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Zulum Appoints Retired General As Special Adviser On Security Affairs
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has approved the appointment of retired Brigadier General Abdullahi Sabi Ishaq, as a special adviser on security affairs. Zulum’s spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, announced in a statement released on Thursday, that General Ishaq, retired from the Nigerian Army on January 10, 2021, after 35…
Read More »Police Confirm Number Of Girls Abducted From Government College In Zamfara
Police in Zamfara has confirmed about three-hundred and seventeen (317) students were abducted from the Government Girls Science Secondary School Jangebe in Jangebe, Zamfara State. The school which is located in the Talata-Mafara local government area of the state was raided by gunmen on Thursday. The Zamfara Police Commissioner, CP…
Read More »Niger Govt. Mandates premarital medical exam for couples
All couples in Niger State are now mandated by law to conduct medical examinations before they can get married. The Law madating this is titled a “A law to provide for Premarital Medical Examination in Niger State 2020” and was signed by the the Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello…
Read More »Ortom Slams Bala Mohammed, Calls Him ‘Terrorist’
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has called his Bauchi State counterpart, Bala Mohammed, a terrorist for supporting herdsmen carrying AK-47 to defend themselves. Governor Ortom while addressing journalists in Makurdi, Benue State capital said Governor Mohammed must be a terrorist for supporting illegal arms wielding by foreign herdsmen. “I wouldn’t…
Read More »BREAKING: Give Bandits ‘Blanket Amnesty’ – Sheikh Gumi Asks FG
Popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Gumi, has called on the Federal Government to embrace the idea of giving ‘blanket amnesty’ to bandits willing to make peace so the current security situation gets better. The Islamic scholars speaking to newsmen on Friday in Minna, Niger State capital,explained that some of the complaints…
Read More »Kagara Abduction: IGP, Others Arrive Niger State On Buhari’s Order
A Federal Government delegation that included National Security Adviser (NSA) Mohammed Babagana Monguno and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu have arrived Minna, Niger State capital. The delegation is in Niger State to intensify efforts to rescue the abducted students of the Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State.…
Read More »Herders Carry Ak-47 For Self-Defence – Bauchi Gov.
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state government has explained that herders have to carry weapons as self-defence. The governor spoke on Thursday during the press week celebration in Bauchi. According to him, this practice is necessary because the government failed to guarantee the safety of herders while in the forest. While speaking…
Read More »Nollywood Veteran Pete Edochie Endorses Son, Yul For 2023 Presidency
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has endorsed, Yul, his son, for the 2023 presidential race. Yul revealed this in a video shared on his social media pages on Thursday. The less than 3-minute video was captioned: “My Father Chief Pete Edochie endorses my 2023 Presidential ambition… God Almighty, take absolute…
Read More »Herdsmen Crisis: Address Nigerians Now – Soyinka To Buhari
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka is warning that Nigeria may descend into a civil war if nothing is done to address the herdsmen crisis. In an interview with the BBC, Soyinka says President Muhammadu Buhari needs to address the nation. “We may enter a phase of serial skirmishes which may get…
Read More »Amotekun Send 37 Herdsmen, 500 cows packing In Ondo State
About 37 herdsmen and their over 5000 cows have been sent out of the government reserves forest in Ondo State. The State’s Amotekun has confirmed. The Ondo State Commander of the Security Network Agency, Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, on Thursday said they were sent out for refusing to register with the…
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