About 10,000 Nigerians Are In Boko Haram’s Captivity- Gov Ortom

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaAbout 10,000 Nigerians Are In Boko Haram’s Captivity- Gov Ortom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 16, 2021

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said about 10,000 Nigerians, including boys and girls are still in Boko Haram’s captivity. Ortom stated this in Makurdi during a virtual presentation as guest lecturer at the 2021 Press Week/Lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents’ Chapel, FCT Council. He added that over 30, 000 Nigerians have been killed and 3 million displaced by the terror group, stating that the captives are being indoctrinated with...

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We Have Arrested Over 2000 Suspects, Seized N75bn Worth Drugs In Three Months – NDLEA

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaWe Have Arrested Over 2000 Suspects, Seized N75bn Worth Drugs In Three Months – NDLEA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 15, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it has arrested not less than 2000 suspects in the last three months. The Chairman of the agency, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, added that over 300 convictions have been secured and his agency has seized illicit drugs worth N75 billion within the period under review. He said this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at...

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Afe Babalola Advocates for Extension of Retirement Age for Supreme Court Justices

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAfe Babalola Advocates for Extension of Retirement Age for Supreme Court Justices

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 14, 2021

A legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, on Wednesday proposed 100 years as retirement age for Supreme Court Justices from 70. This is contained in a statement issued by Tunde Olofintila, the Director, Corporate Information of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD), in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday. Babalola, founder of ABUAD, made the call at the virtual launch of books in honour of retired Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, CFR, of the Supreme Court to mark his...

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DPR Revokes 32 Refinery Licenses As Dangote Refinery Reaches 80% Completion

BusinessInvestingOil & GasDPR Revokes 32 Refinery Licenses As Dangote Refinery Reaches 80% Completion

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 13, 2021

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has disclosed that 32 refinery project licenses issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years. According to the DPR, the numbers of valid refinery project licenses presently in the country are 23 as of March 2021, from the 44 in April 2018. Analysis of the agency’s new list of valid refinery project licenses and that of April 2018 revealed that 32 licenses...

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Only Ballot Should Determine Election Winner — Jonathan

NigeriaPoliticsOnly Ballot Should Determine Election Winner — Jonathan

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 13, 2021

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for standard electoral practice in the country, saying ballot paper, not the court should determine the winner of an election. The former president stated this on Monday in an interaction with reporters during a visit to TOSTV network studios in Abuja. He noted that the electoral management bodies have the sole responsibility of returning candidates and declaring winners while the judiciary complements by either upholding declared results or nullifying...

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Proposed Southeast Joint Security Network ― A Logical Reflection

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionProposed Southeast Joint Security Network ― A Logical Reflection

PilotnewsApril 12, 2021

“Ebubeagu must hit the ground running” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Yesterday, the five governors of the Southeast region met at Owerri the Imo state capital and for the first time in a long while, the entire governors were present in persons. At the end of their meeting, they all agreed to form a united security front called “Ebubeagu” as a joint Southeast security formation. This is coming about four months after the IPOB’s ESN was formed, and...

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South-East Governors Announces New Security Outfit, Ebube Agu

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSouth-East Governors Announces New Security Outfit, Ebube Agu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 12, 2021

Governors of the South-East states have announced a joint security outfit for the region, codenamed Ebube Agu (Aura of the Tiger). The governors made the resolution in a communique during the first southeast security summit held in Owerri on Sunday. The communique was presented by Chief Dave Umahi, Chairman of the South East Governors’ Conference and Ebonyi Governor, The governor’s conference said the joint security outfit would have its headquarters in Enugu to coordinate the...

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FG Printed N60bn to Share In March – Obaseki

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsFG Printed N60bn to Share In March – Obaseki

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 12, 2021

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said Nigeria is in “huge financial trouble” with the way the economy is run. Obaseki lamented that Nigeria was the only country in the world where the federal, state and local governments earn salaries at the end of the month, adding that the Federal Government printed N60bn as part of federal allocation for March. Speaking at the state transition committee stakeholders’ engagement, the governor said the economy was no...

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Gov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

National DevelopmentNigeriaPoliticsGov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

IBADAN — Gov. Babangana Zulum of Borno says Nigeria will continue to be united in spite of its many challenges. Zulum said this on Saturday in Ibadan during a courtesy visit to his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Sheyi Makinde. The governor appealed to those fomenting trouble in parts of the country to desist forthwith and allow peace to reign, adding that nobody could predict what would happen in times of crises. He called on the...

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PDP Governors Call for Devolution of Powers

NewsPoliticsPDP Governors Call for Devolution of Powers

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 10, 2021

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor’s Forum have demanded an urgent devolution of powers and restructuring of Nigeria, saying the security situation in the country has worsened due to the incompetence of the government. The demands are contained in a communique jointly signed by the governors after the five hours of the closed-door meeting. The governors said that Nigerians were more divided along ethnic and religious lines more than ever before, lamenting that...

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