Insecurity: Niger Delta Youths Seek State Of Emergency In Zamfara

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: Niger Delta Youths Seek State Of Emergency In Zamfara

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2025

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has sought the declaration of a state of emergency in Zamfara State due to rising insecurity. In a press statement on Saturday signed by National Coordinator Israel Uwejeyan, NDYC cited the recent kidnappings, killings, and general insecurity in the state, noting that the situation has reached a tipping point. NYDC drew parallels with the Federal Government’s swift declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, arguing that similar...

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Jonathan Urges African Leaders To Prioritise Competent Economic Teams

NewsNigeriaPoliticsJonathan Urges African Leaders To Prioritise Competent Economic Teams

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 25, 2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has urged African leaders to prioritise competent economic teams, tech-driven education,  charging them not to politicise appointments into key economic positions. According to the former President, only top-class professionals and technocrats must be selected to be members of the economic management team. Jonathan noted that some African leaders select their cabinet based on relationship or patronage. According to him, hiring competent hands to man major departments in Government is critical to the kind of service...

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Adamawa State Police Command Arrests 148 Suspects for Various Offences

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Police Command Arrests 148 Suspects for Various Offences

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2025

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 148 suspects in connection with kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, and rape. The Command spokesman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, said that among items recovered from the suspects are 11 AK-47 rifles, 20 locally fabricated assault rifles, 110 live rounds of ammunition, 2 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and 3 stolen vehicles. “In compliance with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D, NPM,...

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Adamawa State Records 191 Suspected Cases of Meningitis

HealthNewsNigeriaAdamawa State Records 191 Suspected Cases of Meningitis

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2025

The State Ministry of Health has recorded 91 suspected cases of meningitis in eleven local government areas from January 2025 to date. The State Epidemiologist in the state ministry of health, Doctor Kadabiyu Jones, who disclosed this, attributed the scourge to excessive heat in the state. He said the affected local government areas are Fufore, Hong, Mayo-Belwa, Michika, Numan, Song, Mubi North, Mubi South, Yola North, Yola South, and Gombi. Doctor Jones revealed that the...

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YPP Governorship Candidate, Sir Paul Chukwuma, Picks Uzu Okagbue as Running Mate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsYPP Governorship Candidate, Sir Paul Chukwuma, Picks Uzu Okagbue as Running Mate

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2025

The governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party – YPP, for the November 8, 2025 Anambra State Governorship Election, has picked Uzu Okagbue, as his running mate. The announcement was made on Friday by Chukwuma. During the unveiling of his running mate at the YPP State secretariat in Awka, Sir Paul Chukwuma said that his decision was arrived at after intense consultations across all strata of the society in Anambra. Speaking on the character of...

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Poverty to Rise in Nigeria by 3.6% By 2027, Says World Bank

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaPoverty to Rise in Nigeria by 3.6% By 2027, Says World Bank

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

The World Bank has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s economic outlook, warning that poverty levels in the country are likely to rise by 3.6 per cent between now and 2027. The projection is contained in the latest edition of the Africa’s Pulse report, which was released this week during the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C. “Poverty in resource-rich, fragile countries—including large economies like Nigeria and...

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Military Kills 1,770 Terrorists, Rescues Over 2,500 Victims in Three Years — CDS

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Kills 1,770 Terrorists, Rescues Over 2,500 Victims in Three Years — CDS

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, says the Nigerian Armed Forces have made significant progress in the fight against terrorism in the North West, with over 1,770 terrorists neutralised and more than 3,000 arrested over the past three years. General Musa gave the update on Thursday while speaking at a military outreach programme held in Katsina State. According to him, the operations cut across five states, namely Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi,...

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COAS Orders Troops to Flush Out Bandits from Kwara, Niger in A Month

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCOAS Orders Troops to Flush Out Bandits from Kwara, Niger in A Month

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to flush out bandits operating in Baruten and Kaiama Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Kwara State within a month. General Oluyede gave the order on Wednesday during an operational visit to the 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigerian Army at Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The Army Chief also extended the directive to cover Borgu area...

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CBEX: EFCC Gets Court Approval to Arrest 6 Promoters

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaCBEX: EFCC Gets Court Approval to Arrest 6 Promoters

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja has authorised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and detain six individuals behind Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), over an alleged investment fraud estimated at more than $1 billion. Justice Emeka Nwite made the ruling on Thursday after the EFCC’s counsel, Fadila Yusuf, presented an ex-parte motion, asking for permission to arrest and hold the suspects while investigations continue. “I have listened to the submission of the...

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“Enough is Enough,” Tinubu Orders Swift Action in Troubled States

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolitics“Enough is Enough,” Tinubu Orders Swift Action in Troubled States

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 24, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has told security chiefs in no unambiguous terms that he wants an end to the bloodshed in parts of the country—and fast. During a lengthy meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu made it clear that the killings in Plateau, Benue, Borno, and Kwara states have gone on for too long. “Enough is enough,” he said, his voice stern as he addressed the disturbing spate of attacks in communities across these...

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