Why We Shut Down Telecommunications in Zamfara – Governor

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...

OPINION: Taliban Capture of Super Tucano Highlights Risk in Nigeria

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...

Government Employees Turns Bandits Arrested In Katsina State

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...

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

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...

Enugu State Passes The Open Grazing Bill, Gives 6 months Transitional Provision

ENUGU — Enugu State has joined the league of states in the southern region of Nigeria that has complied with the resolution of Southern Governors to pass the open grazing bill a day after the deadline; Southern Governors agreed in Lagos to domesticate the bill in states on or before 1st day of September 2021. On Thursday 2nd September, the bill for a law to prohibit open grazing and regulate cattle ranching and for connected...

Ortom to Sue Akume for Allegedly Peddling False Accusations

For peddling false reports about the Benue state government and attempting to sabotage his image, Governor Ortom has asserted that a lawsuit will be instituted against George Akume, minister of special duties and intergovernmental affairs. Ortom disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the government house in Makurdi, the state capital. According to the governor, Akume had one instigated members of the state assembly against in a bid to ensure his impeachment. Ortom noted that...

Like Insurgents, Pardon Soldiers Incarcerated for Mutiny – Falana Tells Buhari

ABUJA — Human rights activist, Femi Falana has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pardon the seventy soldiers convicted of mutiny like he pardoned Boko Haram fighters. In a letter directed to the president, Falana who is also a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) asserted that the soldiers’ offense was that they demanded to be well equipped to fight insurgency in the northeast. In 2014, 70 military operatives were accused of rebelling against the authorities of...

Open Grazing Ban: Miyetti-Allah Seeks For More Time In Enugu

Despite the widely acknowledged stance of southern governors on open grazing of cattle in the region and a five days’ notice of a public hearing on the bill, the Gan-Allah Fulani Development Association of Nigeria, GAFDAN, has posited that 30 days be given them for the group to come up with a position. Presenting their position before the joint committees on Agriculture, Youth and Security matters and Judiciary, Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges at the...

Nigeria and Russia Sign Military Cooperation Agreement

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger The Nigerian Embassy in Moscow announced last week the signing of a legal framework agreement that would provide for Russia to supply Nigeria with military equipment and training. The Agreement on Military-Technical Cooperation also provides for “after-sales services, training of personnel in respective educational establishments, and technology transfer.” Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly raised the possibility of such an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019. Media sees the agreement as related to U.S....

Six States’ Chief Justices To Meet With CJN Over Conflicting Court Orders

Chief judges of six states have been summoned by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and Chairman of the National Judicial Commission, Justice Tanko Muhammad, over the conflicting decisions of all, given by courts of coordinated jurisdiction. The chief justices that were summoned included those of Rivers, Kebbi, Cross River, Anambra, Jigawa, and Imo states. “It has become expedient for me to invite you for a detailed briefing on the development. “This is even more...

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