Troops and Special Forces of the Nigerian Army have neutralised nine bandits during fierce battles in some locations in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan, the Kaduna state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Aruwan said more than a dozen abducted women and…
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), Rev. Yakubu Pam, on Thursday met with Pilgrimage Tour Operators across the country. The meeting which held in Lagos discussed and trashed out the issue of unauthorised private tour operators ahead of the 2022 pilgrimage. The NCPC boss who disclosed this on his twitter handle,…
The Rivers state house of assembly has suspended Chibuzor Amadi, chief judge of the state. The suspension, according to reports by TheCable, was reportedly carried out by members of the assembly loyal to Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state. Fubara was reportedly directed to appoint an acting chief judge immediately. The development is the latest…
Boderi Isyaku, a notorious bandit responsible for the kidnapping of 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation and the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna in 2021, have been neutralised, alongside some of his gang members. Samuel Aruwan,Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna state, disclosed this in…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman There are moments in the life of a nation when a deliberate pause becomes necessary, not as an admission of weakness, but as an act of collective responsibility. Nigeria, in its present condition, stands in urgent need of such reflection. As the gears of the 2027 electoral cycle begin to turn,…
An Abuja Federal High Court, on Wednesday, granted a warrant to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to apprehend Yahaya Bello, the immediate ex- governor of Kogi state. The warrant was issued following an exparte motion filed by the commission. Ruling on the motion, the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite, also directed that the…
