EFCC Boss Says FG Has Spent N6trn on Terrorism War

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityEFCC Boss Says FG Has Spent N6trn on Terrorism War

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 11, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria has spent no less than N6 trillion on the fight against insurgency between 2008 and 2021 according to the EFCC boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Also, the FG has lost N5.4 trillion to tax evasion by multinational corporations operating in the country between 2011 and 2021. His claims were documented in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Wilson Uwujaren. The statement indicated that Bawa said this while presenting a paper...

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Nigeria Army Arrest High-Profile Member Of Boko Haram

Crime & SecurityMilitaryNewsNigeria Army Arrest High-Profile Member Of Boko Haram

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 10, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Soldiers attached to Sector 2 Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Yawi Modu, in the Damboa Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno State. Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations,who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday noted that the feats were recorded by following robust operations conducted in the North East. He said the troops also raided a...

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Housewife Stabs Her husband To Death

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeHousewife Stabs Her husband To Death

PilotnewsSeptember 8, 2021

Police in Adamawa have arrested a 19-year-old housewife, Rumasau Muhammad of Wuro Yanka Village, in Shelleng Local Government Area for allegedly stabbing her 35-year-old husband, Muhammad Adamu to death. According to a statement by the Adamawa State Police command spokesman DSP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect allegedly stabbed the husband for refusing to divorce her as she demanded. The statement read in part: “The Adamawa State Police Command, on 7/9/2021 apprehended a 19-year-old wife for...

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Majority Of Bandits Are Fulanis -Governor Masari

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityMajority Of Bandits Are Fulanis -Governor Masari

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 7, 2021

KATSINA — The argument on the real identities of bandits that have been terrorizing residents of Nigeria, particularly the northern parts of the country have been revealed by Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State thereby laid to rest on the identities of bandits. Katsina state is among the states that have witnessed a high level of insecurity due to the activities of bandits who have killed many residents and continued to abduct others for...

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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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