Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, says Nigerian journalists are “criminals” for describing the activities of bandits as criminality. Speaking when he featured on Arise Television on Thursday, Gumi said the media is adding to the insecurity problem by the names they use in describing the bandits. He said if the media wants them to surrender, they […]
Four policemen were reportedly killed on Wednesday at Nkpologwu, in Aguata local government area of Anambra State by unknown gunmen and their rifles taken away. They were killed at a checkpoint in the community and the police patrol vehicle at the checkpoint was set ablaze by the assailants. The state Commissioner of Police has already […]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has advised the federal government to prohibit the influx of armed herders into Nigeria. Falana was reacting to a statement by Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who had said that some of the bandits and criminal herdsmen terrorising the country are foreigners. Mohammed had said the federal government is seeking […]
The Senate , on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of former service chiefs as non -career ambassadors- designate. Their confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Mohammed Bulkachuwa . President , Ahmad Lawan, had on February 10, directed the Committee on Foreign Affairs to confirm General Abayomi Olonisakin […]
Nigerians on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to order the arrest and investigation of popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi , over his interactions with bandits in the country. Of late , Sheikh Gumi has been seen in photos holding talks with notorious bandits in the forests of Zamfara , Niger and other states […]
Mr Monday Bala Kuryas has assumed duty as the 29th Commissioner of Police (CP) in Anambra. Kuryas, who replaced Mr John Abang recently elevated to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police, hails from Kurya Dadu in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued in Awka in Friday by the command’s […]
Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has joined his voice with national analysts calling for devolution of power between the Federal Government and 36 states in the country. The governor who was one of the speakers at a programme called ‘Radio Now’s Urgent Conversation’ aired Thursday on Channels Television said state police and devolution of the […]
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, says not all bandits are criminals. Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Thursday, Matawalle said some of the “bandits” took the law into their own hands because they were ill-treated by some vigilante groups. Zamfara, in the north-west, has recorded high cases […]
The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi says efforts are to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on all major highways across the country to curb the rising cases of kidnapping. Dingyadi who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily said President Muhammadu Buhari has given the approval for the […]
Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have vowed to resist any eviction from the South -West , citing their rights as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution to live wherever they desire . Miyetti Allah also vowed to avenge the alleged attacks on and loss of herdsmen and their cattle , saying […]
