The convoy of the Emir of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state, Alhaji Zubairu Maigwari has been attacked by bandits. According to a statement by the Commissioner for internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the official vehicle of the Emir was shot by bandits at about 4:30 PM on...
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The House of Representatives has set up a special committee to come up with solutions to insecurity in the country. The Speaker of the house, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, who announced the committee and its members, on Wednesday, at plenary, said that the committee would comprise all the Principal Officers of...
Pep Guardiola admits he has felt under pressure to win the Champions League since becoming Manchester City manager after they qualified for the quarter-finals for a fourth successive year. The Premier League leaders sealed a 4-0 aggregate win against Borussia Moenchengladbach in Budapest on Tuesday after a 2-0 victory...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks set to face Manchester United in AC Milan’s Europa League showdown with the English giants on Thursday as the resurgent ‘Rossoneri’ aim to announce their return to the big stage. The Swede should be in good spirits after announcing his return to international football after nearly...
A bill that seeks to create an Armed Forces Service Commission stirred controversy on Wednesday in the Senate as the lawmakers It all started when the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe presented the lead debate of a bill for the Establishment of the Armed Forces Commission 2021 for second...
The Police in Enugu on Wednesday arraigned Gabriel Arum, his son, Kenechukwu and Ifeanyi Obasi before an Enugu East Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing security gate valued at N100,000. The trio were also arraigned on five-count charge bordering on unlawful damage, breach of peace and stealing. The security gate were...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, closed its case in a N333.8 million money laundering charge against former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji. The commission closed its case after calling the second witness for the prosecution, Mr Adewale Olatunji, a former...
The Adamawa University, Mubi, has adopted new sources of income by diversifying its funding potential. Dr Auwal Tukur, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the university, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Yola. Tukur said that the council, in collaboration with the university management, had...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed military trained personnel to combat kidnappers and guarantee security. Mr Ahmed Audi, Commandant General, NSCDC, gave the hint at the opening of a two-day training workshop for the corps’ state commandants on Wednesday in Abuja. Audi said that the...
The Kano State Government says it has enrolled over 3.8 million pupils in schools since inception of the Free and Compulsory Education programme in the state. The Chairman, Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Dr.Danlami Hayyo, told newsmen in Kano on Wednesday that the pupils were enrolled into...
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday maintained that vaccinations against COVID-19 should not be stopped in Nigeria despite fears over the side effects of the jabs. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who said this, believes that with the number of lives...
The Police on Wednesday in Lagos, arraigned a 46-year-old man, Oluwaseun Oladele, before a Badagry Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining money under false pretense. Oladele, whose address was not known, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and stealing. The prosecution counsel, ASP Ukot Ikem, told the court that...
Britain is set to reverse its previous policy of reducing its stockpile of nuclear weapons and instead plans to increase the number of nuclear warheads to 260, the British government said. The latest development came as Britain on Tuesday published the 114-page Integrated Review of Security, Defense, Development and...
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has warned that Britain must not get drawn into a “new Cold War” with China as he set out his vision for a post-Brexit foreign policy. “Those who call for a new Cold War on China or for us to sequester our economy entirely...
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, has assured that the mineral deposits in Nassarawa state will be fully harnessed for economic prosperity. He gave the assurance in Lafia on a visit to the State Governor, Mr Abdullahi Sule Mr Adegbite said the ministry has resolved...
The 10 grant-aided schools ordered by the Kwara Government to reopen on Wednesday allowing students use Hijab have remained closed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all the schools remained under locked with presence of securitymen around. NAN gathered that there were resistance from both parties involved...
Gombe State Government is slated to host the rice festival in the North-East Zone where its rice pyramid would be unveiled. The state, which is at the forefront in rice production in the northeast is justifying the success of the current administration’s agricultural revolution in Gombe State and Nigeria...
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq has called for more support for displaced people in the north-eastern part of the country through the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan. The Minister made the call at a virtual appeal launch of $1 billion targeted at...
At least 58 people have been killed in Niger after attacks near the border with Mali, the government has said. Gunmen opened fire on four vehicles that were bringing people back from a market in the Tillabéri region. No group has claimed the attacks, which happened on Monday. However,...