, 2021

LAGOS — The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged leaders in sub-Saharan Africa to embrace the rule of law and democratic ideals to forestall political unrest. Dr. Chinyere Almona, Director-General, LCCI, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. She spoke against the backdrop of the one-year anniversary of #EndSARS protests which impacted negatively on businesses across the country. Almona added that bad...

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ENDSARS UPDATE: Panel Ends Sitting Award N410 million To 71 Petitioners

Law & JusticeENDSARS UPDATE: Panel Ends Sitting Award N410 million To 71 Petitioners

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 19, 2021

LAGOS — The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS)-related abuses and the October 20 Lekki Tollgate shootings has ended its assignment. The Panel of Enquiry was set up by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last year to adjudicate cases of police brutality in the state. Justice Doris Okuwobi, who presided over the nine-man panel, ended the sitting with compensations for victims and recommendations to the government. She said...

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NAF Denies Paying Bandits, Debunk Wall Street Journal Report

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNAF Denies Paying Bandits, Debunk Wall Street Journal Report

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has denied paying bandits a sum of N20 million in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun earlier seized from troops. NAF’s statement is a reaction to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which accused the force of brokering the deal to secure a 12.7 calibre anti-aircraft gun. In the report published on Sunday, WSJ reported that NAF brokered the deal just as President Muhammadu Buhari was planning...

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SERAP Sues FG Over N4.8bn Budget to Monitor WhatsApp

Law & JusticeSERAP Sues FG Over N4.8bn Budget to Monitor WhatsApp

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the scheme to keep tabs on the phone calls, WhatsApp, and text messages of Nigerians. The NGO filed the suit on Friday before a federal high court in Abuja. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1240/2021, SERAP prayed that the court to declare the plan to monitor WhatsApp unconstitutional. Of the N982 billion approved in 2021 supplementary budget,...

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UK Government Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling To Twelve States In Nigeria

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyUK Government Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling To Twelve States In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2021

The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens against travelling to twelve states in Nigeria due to the high threat of kidnapping for ideological, financial, or political gain. The states are Borno, Yobe, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Zamfara, and Adamawa states. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) published in its travel advisory, warning its citizens to stay away from these twelve states. The FCDO also advised its citizens...

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