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The Kaduna State Government, yesterday, said security forces have ambushed and neutralised a notorious bandits’ commander known as ‘Dogo Maikasuwa’ responsible for terrorising Kaduna-Kachia road, Chikun and Igabi local councils. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, said the security agencies reported his death to the state government, confirming that, “after an era of terrorising …

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum has reopened a major cattle market along the Nigeria/Cameroon border in the northeast part of the country, shut down over six years ago due to Boko Haram attacks. Zulum flagged off the reopening of the cattle market at Gamboru-Ngala, a twin town at the edge of the central part of Borno State along the border …

The principles driving the group of five (G5) governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been revealed to symbolise integrity, patriotism, equity, fairness and justice. The Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, made the disclosure during a cultural night and dinner organised by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for his colleagues at the …

.As FG tracks 32 violent incidents in 22 states in 1 month .INEC tracks 50 in 21 states .Moves to reprint 65,699 uncollected PVCs destroyed in Ogun Irked by the growing wave of election -related violence across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned politicians about the consequences of their actions, warning them to rein in their thugs or risk …

Justice Binta Nyako has fixed Monday for Nnamdi Kanu’s team of lawyers and the Federal Government prosecution team to address the court based on the ongoing case between the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and the Federal Government. This is coming after the Federal Government filed an amended seven counts of terrorism against the detained leader of …

For the first time in six years, the Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, CFR attended the annual anniversary investment summit of Governor Godwin Obaseki popularly called alaghodaro where the governor set an Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) target of N60 billion for the state in 2023.    Although Oba Ewuare II did not make any speech for the …

• U.S./UK terror alert: Arrested suspects will be prosecuted, says IGP• Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Police deploy tactical teams over kidnapping• Aare Onakakanfo appeals to Southwest govs to allow OPC, Amotekun, others flush terrorists out of forests The growth of terrorism across Africa is a major threat to international peace and security, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday. Deputy UN chief, Amina …

The Country Director of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),Mr. Son Sungil has said that the South Korean government is committed to investing in the human resource development of the Nigerian Civil Service. Mr. Son Sungil stated this at the 2022 South Korea International Cooperation Association of Nigeria (SKICAN) Annual Gathering held in Abuja. In a statement made available to journalists …

…Targets one million issuances before fourth quarter of 2024 Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, launched the Edo State Residency Identity Card, with a target to issue one million cards to citizens before the fourth quarter of 2024. The governor launched the Residency Card at the 2022 Alaghodaro Summit with the theme, “Edo’s Transformation: Partnerships, Resilience, Impact,” taking …

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has called out western countries for hypocrisy and failure to take responsibility in tackling climate change. “Many of my peers are frustrated with Western hypocrisy and its inability to take responsibility,” he wrote in a Wednesday WashingtonPost article. The Nigerian leader noted that western governments have repeatedly failed to meet their commitments to the $100 billion fund for …