Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Security Operatives in Deadly Battle with Gun Men

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2024

,..Vigilante Commander, Five Others Feared Dead A vigilante commander and five other persons have been feared dead in Nnewi and Nnobi Communities of Anambra State in a gun battle between security operatives and hoodlums in the two communities. According to reports made available to journalists on Monday the gun men stormed Nnewi before heading to Nnobi where they also unleashed mayhem. It was reported that some security operatives gave the gun men a chase in Nnewi...

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NAF Confirms Over 80 Terrorists Neutralized In Katsina

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Confirms Over 80 Terrorists Neutralized In Katsina

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 17, 2024

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that it neutralized over 80 terrorists in Katsina State. A press statement on Monday signed by Edward Gabkwet, Air Vice Marshal, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated that the air strikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji have continued to record the expected outcome as several terrorists have been eliminated with their motorcycles destroyed. The statement read, “In one of such strikes carried out...

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Police Reject 10,000 New Constables, Demand Cancellation Of Recruitment Exercise

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Reject 10,000 New Constables, Demand Cancellation Of Recruitment Exercise

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2024

The 10,000 constables recruited in the 2022/23 recruitment exercise into the Nigeria Police Force have been rejected by the force. A statement by the force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Saturday titled “Police confirms 2022 constable recruitment process marred with irregularities, alleged corruption,” calls for review as the recruitment list flooded with non-applicants. The police authorities said the exercise was marred by irregularities and corruption as names of unqualified candidates were smuggled into the final...

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Gunmen Attack Anambra Local Government Headquarters, Burn down Vehicles

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Attack Anambra Local Government Headquarters, Burn down Vehicles

PilotnewsJune 17, 2024

Unidentified gunmen on has attacked Ogbaru Local Government secretariat in Anambra State, burning down four vehicles. The incident was suspected to have been carried out by secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Videos circulating on social media showed several vehicles within the premises of the secretariat smouldering in fire. Police authorities in Anambra State have confirmed the attack, describing it at a cowardly act. In a press release by the state police command’s spokesperson,...

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Eid-el-Kabir: State Governors Harps On Peaceful Coexistence

NewsNigeriaEid-el-Kabir: State Governors Harps On Peaceful Coexistence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2024

Community leaders in Taraba State have been charged to continue collaborating with security agencies for peace to reign across the state. Governor Agbu Kefas made the call on Sunday while felicitating with the Muslim Ummah on the celebration of Eid-El-Kabir. He said Taraba State has all the faiths cohabiting in peace, adding that his administration would continue to be fair to all sides, and reiterated his administration’s commitment to the state’s peace, unity, and progress...

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Nigeria’s Cost of Living Crisis Worsens As Inflation Rate Hits 33.95%

BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaNigeria’s Cost of Living Crisis Worsens As Inflation Rate Hits 33.95%

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 17, 2024

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, released data on Saturday showing Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to a staggering 33.95 per cent in May, the highest level in 28 years. This represents a 0.26 percentage point increase from April’s already concerning rate of 33.69 per cent. The report highlights a relentless rise in the cost of living, with food prices at the forefront. Food inflation specifically reached 40.66 per cent in May, up from 40.53 per...

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National Universities Commission Approves 43 Academic Programmes For FUK

NewsNigeriaNational Universities Commission Approves 43 Academic Programmes For FUK

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 15, 2024

The Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State has received approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run all 43 academic programmes presented for accreditation during the October/November 2023 accreditation exercise. The approval was contained in a document by NUC with reference number NUC/ES/412/VOL.14/327 addressed to the vice chancellor, Prof. Umaru A. Pate with the caption, “Result of the October/November 2023 Accreditation of Academic Programmes in Nigerian Universities. A statement signed by the varsity’s PRO,...

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UK University Prioritizes Nigerian Applicants Ahead of September Intake

EducationNewsNigeriaUK University Prioritizes Nigerian Applicants Ahead of September Intake

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 14, 2024

A United Kingdom University, Online Business School Coventry, has developed a teaching and learning model to attract Nigerian working-class students interested in advanced degrees abroad. The university which offers short courses and higher degrees in a broad range of professional courses including accounting, business management, information technology, health and social care, hotel and hospitality, human resource management, and a variety of other courses, offers a complete hybrid education at a comparatively more affordable cost. This...

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Be Decisive, Understand Risks, NAF Chief Urges JC 97 Graduands

EducationNewsNigeriaBe Decisive, Understand Risks, NAF Chief Urges JC 97 Graduands

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 14, 2024

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar has urged graduands of Junior Course (JC) 97 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna State, on the 3 essentials of junior command leadership which include being decisive, understanding risks and focusing on the desired end-state. According to the CAS, as junior commanders, being indecisive was not an option, just as decisive leaders sometimes make bad decisions. Abubakar, however, noted...

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Stool Tussle: Police Ban Eid-el-Kabir Durbar Activities In Kano

NewsNigeriaPoliticsStool Tussle: Police Ban Eid-el-Kabir Durbar Activities In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2024

To ensure peace and harmony in and around Kano State following the leadership tussle that engulfed the former government Emirate Council, the Police in the state have banned all activities associated with Durbar during the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir. There had been a crisis over the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law 2019 by the state Assembly, leading to the dethronement of the five emirs installed in 2020 by former-governor, Abdullahi Ganduje. The Assembly replaced the...

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