Matawalle Approves Death Sentence For Convicted Bandits, Kidnappers, Informants, Others In Zamfara
Zamfara State Government has has signed a new law that approves death penalty for anyone convicted for banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as a bandits’ informant in the state. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle disclosed this in a broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to the Zamfara Governor, the new law is one of the measures adopted by his administration...
We’ve Not Received Any N1.2bn Donation From Buhari, Says Niger Republic
Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum’s government has denied receiving N1.2 billion from President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, contradicting a statement by Nigeria’s minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed. Ms Ahmed had confirmed that Mr Buhari’s regime disbursed N1.2 billion to the Niger Republic on August 3. The Nigerien government insisted that was not true though its troops continue to protect Nigerians from armed...
India Vows To End Insecurity In Nigeria
The Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Shri Balasubramanian, on Monday, pledged his country’s readiness to provide the needed support to end insecurity in Nigeria. This is as he promised to further deepen the India-Nigeria relations and economic ties with social investments in solar energy, artificial intelligence, fintech and scientific intelligence. The High commissioner stated this while speaking with journalists at the...
Terrorism: Army Lacks Modern Equipment To Fight Insurgency — Sen. Ndume
Senator Ali Ndume has said the Nigerian Army is finding it difficult to solve security challenges in different parts of the country because it doesn’t have the modern equipment required to fight terrorism. لعبه روليت Ali Ndume disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. He said, “I will say it again, the purpose of government is security...
Customs Intercepts 234 Tonnes Of Fertiliser On Cameroon Border
The Nigeria Customs service (NCS), Adamawa-Taraba Area Command yesterday sadi it seized 234.5 tonnes of fertiliser and other contraband about to be smuggled into Cameroon Republic. The NCS said it had recorded 69 seizures along Nigeria–Cameroon border with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N232.11 million between January and June, 2022, Comptroller of Customs Adeboyega Ganiyu, in charge of the Command...
Insecurity: Sack Monguno As NSA Now, Northern Group Tells Buhari
A Northern group, Arewa Youth Assembly, has given President Muhammadu Buhari an ultimatum of Wednesday to sack the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Mongonu (retd.), or face mass action. The group said the failure of the President to sack the NSA before Wednesday, they would occupy the Presidential Villa until Monguno was sacked. The group had written to the Presidency, the...
Insecurity: Terrorists Creating Parallel Govt, Consolidating Their Base In Kaduna, El-Rufai Tells Buhari
Terrorists are consolidating their grip on communities in Kaduna with a parallel government and permanent operational base, according to Governor Nasir El-Rufai in a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari. El-Rufai in the memo, warned the president of the terrorists’ consolidation in a late July memo, according to online platform, Premium Times. The terrorists belonging to Ansaru for short, are believed to...
Buhari Vows To Rescue Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers Held Captive By Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and return them “safe and unhurt”, his office said, five months after their abduction. Gangs of Bandits with no ideological or religious motives are known to kidnap for ransom in northwest and central Nigeria. On March 28, armed men blew up a train travelling between Abuja...
Five Guards Brigade Killed In Abuja By Bandits Laid To Rest
The Army on Thursday buried five members of the Guards Brigade killed by bandits during a clearance operation in the Federal Capital Territory recently. The soldiers were laid to rest at the Guards Brigade Cemetery, Maitama , Abuja, according to a statement by Guards Brigade spokesperson, Captain Godfrey Anebi Abakpa “Until their demise, the gallant soldiers were serving with 7 Guards...
Seven More Kaduna Train Passengers Freed
The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, have released another seven hostages, including a family of six and a woman. The identities of the released family of six are Abdubakar Idris Garba, his wife, Maryam Abubakar Bobo, and their eldest son, Ibrahim Abubakar Garba, who’s 10 years old. Others include Fatima Abubakar Garba (7), Imran Abubakar...
