Security Situation in North Central Concerning – Defence Minister

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeriaSecurity Situation in North Central Concerning – Defence Minister

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 7, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, has said the insecurity plaguing states in the north-central region is fast growing into a major source of concern for the government. According to him, the spate of attacks in Zamfara state and the northcentral has forced President Buhari to demand urgency in dealing with the situation. The minister said this on Tuesday following the national security council meeting which took place at the presidential villa, Abuja....

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EU, UN Commends Fintiri on Passage of VAPP

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsEU, UN Commends Fintiri on Passage of VAPP

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

ABUJA — The European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) agencies in Nigeria have lauded Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa for the passage of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Bill into law in the state. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Edward Kallon, UN Resident Coordinator, Nigeria in Abuja. According to the EU and UN,  with the passage of the VAPP law, women and girls in the state are now...

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Conflicting Court Orders Affects INEC Jobs-Prof. Yakubu

Law & JusticeNigeria ElectionsConflicting Court Orders Affects INEC Jobs-Prof. Yakubu

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

ABUJA — Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says the conflicting orders emanating from courts of coordinate jurisdiction are making the job of the electoral body difficult. Yakubu who stated this in Abuja on Monday at the third quarterly meeting with political parties said the more INEC strives to improve the credibility and transparency of the electoral process, the more extraneous obstacles are put in its way through litigations. “On the issue...

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Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsMiyetti Allah Kauta Hore Sought Stoppage For Implementation Of Anti-Grazing Laws

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 6, 2021

The National Secretary of a Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Engr Saleh Alhassan has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to stop state governors (especially in the South) from implementing the various anti-grazing laws. Alhassan while addressing a press conference said Nigeria should adopt strategies in responding to the challenges of climate change as it affects livestock production. He described the anti-grazing laws as satanic and a ploy to cripple...

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Nigerians in UAE Cry for Help over Hunger as They’re Denied Work Permits

Foreign PolicyJobsMigrationNigerians in UAE Cry for Help over Hunger as They’re Denied Work Permits

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

Many Nigerians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are currently experiencing a tough period, especially those in Dubai, as they lament job loss and the denial of obtaining work permits. One of the affected Nigerians, Bisi Kazeem, believes the authorities of the Arab country are punishing them for the sins of others. “As far as I’m concerned, I can only say maybe it is one out of 10, or 10 out of 100 Nigerians...

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Lawyer to Detained Igboho’s Aides Asks Ooni to Influence Their Release

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeNewsLawyer to Detained Igboho’s Aides Asks Ooni to Influence Their Release

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 6, 2021

Pelumi Olajengbesi, the lawyer to the detained aides of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has asked the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to use his position as respected monarch to ensure the release of the detained associates of the activist who are still in the custody of the Department of State Service, despite a court order granting them bail. In a letter on Monday, the lawyer described the...

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Why We Shut Down Telecommunications in Zamfara – Governor

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityTelecommunicationWhy We Shut Down Telecommunications in Zamfara – Governor

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 6, 2021

Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, on Monday ordered that all telecommunications networks in the state be shut down to check banditry. The development followed the suspension of weekly markets and other drastic measures in the adjoining troubled North-west and North central states to check activities of bandits in the regions. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had ordered telecom operators to suspend their networks in Zamfara. Following the development, bandits have reportedly intensified attacks...

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OPINION: Taliban Capture of Super Tucano Highlights Risk in Nigeria

Foreign PolicyMilitaryNational SecurityOPINION: Taliban Capture of Super Tucano Highlights Risk in Nigeria

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The fall of Kabul to the Taliban and the group’s capture of U.S. military materiel highlights the risk inherent to U.S. arms deals with countries wracked with insecurity. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has officially placed in service six A-29 Super Tucanos, light turboprop aircraft manufactured by Embraer (Brazil) and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (United States). Six more Super Tucanos will be delivered later this year in a deal set to cost...

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Government Employees Turns Bandits Arrested In Katsina State

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeGovernment Employees Turns Bandits Arrested In Katsina State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2021

KATSINA — Katsina Police Command has arrested three employees of Katsina State Government suspected of bandits who claimed to have repented. They were arrested after an attempted robbery attack instead of doing their job as expected, they were rather using it to rob and defraud people. The suspects were said to have been offered employment by the Katsina State Government and were working in collaboration with the office of the Special Adviser to the state...

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5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeria5,890 Terrorists Surrender To Troops Between August 12 and September 2

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 3, 2021

ABUJA — Not less than 5,890 terrorists, including foot soldiers and their commanders, have surrendered with their families to the Nigerian Army in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said. The spokesperson of the DHQ, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, made this known on Thursday at a press conference in Abuja. He added that the surrender took place between August 12 and September 2. According to him, some of the operational efforts of the military yielded...

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