The President of ECWA, Dr. Stephen Panya has accused the 3rd Armoured Division, Nigerian Army, for allegedly failing to stop the attacks on communities in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state. In a statement condemning the attacks which led to massive destruction of lives and property, Panya wondered how the communities which, according to…
A suspected accomplice of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has been reportedly arrested in Kaduna. The suspect identified as Nasiru Mohammed, was said to have provided secret accommodation for the terrorists escaping from the north-east. According to reports by Zagazola, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the shelter was used…
The Department of State Services (DSS) have raided the residences of two relations of Tukur Mamu, the train hostage negotiator. In a statement on Friday, Ibrahim Mada, Special Projects Manager, Desert Herald newspaper, published by Mamu, said the DSS stormed the Kaduna residences of the publisher’s brother, Ibrahim Mamu and his brother in-law, Abdullahi Mashi…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The nomination of a deceased Nigerian, the late Senator Adamu Talba, as an ambassador, is not a routine administrative oversight that can be brushed aside with bureaucratic excuses. It is a glaring indictment of a system that has grown disturbingly casual with power and careless with consequence. When governance descends to…
Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his 12-year hold on power in Israel after its parliament voted in a new coalition government. The BBC reports that Right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett has been sworn in as prime minister, leading a “government of change”. He will lead an unprecedented coalition of parties which was approved with a razor-thin majority…
The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetoku, has unveiled a new policing vision aimed at improving the performance of the force and re-igniting public trust. It also aimed at focusing on enhancing the police training curriculum with a special focus on attitudinal and behavioural changes among others. Egbetoku said the police under his watch…
