We Support Restructuring And State Policing, Says South East Governors And Stakeholders

National DevelopmentNational SecurityNewsNigeriaWe Support Restructuring And State Policing, Says South East Governors And Stakeholders

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

The South East Governors, clergies and traditional rulers on Sunday affirmed their support for restructuring the country’s socio-political and economic operational system as a panacea to the nation’s recovery. This is stated in a communiqué issued after the closed-door security meeting held in Government House Enugu, “The meeting is in support of restructuring, setting up of state police and other national issues as discussed in the last NEC meeting.” They further revealed that a committee...

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Insecurity: South-East Governors, Opinion Leaders in Closed-door Meeting in Enugu

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: South-East Governors, Opinion Leaders in Closed-door Meeting in Enugu

PilotnewsApril 25, 2021

ENUGU — Governors of the South-East and opinion leaders in the zone are currently in a closed-door security meeting at the Government House, Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that leaders of religious groups, traditional and sociocultural institutions in the area are also part of the meeting. This is the second security meeting called at the instance of the South-East Governor’s Forum in the last two weeks and might not be unconnected to...

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Pantami Should Resign His Ministerial Position – Moghalu

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPantami Should Resign His Ministerial Position – Moghalu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 24, 2021

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Kingsley Moghalu, has joined the call for the resignation of the embattled Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, over his past apologist statement on terrorism. Moghalu’s call followed the defense of the Minister by the Presidency, who claimed that Pantami put Nigeria first and had initiated plans and policies that would profit the Nigerian public. But in a series of tweets...

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OPINION: Nigeria Beefs Up Airport Security

BlogNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionOPINION: 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...

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Police Arrests Alleged Killer of 29-Year-Old Man In Ebonyi

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice 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,...

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Nigerian Army Seek Funds Increase to Tackle Growing Insecurity

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian 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...

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Anambra CP Vows to Ensure that Justice Prevails Over the Murder of Citizen, by Police Officer

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsAnambra 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...

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Nigerian Governors Announces Date to Start Implementing Financial Autonomy for Judiciary

Law & JusticeNewsNigerian 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...

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Nigerians Have Been Denied Good Governance – Ubani

LabourLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNigerians 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...

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George Floyd Killing: Ex-police Officer, Chauvin Found Guilty On All Counts

Law & JusticeNewsUnited 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...

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