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Spokesman of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Chief Superintendent Abubakar Umar, said on Wednesday that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and other high-profile inmates were still in custody at the attacked Kuje Prison, contrary to reports that he escaped. Umar made this known, while giving further details on the incident, according to report by the Vanguard. He said “the …

Edo State Government has reiterated its commitment to make the state flood-free, clean and green, calling on the citizens of the state to play active roles in mitigating flooding and erosion in the wake of torrential rains. Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability, Engr. Jonathan Lawani, who made the submission, said the active involvement of citizens in environmental regeneration is germane …

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has announced minor cabinet reshuffle as he swore in seven new Ministers in the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the affected ministers sworn in include Goodluck Opiah (Imo), Umar El-Yakub (Kano) and Ademola Adegoroye (Ondo), Henry Ikoh (Abia) Umana Okon Umana (Akwa Ibom), Ekumankama Nkama (Ebonyi) and …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Two Rev. Fathers reportedly abducted by gunmen last weekend have been released in Edo State. The clerics regained freedom on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. The state police command stated this in a statement issued by its Deputy Public Relations Officer ASP Jennifer Iwegbu, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. She stated: “The Edo state …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, expressed disappointment with the intelligence system at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje, Abuja. President Buhari, who spent about 30 minutes when he visited the facility attacked by terrorists on Tuesday night, said: “I am disappointed with the intelligence system. “How can terrorists organise, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it?” Soon …

As Muslims worldwide celebrate Sallah, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode George, on Wednesday, raised an alarm on the state of insecurity In the country. In a Sallah message entitled ‘Who is in control?’, the Atona Oodua of Yorubaland declared that it was unfortunate “we have entered into an area of bewildering uncertainty where …

Security sources, on Wednesday, revealed that soldiers deployed to Kuje vicinity and the Correctional Centre’s environment, who had mastered the terrain, were moved out and redeployed 24 hours before terrorists attacked Kuje Prison. The source wondered why it was 24 hours after troops, who had come to understand the vicinity, were withdrawn and new ones yet to settle in, arrived …

The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Magashi (rtd) has confirmed the escape of 64 members of the Boko-Haram sect from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje. He said, “Well, we too heard the attack. The incident started between 10 and 10:25 am the security operatives recaptured some. What actually happened, they came in there numbers and released some of …

Reports that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was among inmates that escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday night, is false, Vanguard has learned. A top official of the Nigeria Correctional Service, NCoS, who who spoke to Vanguard, said the terrorists that bombed the facility attempted to gain entry into Kyari’s cell, but could …

The Director-General of the Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has announced that the planned alliance between the Labour Party and the New Nigerian People’s Party for the 2023 general election is “dead.” According to Okupe, who is the placeholder as running mate to the LP presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, said the plan …