The Kaduna State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation into an alleged meeting of factions of political parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), linked to the former governor of the state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, which reportedly degenerated into violence and sporadic gunshots. The state…
The Gombe state government has suspended 668 of its workers for failing to present themselves for biometric capture. The state government had recently approved Integrated Payroll Payment Gateway and Human Resource Management Information System to reduce leakages in its finances. In a statement, the Commissioner for Finance, Muhammad Magaji, said the suspended workers include, 431…
Your weekly Nigeria and Sahel security briefing — 13 events, fully sourced, fully analysed. This week: nine people killed across Plateau State. Bandits abduct 28 in Sokoto — 16 still missing. A military intelligence ambush kills 18 bandits in Katsina. Security forces rescue 94+ kidnap victims in one week. The Nigerian Navy recovers 182,000 litres…
One person was reportedly killed while 45 others were said to have been abducted in an attack by bandits on Angwan Aku community, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A resident of the community who spoke on telephone said the incident occurred at about 10am on Christmas Day when the villagers were preparing for church…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s governorship election in Edo state. Candidate of the party, Senator Monday Okpebholo, 291,667 votes to defeat his close opponent Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 247,274 votes. The Labour Party (LP) candidate and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata,…
The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the federal government to adequately equip the Nigeria Police to fight insurgents bandits and other criminal elements in the country. The state Chairman of the association, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Niger…
