Scores feared dead as military, terrorists duel in Kaduna community
There was a fierce gun battle, yesterday, between suspected terrorists and the military in Zangon Kataf, Southern Kaduna axis of the state, leaving scores reportedly dead. The duel was ongoing as of the time of filing this report. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, explained that the military had […]
Amid postponement calls, NPC insists on May 3 census
Inundated by calls to postpone the 2023 national population and housing census, National Population Commission (NPC) has pledged that adequate measures have been put in place for smooth conduct of the exercise, holding from May 3 to 7. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and President of Middle Belt Forum, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, had, last […]
Police Dismisses 3 Officers Over Discreditable Conduct, Wastage Of Ammunition
The police high command has dismissed three policemen having found them culpable of sundry acts of professional misconduct. The dismissed officers, attached to Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base 1, Kano were said to have been found guilty of high handedness unprofessional misconduct and misuse of firearms after an orderly room trial by the Force Provost […]
Aviation workers threaten two-day warning strike over CoS, welfare
Aviation workers’ unions have threatened to down tools next week, in protest against non-release of new Condition of Service (CoS) in the last seven years and other welfare issues. The unions, yesterday, bemoaned non-implementation of the CoS almost eight years after it was negotiated with workers. Also lamented were non-implementation of minimum wage consequential adjustments […]
Troops intercept ammunition for bandits in Kaduna community, arrest courier
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have intercepted a large quantity of ammunition being conveyed to bandits terrorising parts of Kaduna State by a courier around Polewire in Birnin Gwari Local Council. A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, yesterday, said that credible intelligence information about gun-running activities was […]
Two million Nigerians impacted by poverty alleviation programme in 2022 – FG
About two million vulnerable Nigerians nationwide were impacted by projects implemented under the Federal Government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for 2022. A progress report presented at the NPRGS Steering Committee meeting, chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, made the disclosure, adding that some 1.6 million smallholder farmers also benefitted under the Agriculture […]
Drama continues as Obi denies British govt apology over detention
The drama surrounding the harassment and detention of Labour Party’s (LP) flag-bearer in the February 25 presidential poll, Peter Obi, continued, yesterday, as the party said it was not aware of any apology purportedly issued by the British Government or any of its agencies regarding Obi’s detention by immigration officials at Heathrow Airport, London on […]
Anxiety Over Rumoured Resignation Of Adamu As APC National Chairman; Party Reacts
There was apprehension, yesterday, regarding rumoured resignation of National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu. The speculation is coming against the backdrop of call by the Vice National Chairman (North West), Dr. Salihu Lukman, seeking Adamu’s resignation for alleged failure to render an account of expenditure. He had argued that it was incumbent […]
How Police Officers Allegedly Pay $10,000 To Get Promoted by PSC
Some senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to look into the promotion exercise going on in the force. The aggrieved officers alleged that the Police Service Commission gave special promotion to the junior officers above senior ones after allegedly collecting bribe of a sum of $10,000. The aggrieved […]
Senate Presidency: Group berates Ohuabunwa over attack on Kalu
A group, Abia North Peace Foundation, has flayed Senator Mao Ohuabunwa for his comments on Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu. Ohuabunwa, who lost senatorial contests to Kalu in 2019 and 2023 , in a recent television interview, asserted that Senator Kalu is incompetent to lead the Nigerian Senate. But in a reply to Ohuabunwa, […]
