Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a temporary suspension of its recruitment portal. The portal is dedicated to recruitment into paramilitary agencies — Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Fire Service (NFS), and the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The suspension comes just two days after the…
By Abdul Mahmud “Social media is a terrorist organisation that we must deal with. Security agencies must deal with this terrorist organisation called social media.” These are the words of the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. He expressed them without irony. Without hesitation; and in a disdaining way. A man of his stature,…
The Nigerian political landscape is currently undergoing a marked transformation, characterised by the stark divergence between the once-dominant People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the ascendant All Progressives Congress (APC). While the PDP grapples with an existential crisis rooted in internal strife and diminishing public confidence, the APC, under the leadership of Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje,…
Former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, on Thursday, expressed regret over the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, describing it as the most difficult period of his life. Babangida said this at the official launch of his memoir, ‘A Journey in Service,’ in Abuja. He described the election as credible, free…
Operatives of the Nigeria police in Kaduna state have arrested a suspected international car thief. In a statement on Friday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command, said the suspect, identified as Mubarak Kabiru, was arrested in a hotel in Kaduna following a tip off. Hassan said, “On the 27th of May, 2024,…
A female marketing employee of a bank in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has committed suicide. According to The Punch newspapers, the deceased, 32-year-old Amarachi Ugochukwu, was said to have drunk an insecticide. The Punch reports that the incident happened on Monday within the premises of the bank. Ugochukwu had around 1pm made her way into the…
