Nigeria seeks US partnership to end insecurity

Nigeria is seeking the support of the United States in addressing the country’s pressing security challenges, including banditry and terrorism. Bello Matawalle, minister of state for defence, said Nigeria would welcome international support to rid the country of terrorists. Matawalle, currently on a working visit to the US, said President Bola Tinubu is determined to collaborate with friendly nations to make Nigeria more secure for all. In the US, the Minister met with members of...

Powerful Nigerians Sponsors Banditry, Terrorism Engaged In Illegal Mining

Mr Dele Alake, Nigeria’s Minister of Solid Minerals says some powerful Nigerians are involved in illegal mining and are sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country. Alake disclosed this while defending the 2024 budget of the Ministry before the House of Representatives Committee on Solid Minerals at the National Assembly. “A lot of the banditry and other forms of insecurity associated in the sector are sponsored by illegal miners. “These illegal miners are not the people who...

Enugu State Judiciary Inaugurates 10 Small Claims Courts

The Enugu State Judiciary has inaugurated 10 Small Claims Court for timely judgment on financial claims ranging from five to ten million naira; the Small Claim Courts is established to settle financial disputes especially debt recovery and other liquidated money demands not exceeding ten million naira only. Explaining the concept of Small Claims Court, the Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Raymond Afojulu Ozoemena said it is a court of limited jurisdiction that hears disputes...

As Anambra Assembly Rounds up Budget Defense Exercise, What is Next?

“A major aspect of the budget performance is the availability of funds” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Three weeks after Governor Chukwuma Soludo presented a budget size of N410 billion Naira to Anambra State House of Assembly for consideration, the House is now drawing the curtains on budget defense, which is an integral aspect of the budgeting process. The budget currently at committee stage, has all government Ministries Departments and Agencies – MDAs, coming to explain why their...

Nigerian Army raids IPOB/ESN camp in Anambra, kills one

Troops of the Nigerian Army, NA, codenamed “Exercise Golden Dawn III” cracked the bunker of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, insurgents and its militant wing the Eastern Security Network, ESN, in the Orsumoghu area of Anambra State on Monday. In a statement on its X page on Tuesday, the Nigerian Army said the operation led to the death of one IPOB/ESN fighter. Other gang members escaped with gunshot wounds and no arrest was made....

December, that time of the year when we take a break from the day-to-day hustling and have fun, is here again, which is what ‘detty December’ suggests. It is the end of the year – a festive season – and no one will think you are out of place if you intend to have as much fun as you can get. After all, just like Kizz Daniel sang, “You don work, you don try try....

Bauchi woman jailed for blasphemy granted bail after 19 months

Rhoda Adamu Jatau who was jailed in a Bauchi prison for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed has been freed. She was granted bail last Friday, 8 December, following intervention from Christian associations, civil society organisations and human rights activists. The mother of five was arrested in her hometown in the Warji LGA of Bauchi State on 20 May 2022 after sharing a video of a man condemning the mob lynching of a Christian college student, Deborah...

Kaduna Bombing: Senators donate December salaries to victims.

Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have donated their one-month salaries amounting to N109 million to the victims of the drone attack that killed over 100 people at Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Sen. Jubrin Barau, the Deputy Senate President stated this on Sunday when he led some Senators on behalf of the Senate President to sympathize with the people of Kaduna State over the unfortunate incident. He...

Senators support survivors of Tudun Biri airstrike with N109 million

Nigerian senators are using their salaries for December to support the survivors of the disastrous accidental military strike in Tudun Biri village, Kaduna State. The amount totalled N109 million, indicating that the senators polled N1 million each. Deputy Senate president Barau Jibrin announced the donation on Sunday when he led a Senate delegation to the Kaduna State Government House to commiserate with Governor Uba Sani over the tragedy. “We are here to show our solidarity...

Nigerian Air Force kills wanted terrorist, Yellow Jambros in Niger

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday said its troop dubbed “Operation Whirl Punch” eliminated a dreaded terrorist leader named Yellow Jambros. Yellow Jambros, NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said, was the mastermind behind several kidnappings and killings along the Abuja–Kaduna road and in several communities in Kaduna, Niger, Katsina and Zamfara States. The terrorist kingpin was killed alongside his gang members on their way to Wurukuvhi in Chikun LGA of Niger State for...

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