925 Names Smuggled Into Police Recruitment List – Police Service
The Police Service Commission (PSC) says 925 names out of the 10,000 recruited constables were smuggled into the list of officers employed into the police force. Ikechukwu Ani, the commission’s spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the 925 persons were those who did not go through the stages and processes of recruitment. Ani was reacting to claims that the...
Seven Abducted NYSC Members Freed In Port Harcourt After Payment Of Ransom
Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who were earlier kidnapped by assailants have been released in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The corps members numbering seven in total were reportedly kidnapped on their way back to the state after orientation camp in Ondo State about a week ago. Confirming the release to Channels TV correspondent, the Public...
Notorious Bandit, Followers Killed As NAF Fighter Jet Invade Katsina Enclave
A notorious banditry kingpin, Abdulkareem Lawal alias Faca-faca, and many of his followers have been killed in airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets on some bandits’ enclaves in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. The P...
Kaduna Train Attack: It’s Another Mindless Terrorist Attack, I’m Saddened, Says Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that he is saddened by the terrorist attack on a train conveying hundreds of travellers at Dutse forest in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna. Osinbajo during his visit to Kaduna state on Tuesday described the incident as “another mindless terrorist attack on citizens.” He said this during his visit to the 44 Nigerian Army...
FIGHTING INSECURITY: WHEN WE MUST SUPPORT THE POLICE
By Ifeanyi Okali The police as the foremost law enforcement agency oftentimes come under fierce attack and destructive criticisms as a result of unprofessional conduct of few persons who have continued to portray the force in a bad light. Most often also, when they deliver incredible milestone in an effort to make the rest of us and our entire family...
Troops Neutralise 14 ISWAP, Boko Haram Terrorists, Rescue 100 Family Members
The Defence Headquarters has said troops of Operation Hadin Kai, had, in the past two weeks, eliminated 14 terrorists and arrested 15 others. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this on Thursday while briefing jour...
Defence Headquarters Says Killing Of Civilians In Kaduna Community In Air Strike Needless, Tragic
The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday said it viewed civilian deaths during troops’ operations as needless tragedy. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said this in a statement made available to journalists in reaction to the bombing that occurred in Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Sunday. No fewer than 85 villagers were...
Ajaokuta Steel Company To Commence Manufacturing Of Military Hardwares
The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Audu, on Monday, said the Federal Government plans to start the production of military hardware in Ajaokuta Steel Mill. The minister said he has been working closely with his counterparts in the Ministries of Defence and Works to perfect plans for the steel plant which has been moribund for many years to start...
Kaduna Abduction: No Dime Will Be Paid To Criminal Elements, Tinubu Vows
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reiterated his directives to security agencies and the ministry of defence that no ransom should be paid by the government to kidnappers, bandits, or any criminal elements for the release of abducted persons. The Minister of Information and National Orientation disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council,...
Buhari Seeks Immediate Arrest Of Perpetrators Of Kaduna Killings
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday termed as shocking, the return of terrorist attacks and murder of several innocent souls in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State and demanded a swift arrest and punishment for the culprits. “There is a concerted attack on innocent citizens in the state and the security and law enforcement agencies must take serious action to...
