The Department of State Services has disclosed that some elements are planning to disrupt the May 29, handover ceremonies in some parts of the country. In a statement on Thursday the service said the elements plan to undermine the efforts of the security agencies as well as cause panic among the citizens. The statement signed…
Some people opposed to the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as emir of Kano, on Friday marched to the gates of the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa over the reinstatement to express their resentment. The governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf, had on Thursday announced the reinstatement of Sanusi as Emir after signing the new…
Four notorious bandits have been killed by security forces in the ongoing operations against bandits in Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the bandits were killed in a valley popularly known as ‘Maikwandaraso’ in Igabi Local…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed as the new Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and Adeola Ajayi as the new Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). The appointments were announced in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured depositors of the safety of their funds in the financial institutions. In a statement on Wednesday,CBN’s director of corporate communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, urged citizens not to yield to unverified rumours. The statement encouraged citizens to continue with their usual banking activities. The statement said the CBN is fully…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has decried the tragic loss of innocent lives and widespread destruction of property in Benue state by criminal herdsmen. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, Yakubu Pam, Chairman of Northern CAN, strongly condemned the persistent killings and…
