Troops of 192 battalion of the Nigerian army, have busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate, arresting two suspects who were transporting a truck ladened with smuggled ammunition to Anambra State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted a statement issued on Monday, by spokesperson of the Army, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, saying the suspects were…
By Callistus Agwaza in, Jalingo A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) – Taraba Concern Citizens (TCC), has raised the alarm over alleged diversion of federal government palliatives sent to the 16 Local Governments and Development Areas of Taraba state for distribution. Address a news conference on Sunday in Jalingo, the state capital, Timothy Gayus, Coordinator of…
Members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) will on Tuesday embarked on indefinite strike to protest the non-implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary. The federal government has approved financial autonomy of the third arm of government, however, state governments were to yet allow financial independence to judiciary at the state level. A…
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to put an end to the growing trend of public officials and other powerful individuals using the police to journalists who publish negative reports about them. In a statement in Lagos, Deputy Executive Director of MRA, Ayode Longe,…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned some projects initiated by the Kaduna state government amid tight security. A combined team of heavily armed soldiers and the police were deployed to strategic places while helicopters were seen hovering around the city. Kaduna is one of the northwest states under attack by bandits with people being killed…
By Abdul Mahmud The question of future presidential elections has long been resolved, both politically and legally. Yet, with fresh whispers circulating about his possible acceptance of overtures from political interest groups to run in the 2027 presidential election, that same well-worn question of constitutional eligibility has once again resurfaced. Curiously, The Vanguard Newspaper, in…
