The wife of a prominent Ugandan opposition politician, Kizza Besigye on Wednesday alleged that her husband has been kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya. According to the wife, Winnie Byanyima, the husband was kidnaped over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail...
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The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Francis Alonyenu, has said the introduction of drones into the operations of the command has eased most of the security challenges faced by the command. Alonyenu said this in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Yenagoa,...
Zamfara State Police Command has detained a 58-year-old Algerian national for alleged transborder arms trafficking. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Mohammed Dalijan, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday. He said that the police recovered 16 AK47 riffles, during various raids within the last three weeks....
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has suspended all Market Unions and Associations in the state over alleged price fixing and extortion. The governor directed the Police and other security agencies in the state to arrest defaulting leaders of the suspended unions and associations. The dissolution was contained in a...
IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The Kogi State Government has said it would be coming up with new policy that will checkmate the excesses of landlords in the state. The state Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Abanika Taiye disclosed this on Tuesday in Lokoja during a press briefing ahead...
CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Plateau State Information and Communication Technology Development Agency (PICTDA) has deepened its collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy’s 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) initiative to boost digital skills and innovation in Plateau State. The development followed a visit by...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 5 soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in an attack in Gubio LGA of Borno State. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Major General Edward Buba, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in...
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a monitoring team of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The attack occurred on Monday, in the Farin-Kasa area of Chukun Local Government Area, Kaduna State when the operatives were inspecting the National Grid installation in Shiroro, Niger State. Disclosing this...
The leadership of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos Central Senatorial District says it has begun moves to re-awaken the structure of the party and unite stakeholders in the district. The Vice Chairman, PDP Lagos Central, Mr Hakeem Olalemi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos....
Dr Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), has alleged sabotage in the fight against crude oil theft in the country. Ekpemupolo stated this when he played host to the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Tuesday in Oporoza,...
President Bola Tinubu has written the National Assembly, seeking amendment to the 2023 National Social Investment Programme Agency Establishment Act. Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and read at plenary on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...
The Federal Government has revealed plan to establish a National Youth Development Bank and a Youth Data Bank. President Bola Tinubu, represented by his vice, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this on Wednesday during a Stakeholders Roundtable on Northern Youth Development organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, in Abuja,...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate requesting confirmation of the appointment of Omolola Oloworaran as Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom). The request is in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, read on the floor of the Senate during plenary on...
No fewer than 1,160 patients were treated, as 25 persons die in gastroenteritis-related cases from January till date across 18 local government areas of Sokoto State. The Director of Public Health in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Abdulganiyu Yusuf, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja- The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has kicked off the 7th phase of the constituency and executive projects tracking exercise involving 1,500 schemes valued N610 billion. The Commission’s spokesman, Mr Demola Bakare, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured 9,034 convictions in the last three years, says its Chief Executive Officer, Brig.-Gen Buba Marwa (rtd.). Marwa, who disclosed this in Lagos on Tuesday during the Island Club Business luncheon, added that the agency also arrested 52,901 traffickers and 52...
The Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp), has expressed concerns over proposals from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS). The Chief Executive Officer of PenOp, Mr Oguche Agudah, voiced the concern on Tuesday in Abuja during a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered an immediate investigation into an alleged brutality by certain officer and soldiers of the Nigerian Army. The COAS gave the directive in a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development in Maiduguri, Borno State, has taken a significant step towards promoting reconciliation and reintegration in the North East region. On Tuesday, the foundation organized a one-day training workshop for 60 women, comprising 30 Muslims and 30 Christians,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has officially launched a Roadmap for open Defecation free (ODF) in the state, signaling the beginning of a campaign to eradicate open defecation in all communities. The Borno State First Lady , Dr. Falmata Zulum was also honoured by UNICEF as...