Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has said that the declaration of a state of emergency on security cannot solve the myriads of challenges facing the country. Briefing journalists on Thursday after meeting with the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Professor Ibrahim Gambari at the State House in Abuja, Masari said the military is […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman popularly known as Mama Ajayi , for allegedly using children to beg for alms at Chisco area of Lekki, Lagos. This is just as a hotel attendant was arrested, following a complaint by a guest that he sneaked into her hotel room at night to assault […]
The Ogun State Police Command has barred the Oduduwa nation rally expected to hold May 1 in the state. The Ogun Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a press statement on Thursday. “Consequently, the rally slated for Abeokuta on 1st May, 2021, is viewed by the Command as one too many […]
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the 23 LGAs of the state with immediate effect. In a statewide broadcast on Thursday, the governor said the decision was taken after an exhaustive deliberation by the state security council at the government house in Port Harcourt. In a statement by Kelvin Ebiri, […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reinstated Sola Adeduntan as the managing director and chief executive officer of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, announced this during a press briefing on Thursday. He also ordered the immediate removal of all directors of FBN Limited and FBN Holdings Plc. Emefiele […]
Ejike Mbaka, spiritual director of Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over the worsening insecurity in the country. Speaking on Wednesday, Mbaka said God is angry with the president over his inaction on the widespread killings across the nation. The Catholic priest asked the national assembly to impeach Buhari […]
Dachung Bagos, a member of the house of representatives from Plateau state, says the lawmakers will impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to implement their resolutions on insecurity. On Wednesday, the lower legislative chamber set up an ad-hoc committee to organise a security summit as part of efforts to restore peace across the country. […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is moving bombs and explosives to Imo state. In a letter dated April 26, 2021 and sent to the brigade commander of 34 Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri, Imo capital, the DSS alleged that the action of the group is […]
One of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has urged security agencies to deal with “terrorists killing” Fulani herders in the South-East. Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, spoke on Thursday in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH . He was reacting to the killing of one of the […]
Four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were abducted in the early hours of Thursday. However, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity. The school is an arm of Calvary ministries. Capro is few kilometres away from […]
