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Mr Turji denied collecting money from Mr Matawalle during a peace dialogue. errorism kingpin Bello Turji, in a new video released on Saturday, has responded to the raging controversy surrounding his group’s contacts with the Zamfara State Government, when the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, was the governor of the state. Mr Turji denied claims that he collected …

habi Yayi, son of former Beninese president and current opposition figure Thomas Boni Yayi, was arrested early Sunday at his home, according to several of his relatives. No reason was given for the arrest which comes a week after the foiled coup attempt there. “At this time, we don’t know what he is accused of,” one relative told AFP. “We …

Ghana’s northern gold-mining belt faces growing exposure to extremist operations, new research has shown. he study, published by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, a Geneva-based non-profit organisation, showed that the informal nature of artisanal and small-scale gold mining, porous borders with Burkina Faso, and opaque financial flows create conditions that could be exploited by Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal …

igeria’s former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN)’s claims of revocation of his bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) because he attended a political event are false, the nation’s anti-graft Agency declared on Saturday. “It is equally ridiculous to insinuate that the Commission barred him “from granting media interviews and from participating in political activities …

he Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has charged the management and staff of Opay to make compliance with existing regulations a watchword to ensure business integrity and block avenues for money laundering and fraudulent practices. According to the EFCC Media and Publicity Department, Olukoyede gave the charge in Abuja on Thursday, December 11, …

  ormer Ekiti lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ayodele Arise, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider the option of military action against Burkina Faso to secure the release of Nigerian soldiers currently being held in the West African country. Arise made the call on Saturday while speaking as a guest on an Arise TV programme, …

igeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, BosunTijani, says bandits and other criminal networks are now deploying sophisticated communication technologies that make it difficult for security agencies to track their activities, including ransom calls. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Tijani said the criminal operations within the telecom space are “far more technical” than many Nigerians realise, …

ASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons. The bill’s passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump’s …

By Idahosa Musa do Civil Society Organizations (EDOCSO), on Wednesday, called on government at levels to rise above board and tackle the spates of insecurity in the country, saying, every citizen has a right to life. The Coordinator General of the group, Comrade Omobude Agho made the call in a roadshow to mark the World Human Rights Day in Benin. …

embers of the Dr Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday mocked the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government for “making history” as the first administration not to have started the implementation of the national budget by December. They said it was curious that by December, the 12th and last month of the year, the government had yet to …