The Kaduna state police command has arrested 11 suspected bandits, including the abductors of a district head in the state. The district head (name withheld), was abducted on August 14, 2024, and released two days after. In a statement on Wednesday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in…
The Niger state police command has denied reports that bandits have threatened to invade M.I Wushishi housing estate in Minna, the state capital Sources in the estate had alleged that the bandits, believed to be miners operating around the area attacked the estate in broad daylight, breaking cars and windows of houses in broad daylight…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the federal government to consider other strategies, including unconventional measures in addressing the security challenges in the north. In a communique issued on Wednesday at the end of the meeting of its board of trustees (BoT) in Kaduna, the forum said, the current approaches to fighting insurgents…
Residents of M.I Wushishi Estate Minna, the Niger State capital are living in palpable fear following threats of invasion of the area by bandits. Sources in the estate said the hoodlums had asked residents to vacate their homes or risk being killed. The source said many residents have moved out of the estate following the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the immediate reversal of the latest increase in the pump of price of petrol across the country. The NLC also demanded for the release of all those incarcerated or being prosecuted on the assumption of having participated in the recent protest against hunger and bad governance. In a…
Aliko Dangote, owner of Lagos-based refinery Aliko Dangote, said on Tuesday, that as soon as his company finalises modalities with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the product will hit the market. He said, “Our PMS (Premium Motor Spirit) can be in filling stations within the next 48 hours depending on NNPCL”. Asked to…
