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Barely two days after governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State ordered the closure of schools following the wake of insecurity, he has again raised alarm over the inversion of terrorists from Kaduna Zamfara, Niger Kebbi and other states into Nasarawa State. Sule yesterday convened an emergency security council meeting, with a view to reviewing the security situation in the state …

The Nigerian Police Force has dismissed an officer, Richard Gele, who was justifying extortion in a video clip that has now gone viral on the social media. Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a statement obtained by PREMIUM TIMES on Friday. The dismissed officer was caught in the video clip which trended in June dignifying and justifying extortion of members of …

Some civil society organisations, CSOs, have described the Buhari administration as being primed for failure by refusing to act swiftly to events of attacks by bandits terrorizing the country. According to them, terrorism, insurgency, and banditry did not start under Buhari, however, they say it is to his eternal discredit that all have escalated almost beyond control on his watch. …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has described as unfortunate the unguarded public comments made by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in an interview on a national television channel. Governor Wike maintained that the right thing such persons should have done, particularly the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the PDP national chairman, Senator Iyorchia …

Amidst the speculation of impending fifth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Nigeria has announced continued spread of Lassa Fever and Monkeypox. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest situation report for week 29 of 2022, spanning 18 to 24 July, said the country’s new confirmed cases increased from five in week 28, to 10 in the current week. The …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has signed the anti-grazing law to tackle farmer/herders’ clashes and ensure peace and security across Edo communities. Obaseki disclosed this at the Edo Central Security Council Meeting, held in Irrua, the Administrative Headquarters of Esan Central Local Government Area, Edo State. The governor said, “I am pleased to inform you …

Edo State Government is leading a campaign to raise awareness amongst residents and health professionals on viral hepatitis, urging for improved sanitation, among other preventive measures to eradicate the disease responsible for inflammation of the liver that leads to severe disease and liver cancer. The Edo State Health Commissioner, Prof. Obehi Akoria, disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, during …

…Aa govt moves to shutdown unregistered markets Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said that his administration is concluding plans to commence the issuance of identification cards to residents across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state as part of measures to check insecurity. The governor disclosed this while addressing stakeholders at a security meeting held in Auchi, …

The National Security Council, Thursday, said it would implement new strategies to address the fast-spreading insecurity and terrorist attacks nationwide as Nigerians are growing “tired” of the menace and are now turning to self-help. The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd), revealed this to State House correspondents at the close of Thursday’s security council meeting chaired by the …

The Labour Party (LP) on Thursday appealed to its members to embark on aggressive mobilisation to ensure the party’s victory in the 2023 general elections. The party’s Deputy National Chairman, Alhaji Bashiru Apapa, made the appeal at a sensitisation programme for party’s members and the support groups for its Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi in Ado-Ekiti. Apapa identified the growing …