Court Remands Man for Allegedly Killling Neighbour

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Remands Man for Allegedly Killling Neighbour

PilotnewsMarch 24, 2021

ILE-IFE, OSUN — An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Wednesday, ordered that a 38-year-old man, Bamigboye Opeyemi, who allegedly shot his neighbour to death, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Opeyemi with murder. Magistrate A. I. Oyebadejo, did not take the plea of Opeyemi, for want in jurisdiction. Oyebadejo ordered the police to return the case to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice. She therefore...

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Northern Elders Forum Reacts To Threats Of Eviction By Some Groups In Nigeria

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNorthern Elders Forum Reacts To Threats Of Eviction By Some Groups In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2021

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says some “political adventurers” are capitalizing on the weakness of elected officials by threatening the unity of the country. Some groups from the South and from the North are calling for the eviction of citizens from some parts of the country. In a statement on Monday, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF’s spokesperson, said such threats have become popular because the government has not shown much will to address the situation. “It is...

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Bandits May Take Over The Nigerian Government- Galadima

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits May Take Over The Nigerian Government- Galadima

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 22, 2021

Buba Galadima, a former political associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday hinted that bandits may take over the Nigerian government. Galadima said if bandits coordinate themselves properly, they will take over the Nigerian government. Speaking exclusively with Daily Post, the elder statesman anchored his claims on the belief that the Federal Government was treating the issue of banditry and kidnapping with “kid gloves.” “The Federal government treats this matter with kid gloves. If bandits...

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Foresees A Massive Protest That Will Shut Down Nigeria- Primate Ayodele

National SecurityPoliticsReligionForesees A Massive Protest That Will Shut Down Nigeria- Primate Ayodele

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 22, 2021

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has raised the alarm that he foresees a massive protest that will shut down Nigeria. In a statement, Ayodele who spoke during a session with his members called on the attention of the Federal government and President Muhammadu Buhari on the current insecurity that has befallen the country. The cleric also warned that Nigeria’s economy will be in a bad shape, adding that serious food...

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Buhari Condemns Attack On Gov. Ortom, Orders Transparent Investigation

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsBuhari Condemns Attack On Gov. Ortom, Orders Transparent Investigation

PilotnewsMarch 21, 2021

ABUJA —  President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, saying the brutal attacks on individuals and communities in the state, with the latest one targeting the governor, was unacceptable. The president made the condemnation in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. Buhari welcomed the dispatch of a high-level team of crack investigators to the state from the...

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Proliferation of Illegal Arms, Ammunition Worries President Buhari

National SecurityNewsNigeriaProliferation of Illegal Arms, Ammunition Worries President Buhari

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 20, 2021

The rising proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition in the country, in spite of the closure of the nation’s borders more than a year ago has become a concern to President Muhammadu Buhari. The Federal Government shut the nation’s land borders in August 2019, with the aim of controlling smuggling, including light and small arms, into the country. The border closure was however reversed through a presidential order in December last year, after several calls...

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Six Super-Tucano Fighter Jets Due To Arrive Nigeria

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsSix Super-Tucano Fighter Jets Due To Arrive Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 19, 2021

The Presidency said on Thursday said six of the 12 Super-Tucano fighter jets ordered by the Federal Government from the United States (U.S.) are due in the country in July. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said six of the jets would be delivered by the middle of July. In a post on his Twitter handle, Shehu said the remaining six would arrive shortly after, adding that...

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Police In Adamawa Apprehends Pick Pocketers, Recovers 1,293,000 CFA, One Golf vehicle

Law & JusticeNewsPolice In Adamawa Apprehends Pick Pocketers, Recovers 1,293,000 CFA, One Golf vehicle

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 18, 2021

The Adamawa State Police Comand sad on the18/3/2021, Operatives of the Command attached to Mubi South Division, While on Visibility policing along First Bank road, in Mubi south local government, arrested a  notorious pocket picker (DAN TSANE). According to the image-maker of the command, DSP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje in a statement that the suspect  DANJUMA MUHAMMED 49years, a resident of Aderawo ward, Song local government, trailed his target, Buba Bello, into a Tricycle from First...

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Senate Suspends Bill Seeking to Restructure Nigeria Military

MilitaryNewsNigeriaSenate Suspends Bill Seeking to Restructure Nigeria Military

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 18, 2021

The Senate on Wednesday had a heated debate following the presentation of a bill seeking to restructure the Nigerian Armed Forces. The bill was titled, ‘A bill for the Establishment of Armed Forces Service Commission, 2021’ and sponsored by the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe. The bill seeks for the appointment of service chiefs in compliance with the federal character principle based on the recommendations of members of a proposed commission. Abaribe, while leading the...

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Tongue Lashing: Politicians, Retired Public Servants Behind Conflicts Across Nigeria

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsTongue Lashing: Politicians, Retired Public Servants Behind Conflicts Across Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 17, 2021

There are accusations and counter-accusation of those behind the various forms of conflict in Nigeria as the national president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural organization, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, says desperate politicians were the brains behind ethnoreligious crises in the country. However, Bakut Bakut, Director General Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has accused retired public servants of causing communal conflicts across Nigeria. The duo made their positions in different fora. Bodejo during the...

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