…Gives N100k each to IDPs to start new life ….Dangote is the fourth arm of Govt-Shettima Barley two weeks after donating 150 cars to the Nigeria Police, in yet another massive philanthropic gesture, the Aliko Dangote Foundation Monday, launched the Dangote village built for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. The […]
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Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State said he had dropped his responsibility as Chief Security Officer of the state as he had no control over security machinery in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Talata-Mafara on Friday, Yari said that his decision stemmed from the seeming helplessness of the state government and the people over […]
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The Nigerian army has confiscated three trucks loaded with about three hundred thousand live cartridges in Igbogila-Ilara area of Ogun state. Enobong Udoh, general officer commanding (GOC) of the army 82 division, disclosed this at a press conference on Thursday, in Lagos state. Represented Olusegun Olatunde, a brigadier-general, Udoh said the army intercepted the trucks […]
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Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has advised the Federal Government to solicit support of international community if it could not cope with the insecurity bedevilling the country. He noted that the killings in Benue and other states are targeted at ethnic cleansing. Soyinka gave the advice on Thursday in Makurdi when he visited Benue Governor, […]
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The military has lunched Operation Whirl Stroke for Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and Zamfara states, to counter armed herdsmen and militia groups operating in the areas. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.- Gen, John Agim , said at the Tactical Air Command headquarters in Makurdi that the operation which began on May 8, consists of […]
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At least 15 Boko Haram fighters have been killed by the military and 49 women and children rescued in Borno state. The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that the incidents took place in separate encounters between Boko Haram and troops in the Southern Lake Chad Basin. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations Theatre […]
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The Senate has summoned all service chiefs; the Director General of the State Security Service, Lawan Daura; the Comptroller General of Customs, Hameed Ali; and the National security adviser, Babagana Monguno over the illegal possession of firearms by non-authorised Nigerians. The invitation was sequel to deliberations on a motion titled “proliferation of dangerous firearms in […]
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Nigeria told the UN General Assembly in New York that the Boko Haram terrorists no longer held any territory in the country. Nigeria’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Samson Itegboje, stated this while presenting Nigeria’s message at the ‘High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace’ at the UN […]
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The police have have declared wanted four of the gangsters who participated in the bloody bank robbery incidents in Offa, Kwara state, on 4 April. The force released photographs of the gang members while in action. The images provided were the clearest since the incident took place exactly a month ago. The police said the […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recruitment of 6,000 additional policemen as part of fresh measures to address the nation’s security challenges including the farmers/herdsmen clashes across the country. The President made this known in a special interview session with Voice of America, Hausa service, in Washington, United States on Tuesday morning. President Buhari, who […]
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