One person was killed and two others injured after suspected bandits attacked Makoda town in Makoda Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident was revealed in a post shared on X on Friday by security analyst Bakatsine. According to him, the attack occurred on Thursday night when more than 30 armed men riding motorcycles…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Delta state wing, has announced plans to stage a peaceful protest on Thursday, over what it described as an alleged attempt to polarise the union and undermine the August 27, 2018 stakeholders’ agreement involving the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASSUS. The union formally notified the Department of…
Body says proposed law is unnecessary, targeted at Christians By Olayinka Ajayi LAGOS — The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to assent to the anti-preaching and hawking bill currently before the National Assembly, describing it as unnecessary and unrelated to the country’s pressing challenges. The Christian body said the…
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo OSOGBO — National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, has claimed that he did not own a personal house throughout his eight years as governor of Osun State. Aregbesola made the claim while addressing supporters in a video that circulated online on Thursday. The former governor said he…
Launches Iru Ekun Security Network, says outfit will support security agencies By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin ILORIN — Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed that his Iru Ekun Security Network will reclaim forests in Kwara State from bandits and other criminal elements. Igboho made the declaration on Thursday in Ilorin…
Commends recruitment of 28,000 personnel, says move will improve response to security threats By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Former Senate President and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence, Senator Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North), has commended President Bola Tinubu for expanding the Nigerian Army to 12 divisions and approving the recruitment of 28,000 young…
By Cynthia AloThe Regional Observatory of Onion in West and Central Africa, ORO/WCA, has appealed to the Government of Ghana to urgently intervene in the continued detention of five trucks loaded with Nigerian onions at Kotoku Market, warning that the development is causing heavy losses on farmers, exporters and traders. In a statement signed by…
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