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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has decried the non-utilisation of the National Identification Number (NIN) database in the country by security institutions in the fight against­ insurgency, banditry and terrorism.Pantami, who said though the national database is still work-in-progress, noted that information available can help mitigate the rising insecurity in the country.The Minister spoke in …

Commercial drivers yesterday staged a protest, blocking major roads in Edo State capital, Benin City, to protest the enforcement of colour code by the state government. The state government had recently reviewed the daily ticket for commercial bus operators from N600 to N1,800 except for Sunday when they pay N800. In protest, the drivers in their numbers, blocked the busy …

After 127 days in captivity, some of the hostages who were released by the gunmen who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train in March have narrated their ordeals in captivity. The hostages told journalist that their ordeal was so horrendous they will not wish for the hostages still in captivity to spend one more day with their abductors. They also pleaded with …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Tuesday in Abuja, said his regime had given the military “full freedom” to end the insecurity in the country which he called “madness”. According to a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari was reacting to the recent attacks in Kaduna, Plateau and Sokoto states. The …

A seasoned journalist, Sam Omatseye, has alleged that supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, were issuing death threats against him. This is coming a day after he published an opinion piece in The Nation, titled ‘Obi-tuary’. In a tweet on Tuesday, Omatseye asked Obi to call his supporters to order, adding that the LP presidential candidate will be …

The president urged diplomats to monitor political developments in the country, leading to the 2023 elections, but should remain true to their professional ethics of non-interference. President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe, and within Nigeria, urging more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry and insurgency. The president gave the commendation …

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and a Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Tuesday supported the move by the National Assembly members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over his failure to end insecurity in the country. It would be recalled that members of the opposition party at the National Assembly, had given President Buhari, …

• PDP’s problem not as bad as APC’s Muslim-Muslim issue – Jibrin• Wike’s camp rules out defection, vows to remain in party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) will tomorrow meet to mediate in the lingering post-convention crisis, setting the stage for a face-to-face parley between two warring gladiators – Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State and Alhaji …

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige Tuesday, said he adopted voluntary conciliation for the resolution of the strike  by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), instead of arbitration, in order not to delay the resolution process. The Minister said he could have transmitted the matter to the Industrial Arbitration Panel (IAP) or the National Industrial Court of Nigeria …

Two male adults were, on Tuesday, crushed to death during a fight at Oshodi-Oke inward Gbagada Expressway in Lagos State. The incident occurred in broad daylight near LASTMA office in Oshodi. Though details of what led to the fight could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that the victims were hit and crushed …