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Katsina State commissioner for science, technology and innovation, Rabe Nasir, has been assassinated. Mr Nasir was killed in his private residence in Katsina Thursday evening. A former State Security Service officer, Mr Nasir also worked with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja. He also represented Mani/Bindawa federal constituency at the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011. Mr Nasir …

At least nine worshippers have been reported killed in an attack by suspected armed bandits in Ba’are in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. The police commissioner in the state, Bala Kuryas, told reporters on Thursday that nine people were killed in the attack which occurred on Wednesday. Mr Kuryas said security have been beefed up in the affected …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, commended the Nigerian Navy for its efforts in the fight against piracy in the nation’s maritime domain. Mr Buhari spoke at the commissioning of some Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS), boats, and helicopter at the Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island in Lagos. The President noted that there had been improved security in the country’s maritime domain and the Gulf …

• WHO: Omicron reported in 57 countries, hospitalisations to rise• Different, tougher variant of Omicron spotted in South Africa, Australia, Canada The Saudi Arabia authority was the latest country to slam its doors against Nigeria as it, yesterday, suspended all flight operations coming from Nigeria into the kingdom over the outbreak of Omicron variant of COVID-19. An official statement issued …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday, led other top government officials to inspect the ongoing rebuilding of the Edo State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iguoriakhi in Ovia North-East Local Government Area, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of work. The governor, who reaffirmed the government’s commitment to repositioning the institution to develop the needed manpower …

Sagamu Road Police Division said it has arrested a 41-year-old man, Sikiru Kolawole, for allegedly being in possession of fresh human parts. The Spokesman of the Lagos Police Command, Mr Adekunle Ajisebutu, who confirmed the incident, said that the suspect was reportedly found with fresh human hands, intestines and skull from Ojokoro cemetery in Ikorodu. “The Commissioner of Police, CP …

ECOWAS Early Warning and Response Network (ECOWARN) directorate promises to support ECOWAS member states in response to prevent and mitigate human security threat as well as violent extremism and terrorism ECOWAS Early Warning and Response Network (ECOWARN) directorate has promise to support ECOWAS member-states in response to prevent and mitigate human security threat as well as violent extremism and terrorism. …

An international human rights organisation, Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, has called for urgent action against torture. The Head of Office, ASF France, Angela Uwandu, made the call on Wednesday during a ProCAT 2021 Stakeholders Roundtable on Human Rights Violations and Torture in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the organisation, also known as Lawyers Without Borders …

Controversial Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says he has quit mediating for armed bandits following their declaration as terrorists by the court Mr Gumi spoke in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES in Kaduna on Wednesday. He had visited bandits in the forests in Zamfara and Niger states, taken medical services to them and has been urging the federal government to …

Saudi Arabia authorities have suspended flights coming from Nigeria into the kingdom due to the outbreak of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. An official of the Saudi embassy in Nigeria who did not want his name mentioned because he was not authorized to interface with the media, said the Kingdom took the decision to prevent the further spread of the …