By Godwin Obi Rivers State governor, Nysom Wike has said that the issue of direct primary was only a ploy by President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress(APC) to ensure that the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 never saw the light of the day. He said the purported conflictContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested a pregnant woman Eze Joy Chioma, who was caught with 1,442 kilograms of imported skunk. The 27-year-old was arrested after her store and home in the Ojo area of Lagos were raided on Friday. Another suspect,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the renewed killings by gunmen in Kaduna State. According to a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity on Sunday, President Buhari, particularly condemned the gruesome incidents in Kauran Fawa, Marke and RuhiyaContinue Reading
Katsina State Governor and Chairman, North West Governors’ Forum, Aminu Masari has called on Nigerians to unite and fight criminals troubling the nation. The governor made the call in Sokoto on Thursday when he led a delegation including Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on a condolence visit to Sokoto overContinue Reading
Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has urged the Federal Government to consider the option of creating a Special Forces to tackle banditry. Tambuwal spoke on Wednesday when he received a delegation of the North-west Governors’ Forum led by Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina. The delegation visited the governor to commiserateContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The planned protest by some northern youths in Kano against the insecurity in Northern Nigeria has suffered setbacks, as the venue for the convergence of the protest has been sealed up. Though the protesters alleged that the venue was sealed off by security operatives, owners of theContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Authorities of the Joint Border Patrol Team Sector 3, North Central Zone of the Nigeria Customs Service say they have intercepted 550 Pump Action gun cartridges in Adikpo Junction, Benue State. The coordinator of the team, Comptroller Olugboyega Peters who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Ilorin,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the review and upgrade of salaries of police personnel by 20 per cent. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the newlyContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sought partnership with Federal Ministry of Agriculture to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in Nigerian waters. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh who enlisted the additional support recently at a meeting with the MinisterContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Suspected banditry terrorists have attacked Pinau town in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria killing over 10 people while scores of others sustained various degrees of injury. The incident which happened on Sunday, came after the villagers had finished their weekly community market. AContinue Reading