The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a notice of “gross misconduct” on Siminalayi Fubara, govenor of the state, and Ngozi Odu, his deputy. Martins Wachukwu, special assistant on media to Martin Amaewhule, speaker of the Rivers assembly, relayed the development in a statement on Monday. The “gross misconduct” allegation is the first stage…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued one of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, Saratu Dauda. On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram terrorists invaded Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno state and abducted 276 schoolgirls. Addressing a press briefing on Monday, the Theatre Commander of the North-East joint Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim…
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alkali Usman, has appointed commissioners of police for Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna and Imo states. The appointments were announced in a statement in Abuja by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force spokesman. According to the statement, the IGP ordered the posting of CP Abutu Yaro, to Edo state as the new Commissioner of…
The Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, Maj.-Gen Ibrahim Yusuf, has briefed the House of Representatives Committee on Defence on the recent attack by bandits on the institution. On August 24, bandits invaded the school at about 2am killed two officers, abducted one and injured one. The abducted officer is yet to be…
A group, under the auspices of Concerned Nigeria Citizens (CNC) on Wednesday barricaded both secretariats of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, demanding that the parties must zone their presidential tickets to the South. The group with representatives from the six geopolitical zones, insisted that the principles…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said that the Department of State Services (DSS), has a vital role to play in providing reliable information needed by the police, the Armed Forces and other security agencies for the total defeat of bandits, insurgents and other criminal elements terrorising the country. The governor stated this while…
