Amidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

Human Rights & FreedomLaw & JusticeAmidst Tight Security, DSS Brought Nnamdi Kanu to Court to Face Treason Charges

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 21, 2021

ABUJA — On Thursday, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) appeared at the Federal High Court in Abuja amidst tight security. The IPOB leader was brought to the Court on a black Sport Utility Vehicle at about 8 a.m. Journalists, lawyers, and staff of the Federal High Court were barred from entering the Court premises. From Transcorp Hilton through the Ministry of Justice and Abia House, security was beefed up with...

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EndSARS Memorial: Police Arrest Two Protesters, Disperse Others with Teargas at Lekki Toll Gate

Human Rights & FreedomNigeriaEndSARS Memorial: Police Arrest Two Protesters, Disperse Others with Teargas at Lekki Toll Gate

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 20, 2021

LAGOS — Police on Wednesday fired teargas at the Lekki tollgate to disperse protesters. This led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. The youths had converged on the Lekki tollgate to mark the first anniversary of #EndSARS in the country. Earlier, operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested two protesters. One of those arrested claimed to be a journalist while the other was seen carrying a placard. About 30 police trucks and armed...

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Cameroon Presidential Succession Looms Large in Solving Country’s Political Crises

ColumnsPoliticsWest AfricaCameroon Presidential Succession Looms Large in Solving Country’s Political Crises

PilotnewsOctober 19, 2021

The eventual succession to Paul Biya, Cameroon’s president since 1982, will likely prove a critical moment for Cameroon and its overlapping political and security crises.   By Michelle Gavin, Guest columnist and blogger In Cameroon, an incident last week in which a gendarme shot and killed a young child in Buea—a regional capital that has been the site of clashes between anglophone separatists and federal government forces—is the most recent outrage to make international headlines. Yet every day,...

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Bandits Stormed Goronyo Weekly Market Killed Over 40 People

Crime & SecurityBandits Stormed Goronyo Weekly Market Killed Over 40 People

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 19, 2021

SOKOTO — Bandits who were believed to be working as a team massacred dozens of people at Goronyo market in Sokoto State on Sunday night. The bandits were said to have stormed the weekly Goronyo market in different directions and were shooting sporadically. According to locals, the market was filled to the brim when the terrorists, riding on over 100 motorcycles, surrounded the place and opened fire on buyers and sellers that led to the...

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UK Government Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling To Twelve States In Nigeria

Crime & SecurityForeign PolicyUK Government Warns Its Citizens Against Travelling To Twelve States In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2021

The United Kingdom (UK) has warned its citizens against travelling to twelve states in Nigeria due to the high threat of kidnapping for ideological, financial, or political gain. The states are Borno, Yobe, Bayelsa, Bauchi, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Delta, Rivers, Cross River, Zamfara, and Adamawa states. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) published in its travel advisory, warning its citizens to stay away from these twelve states. The FCDO also advised its citizens...

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Nigeria Air Force Denies Paying N20m to Bandits to Avoid Shooting Down Buhari’s Plane

Crime & SecurityNigeria Air Force Denies Paying N20m to Bandits to Avoid Shooting Down Buhari’s Plane

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force has denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that it paid N20m as ransom to bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun seized from the Nigerian Army. The Wall Street Journal said in a report on Sunday that the NAF brokered the deal as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was planning a trip to Katsina, his home state. The US media outlet said N20 million was...

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Nigerian Air Force Deploys 171 Special Forces Across Nigeria To Combat Insecurity

MilitaryNational SecurityNigerian Air Force Deploys 171 Special Forces Across Nigeria To Combat Insecurity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 18, 2021

BAUCHI —The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has trained 171 special forces operatives to be deployed in troubled areas across the country to help to combat insecurity, including insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and other crimes. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, revealed this at the graduation ceremony of 171 Special Forces Course 9/2021 held at the NAF Special Operations Command, Bauchi. He stated that his vision is to enhance and sustain critical airpower capabilities...

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OPINION: Lessons from Obiano’s Final Budget Presentation as Governor of Anambra State

NewsOPINION: Lessons from Obiano’s Final Budget Presentation as Governor of Anambra State

PilotnewsOctober 16, 2021

Any student of politics will recall that one of the most distinguishing features of political power is that it is transient. Every kin observer must have taken careful note of the significance of all that transpired yesterday (October 14) during governor Obiano’s presentation of the 2022 draft estimate to Anambra State House of Assembly. It is like watching a replay of a defined end. For some of us, it is an opportunity to sit back...

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Pastor Bakare Advocates Competency Over Zoning

NewsNigeria ElectionsPastor Bakare Advocates Competency Over Zoning

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 16, 2021

ABUJA — The founder of Citadel Global Community Church, (formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said it does not matter where the next President comes from as long as the person can deliver good governance. This is as he voiced his support for the electronic transmission of election results in the country, going forward. This, according to him, will protect eligible voters from disenfranchisement. Bakare said this on Friday after a...

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Anambra State Governor Obiano Presents 2022 Budget to State Assembly

EconomyNewsSoutheastAnambra State Governor Obiano Presents 2022 Budget to State Assembly

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)October 14, 2021

AWKA — The Governor of Anambra state Chief Willie Obiano, today presented the 2022 draft budget to the state House of Assembly. The 2022 draft estimate is Governor Obiano’s final budget and when passed by the House before his administration elapses, then, that will be his last chance at contributing to the growth and development of the state as governor. In his opening remarks, the Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Uche...

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