The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has condemned the rampant killings in Benue state, alleging that some indigenes of the state were responsible for the killings. The forum also attributed the killings in the state to the activities of the livestock guards, set up by the state government to enforce the band on open grazing. The…
The Federal Government is set to deploy the 12 Super Tucano jets recently acquire against bandits as part of efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to end terrorism before 2023. The Nation newspaper reports that as a prelude to the deployment, the government has already started perfecting the conditions for the release of a gazette, which…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Usman Baba, has recommended the suspension of Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) over his alleged link with Ramon Abbas, a fraudster, popularly known as Hushpuppi. The suspension is to pave way for investigations into allegations that Hushpuppi bribed Kyari to arrest a fellow fraudster, Vincent…
President Muhammadu Buhari has given a 10-day ultimatum to the troops to crush bandits terrorising communities in Plateau state. The General Officer Commanding 3rd Armoured Division, Nigeria Army, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Ali, disclosed this on Monday, while addressing troops deployed in Tangoron community, Riyom Local Government Area of the state. According to him, more troops…
Governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has warned that current hardship being faced by Nigerian as result of the scarcity of new naira notes and hike in petrol price, may lead to “unpleasant consequences” if the situation is not addressed. In a statement on Friday, Akeredolu called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take urgent steps…
No fewer than 140 people have been confirmed dead after a tanker loaded with petrol exploded along the Kano-Hadejia expressway on Tuesday. Nura Abdullahi, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), diaclosed this in a statement on Wednesday He added that the victims were buried in a mass grave on Wednesday. Abdullahi said over…
