Interfaith Council Sets to Find Lasting Peace in Plateau

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPeaceInterfaith Council Sets to Find Lasting Peace in Plateau

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 26, 2021

The Plateau Inter-Religious Council (IRC) has promised to ensure the restoration of lasting peace in the state by promoting the virtue of tolerance among citizens. Rev. Pandang Yamsat, the Co-chairman of the council made the promise at its inaugural meeting on Monday in Jos. It was reported that Gov. Simon Lalong, on February 8, inaugurated the council aimed at promoting peaceful co-existence and tolerance among adherents of the various religions in the state. Yamsat, a...

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Police Arrest 2 Suspected Kidnappers in Zaria

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest 2 Suspected Kidnappers in Zaria

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

ZARIA — The Police have arrested two of the suspected kidnappers who attacked Kofar-Gayan Low-Cost Zaria on Sunday, abducted two housewives, and injured four residents. ASP Mohammed Jalige, Police Public Relations Officer, Kaduna State Police Command, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Zaria. Jalige said the police were on top of the situation, adding that investigation into the matter was ongoing. Alhaji Haruna Sani, a husband to one...

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NERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerNERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

LAGOS — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is concluding the Extraordinary Tariff Review process for the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). NERC, which is the regulator of Nigeria’s power sector, made this known on Monday in a notice to the general public and industry stakeholders posted on its website. The commission said the review was pursuant to the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA). According to NERC, extraordinary tariff...

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Senator Ndume Reacts To Arrest Of Some Bureau De Change Operators

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSenator Ndume Reacts To Arrest Of Some Bureau De Change Operators

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

ABUJA — The Senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume had expressed concern why the Federal Government will choose to cover the identities of the suspects, noting that he underwent the same experience in an open court for six years before his eventual vindication. The lawmaker who spoke in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Sunday was reacting to the recent arrest of some Bureau De Change (BDC) operators,...

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Bandits Kills Physician In A Church, Abducts 4 Worshippers In Kaduna

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBandits Kills Physician In A Church, Abducts 4 Worshippers In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

KADUNA –-Bandits on Sunday attacked Haske Baptist Church in Manini Tasha vil­lage, Kuriga Ward in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killed one person and kidnaped several worshippers. The gunmen were said to have attacked the church at about 9:00 am and shot sporadically causing pandemonium, and in the ensuing stampede, a worshipper was gunned down whose identity was given as Dr. Zechariah Dogonyaro, a physician with Kaduna State Ministry of Health. One of...

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Boko Haram Burnt Down Mainok Police Station

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Burnt Down Mainok Police Station

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

MAIDUGURI– The Village head of Mainok, Lawan Tuja Mainok has confirmed that suspected Boko Haram terrorists have on Sunday burnt down Mainok Police station following the insurgents’ invasion of the military base before they were repelled by troops of the Nigerian military through reinforcement. Mainok, a town along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway is about 60 kilometres to Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State and has been a subject of attacks and abduction of civilians by...

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Pastor Kumuyi Warns Against Unguarded Utterances

National SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsPastor Kumuyi Warns Against Unguarded Utterances

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

ABUJA — The founder of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi has warned against the call for secession in Nigeria. Kumuyi spoke while addressing journalists after his crusade in Abuja on Sunday warned that secession has a way of hampering God from solving Nigeria’s challenges. “The point is these people that received this divine touch they did not give up, did not think is all over, they knew that God can still do something,...

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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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700,000 People Diagnosed Annually With Malaria in Lagos- Commissioner

HealthNewsNigeriaWellness700,000 People Diagnosed Annually With Malaria in Lagos- Commissioner

PilotnewsApril 25, 2021

LAGOS —  Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health, says no fewer than 700,000 people were being diagnosed annually with malaria disease in the state. Abayomi made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos in celebration of the 2021 World Malaria Day. The World Malaria Day (WMD) is commemorated annually on April 25, to create awareness on the global burden of malaria, and to mobilise support for the Roll Back Malaria strategies....

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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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