The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, its personnel, for allegedly marrying a minor (name withheld) and forcefully converting her to Christianity. In a statement on Friday, DSS Deputy Director of Public Relations, Favour Dozie, said the allegations against the officer are currently under investigation. “It is hereby confirmed that, an active…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has said that the military is reassessing its operational strategies to tackle rising insecurity in Plateau and other areas covered by Operation Safe Haven. According to a statement by Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, the CDS stated his on Friday in Jos…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that he will not run his administration on the basis of religious affiliation if elected president. Tinubu said this on Wednesday at a meeting with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Abuja. CAN had kicked against the APC’s…
Two suspects attempting to traffick 16 children have been arrested by the Taraba state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Adamu Salihu, disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital. Salihu said the suspects were arrested…
The Kaduna state government has revoked all sales and land allocations of institutional houses within major legacy schools across the state. The secretary to the state government (SSG), AbdulKadir Mayere, announced the revocation in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. Mayere said the affected schools include Alhuda-huda College, Zaria; Queen Amina College, Kaduna; and…
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa Abuja President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has asked called on political leaders to be alive to their responsibility of ensuring the protection of lives and property of citizens. The senators of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier staged a walk out from the red chamber in protest against Lawan’s refusal…
