A police Inspector, Muhammed Abubakar, attached to the Police Special Forces has died as a result of injuries sustained during a raid on the operational camps of terrorists and bandits in Kaduna on Wednesday. Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in an update on the operation at Ansaru terror […]
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The chairman of the south-east governors forum, governor David Umahi, says the region has formed its regional security outfit to protect lives and properties. This is coming less than a month after governors in the south-west launched Amotekun, a regional security outfit. Speaking while hosting Lasisi Adegboye, general officer commanding 82 division of the Nigerian […]
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has dismissed speculation in that Thursday’s meeting of the National Security Council discussed the fate of the country’s service chiefs. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday presided over the 2020 maiden meeting of the National Security Council with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of […]
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Lasting peace and the prosperity that comes with it cannot be achieved without justice, the Commonwealth Secretary-General has declared, during a keynote speech in the Hague. Patricia Scotland was addressing the International Criminal Court (ICC) as guest of honour for the opening of the new judicial year. The distinguished lawyer and former Attorney General in […]
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The federal government of Nigeria and governors of states in the south-west have reached the agreement to draw up a legal framework for the Western Nigeria Security Network code-named: Amotekun. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of a meeting Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo had with the six […]
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By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler The movie Wag the Dog was released a generation ago, one month before a presidential scandal which invited comparisons between that film and the reality of that time. Now, 23 years later, we find ourselves in the midst of yet another presidential scandal; one which has made […]
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The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has given the condition under which drivers can make use of Google map. He said the only condition road users could use Google map is with the aid of car-holding phone devices, adding that anyone caught holding their phone while using the map […]
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Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) on Monday protested the killing of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian General, by the United States. Soleimani, who headed the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, was killed in a drone strike authorised by the US President, Donald Trump, in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, on Friday. Following […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that withdrawal of the military from troubled spots will not expose communities to more risks of attacks. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He said the president gave the assurance while reacting to concerns […]
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Men of the Nigerian Police in Abuja, on Tuesday said they have arrested 71 suspects over various criminal activities across the country and recovered tramadol worth N54 million from one of the syndicate. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, who disclosed this at a news conference, said the suspects were arrested during […]
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