Amotekun Corps Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims in Osun State.

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaAmotekun Corps Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims in Osun State.

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

Operatives of the Western Nigeria Security Network, WNSN, popularly called Amotekun Corps, have rescued nine kidnap victims including two toddlers in Osun State. The victims were rescued by the joint team of Amotekun in Ondo and Osun states involved in the inter-border patrol in the southwest. It was learnt that the victims were kidnapped at the Ipetumodu axis of the state along the Ilesha-Akure highway while on their way from Lagos to Ado-Ekiti. The victims,...

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Play Politics With Decorum -Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza appeals to Politicians

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPlay Politics With Decorum -Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza appeals to Politicians

PilotnewsDecember 26, 2021

The Adamawa State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza has enjoined politicians to play the game of politics with decorum ahead of 2023 general elections in the country. Mamza in his Christmas message/mass celebration held at Saint Theresa cathedral Jimeta, noted that the country is passing through a trying moment with insecurity in some parts of the country. “God is aware of the challenges bedeviling the country as life is...

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Yuletide COVID-19 Surge: FTC Admin Bans Nightclubs, Parties, Religious Congregations

Crime & SecurityHealthNewsNigeriaYuletide COVID-19 Surge: FTC Admin Bans Nightclubs, Parties, Religious Congregations

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2021

The current status of COVID-19 in the Nation’s capital Abuja has forced the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to place ban on nightclubs, parties and religious congregations with over 50 worshippers. The administration in a statement Saturday by the Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat Dr. Abubakarl Tafida noted that the failure of residents to adopt simple preventive measures was worrisome. The statement said read in part, “Any gathering in excess of 50 people must...

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Police Recover 1,889 Machine Guns, 52,577 Round of Ammunitions, RPG, Others in 2021 – Report

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaPolice Recover 1,889 Machine Guns, 52,577 Round of Ammunitions, RPG, Others in 2021 – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2021

Barely one week after the Nigeria Customs Service intercepted a container loaded with firearms and ammunition at the Tin Can port in Lagos, the police have said they recovered no less than 1,889 weapons and 52,577 rounds of live ammunition between January and December, 2021. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, CP Frank Mba, told our correspondent in an interview on Thursday that the recovered weapons include General Purpose Machine Guns, Rocket-Propelled Grenade, variants...

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Feds Increases Hazard Allowance for Doctors, Other Healthcare Workers

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessFeds Increases Hazard Allowance for Doctors, Other Healthcare Workers

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2021

It has been gathered that the Federal Government has increased the hazard allowance for medical doctors and other health workers in the country. It was also learnt that while the government increased the doctors’ allowance from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000; other health workers like nurses, laboratory workers among others had theirs reviewed to between N15,000 and N34,000. This was according to a circular with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/11/406 dated December 22, 2021 and signed...

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Corps Member Met Romantic Soldier Three Years Before NYSC Camp – Family

NewsNigeriaCorps Member Met Romantic Soldier Three Years Before NYSC Camp – Family

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 26, 2021

The family of the corps member simply identified as Remi, who proposed to a female soldier, Private Sofiyat Akinlabi, at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, has disclosed that the duo’s relationship started three years ago in Abeokuta, Ogun State. According to the family member, Remi and Akinlabi’s friendship started in Abeokuta over three years ago before the latter joined the military. The Nigerian Army had detained Akinlabi on...

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National Broadcasting Commission Cautions Media Practitioners

NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationNational Broadcasting Commission Cautions Media Practitioners

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 25, 2021

The Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Balarabe Shehu Ilelah has told media practitioners not to be a mouthpiece for any interest group or groups in the country. The Director-General of the NBC stated this during a media parley on Thursday in Abuja, noted that many television and radio stations across the country, especially government owned, were owing the commission over N4bn in licensing and license renewal fees. “For stations owing license renewal fees, the NBC...

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Governor Fintiri Presents First Class Staff Of Office To Murum Mbula

NewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Fintiri Presents First Class Staff Of Office To Murum Mbula

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 25, 2021

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has presented a first class staff of office to the new monarch of Mbula Chiefdom, Murum Bwaltam Bentley Biyapo, Mboiman II. The presentation was made on Thursday in Borrong, Demsa local government area. The oath of office was administered on the new Murum Mbula by the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice Barrister Afraimu Jingi. The new king who succeeds Murum Joram Joel Fwa who died on May, 17th,...

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Federal Government Provides Free Train Ride

NewsNigeriaTransportationFederal Government Provides Free Train Ride

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 25, 2021

Mr. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) said the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared free train rides for citizens from December 24 to January 4, 2022. Okhiria in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, said it was in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation. He also reiterated the federal government’s commitment to ensure the safety of passengers and trains during the period. “The decision which...

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Government To Deploy Military Hardware To Fight Insurgency

National SecurityNewsNigeriaGovernment To Deploy Military Hardware To Fight Insurgency

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 25, 2021

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari says the fight against insurgency and terrorism will be reinvigorated with the delivery of military hardware recently procured by his administration. He stated this while delivering an address at the inauguration of Mohammed Indimi Centre for Distance Learning and International Conference Centre at the University of Maiduguri. This is the second time in 6 months that President Muhammadu Buhari is visiting Maiduguri, Borno State capital to assess the security situation and...

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