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Blog National Security Nigeria OpinionOPINION: Nigeria Beefs Up Airport Security

PilotnewsApril 23, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger According to Nigerian media, the Federal Ministry of Aviation has directed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to increase airport security. Specific reference is made to the airports at Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kano, and Maiduguri, with reports of an increased presence of Nigerian military personnel. (The Nigerian army has already assumed responsibility for security at the airports in northern Nigeria.) Of the airports cited, all but Lagos...

Crime & Security Law & Justice News NigeriaPolice Arrests Alleged Killer of 29-Year-Old Man In Ebonyi

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 22, 2021

The Ebonyi Police Command said Wednesday it had arrested the alleged killer of 29-year-old Chukwudi Chukwu at a wake in Okposi, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Oda, told newsmen in Abakiliki that the suspect, who claimed to be a vigilante, was fake. According to Odah, investigations reveal that he is not a vigilante in Okposi. “He could not explain the source of a locally-made double-barrel gun,...

Military National Security News NigeriaNigerian Army Seek Funds Increase to Tackle Growing Insecurity

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 21, 2021

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru, is seeking the approval of the senate to improve funding for the military to purchase equipment and weapons. The Chief of Army said the growing insecurity challenges should be tackled with various combat enablers to effectively curb the threat. Attahiru, said this on Wednesday while receiving the senate committee on the army in his office in Abuja. He emphasized the necessity to support the course, noting that Nigeria...

Crime & Security Law & Justice NewsAnambra CP Vows to Ensure that Justice Prevails Over the Murder of Citizen, by Police Officer

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 21, 2021

The Anambra state Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Bala Kuryas has vowed to ensure a detailed investigation into the alleged murder of Ugochukwu Onwuzulike, a native of Awkuzu in Oyi local government area of Anambra state, who was shot by a police officer yesterday at Awkuzu junction and was later pronounced dead by doctors. Late Ugochukwu Onwuzulike was yesterday, April 20th, shot dead by a yet-to-be-identified police officer around Awkuzu junction while he was riding...

Law & Justice NewsNigerian Governors Announces Date to Start Implementing Financial Autonomy for Judiciary

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 21, 2021

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said it will start the implementation of financial autonomy for state legislative and judiciary institutions by May 2021. The assurance was given by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, after a meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the State House. Fayemi maintained that the Nigerian governors have never been opposed to the issue of financial autonomy...

Labour Law & Justice News NigeriaNigerians Have Been Denied Good Governance – Ubani

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 21, 2021

Former Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Ubani, has thrown his weight behind the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), adding that Nigerians have been denied good governance. Ubani made the assertion while speaking on a Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Tuesday, accusing Nigerian governors of controlling the judiciary and legislative arms of government. On April 6, JUSUN declared a nationwide strike to press home its...

Law & Justice News United StatesGeorge Floyd Killing: Ex-police Officer, Chauvin Found Guilty On All Counts

PilotnewsApril 21, 2021

Washington, DC — Derek Chauvin, the former U.S. police officer accused in the killing of George Floyd, has been found guilty on all three counts, Judge Peter Cahill said in Minneapolis on Tuesday. The death of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, in 2020 triggered a wave of demonstrations against racism and police violence in the U.S. in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder, which is punishable by up to...

Law & Justice United StatesWashington Reacts to Verdict in Derek Chauvin Trial

PilotnewsApril 21, 2021

Washington, DC — Washington responded with calm determination as former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges of murdering George Floyd, ending a trial that has put the country on edge as it confronts the realities of racial injustice and police violence. As jurors delivered their verdict following three weeks of emotionally charged testimony in Minneapolis, that city was just one of many nationwide on a high state of alert. Chauvin, who was...

Foreign Policy News NigeriaReview Nigeria’s Foreign Policy – Gbajabiamila

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 20, 2021

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has admitted that Nigeria’s foreign policy should be reviewed to protect its national interest in the face of changing global community. The speaker stated while speaking at a conference in Abuja on Monday. “Technology has changed the way we conduct business and has created the opportunity for millions across the world. “It has also made us vulnerable because the technology platforms and tools that have become such...

Lifestyle Military PeopleNAOWA Donates Foodstuffs, Cash, Clothes To Widows

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 16, 2021

The National President of the Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA) Mrs. Fati Attahiru has donated some foodstuffs, cash and clothes to widows of the falling officers at the 2 Division Headquarters, Nigerian Army, Odogbo in Ibadan. She made the presentation during her visit to the Division in Ibadan where she also performed foundation laying of the proposed Skill Acquisition Centre of NAOWA 2 Division. She also commissioned the completed remodeled NAOWA Secretariat, a block...

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