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Barely two days that bandits attacked a busy and densely populated market in Sokoto and killed over 40 people, gunmen on Tuesday afternoon, killed three Traditional rulers in Imo state. South East region of Nigeria has been experiencing high rate of insecurity, killings and other social maladies affecting the growth and development of the region. A case of Dr. Chike …

The Nigerian government will spend N19 billion on computer software in 2022, according to the budget proposal for the year submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly. The amount is spread across nearly 200 offices, and is bound to be a lot higher as it does not cover computer and software expenditure by the armed forces and dozens …

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has reacted to the latest killings by bandits in the North-west of the country by threatening the bandits with “ultimate destruction.” Mr Buhari’s reaction came a day after armed bandits attacked a market in Goronyo, Sokoto State, killing at least 30 people. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the bandits, numbering about 200, raided the Sunday market and killed over …

In November 2020 when Stella Ogene retired from the judicial service of Delta State in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region, she had headed the state’s Customary Court of Appeal for a record 21 years. In addition to describing her as “one of the best brains” Delta State has contributed to the legal profession in Nigeria, the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, …

Family sources said bandits refused to release the Emir of Bungudu after collecting N20 million, until they got more money. Armed bandits collected a multi-million naira ransom before they released the Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Hassan Attahiru, family sources have said. The bandits successfully negotiated the ransom with emirate officials despite the shutdown of telecommunications in the state. The ransom …

The Kaduna State Government has said starting from October 31, civil servants who are yet to be vaccinated for COVID-19 will be denied access to government offices. Visitors will, however, be permitted entry upon presentation of evidence of registration with the state Ministry of Health for vaccination, while wearing their facemasks. This was disclosed in a statement titled, ‘Compliance with …

A Catholic priest said on Sunday that he respected the police’s decision not to grant him access to a crime scene to give the last rites to the British lawmaker Sir David Amess. In a now-deleted video posted to his Twitter account on Oct. 17, Fr. Jeff Woolnough said he hoped that his remarks would be the “end of the …

*VP adds: There are world class experts here, we must build local capacity *Health sector reforms committee an important vehicle of transformation Nigeria must take its own destiny in its hands, build local capacities that will ensure health access to the people, and take advantage of the opportunity to become a leading nation in healthcare. This is the submission of …

Legal icon and elder statesman, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, yesterday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to give the country a new constitution before the 2023 general elections. Speaking with Vanguard in Ado Ekiti, the foremost educationist and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Ekiti State, said that Nigerians are desirous of a new constitution. His words: “There’s need for restructuring. …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has described as false a newspaper report that it paid N20 million to some bandits in exchange for an anti-aircraft gun earlier seized from troops. The air force said the report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) was part of a campaign to further the cause of insecurity in Nigeria by elements who see it (NAF) as …