Ag. Chief Of Army Staff Vows To Bring Peace To Nigeria If Confirmed
The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to bring lasting peace to the country if confirmed in a substantive position. He said this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Wednesday. He stressed that the security environment in the country today requires a...
Police Recover Eight Explosives In Borno
The Borno State Police Command, on Friday, recovered eight unexploded ordnances from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri, the state capital. The command’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Grace Michael, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday. The statement read, “On 22/11/2024, at about 0843 hrs, the Borno State Police Command received a distress call about some unidentified objects/items...
Edo State Govt Declares Over 200 Vehicles Missing
The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa shared the information with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday. He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than a day after the group was inaugurated. Okungbowa...
PCRC Provides Food Products To Widows Of Ex-Police Officers
The Abia State Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has donated food items and other household materials to over 100 widows of deceased police officers in Abia State. State President of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Mrs. Esther Uma Orji, made the presentation on behalf of the Zone 9 PCRC led by Dr. Collins Obi at the office of the Acting...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
Nobody Dares Tinubu And Wins, NSA Warns New Terror Group Lakurawa
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has warned the new Islamic sect in the North-West known as Lakurawa, that their days are numbered if they don’t desist from acts of terrorism. Ribadu, who spoke at the opening ceremony of the Comptroller General of Customs Conference in Abuja on Wednesday, boasted that nobody dares President Bola Tinubu and gets away with...
FG Says Efforts Ongoing To Crush New Terror Group Lakurawa
The federal government has said it is putting measures in place to eliminate a new terror group, Lakurawa, operating in the Northwestern part of the country. Lakurawa has been responsible for the recent attacks and killings in Sokoto and Kebbi states. The new armed group killed 15 people and rustled over 100 cows in Mera, Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi...
FG Stops Pilots From Operating Multiple Airlines
The Federal Government has restricted licensed flight crew members from operating multiple airlines. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) issued the restriction, saying its findings shows that pilots and other crew members render services to different airlines. In a circular NCAA/DGCA/AOL dated November 6th 2024 and signed by the Ag. Director-General, Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo, declared the act as illegal. According...
Arewa Urges FG To Crush New Terror Group Now
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for urgent action by the Nigerian military to subjugate and decapitate the Lakurawa terror group that is terrorising residents of Sokoto and Kebbi states in the North West Zone with all the human and material arsenals at their disposal, without hesitation. ACF considered the emergence of the new terrorist group as very dangerous...
FG Improves Road Security With New Advanced Surveillance
A modern surveillance room has been set up by the federal government to keep an eye on the Third Mainland Bridge and its environs. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos, while leading members of the National Assembly on an on-site assessment of ongoing infrastructure projects in the southwest region, including the Third Mainland...