Troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), yesterday foiled a coordinated assault by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram fighters on communities in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, triggered heightened tension across the area as residents placed distress calls to security contacts. Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South), who represents the district, confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, saying he was notified by one of his coordinators. “Boko Haram/ISWAP invaded some communities in Chibok,…
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The Ojibara of Bayagan, Alhaji Kamilu Salami, has been abducted by armed bandits, sparking fresh tension in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The monarch was reportedly seized around 9:30 a.m. on Saturday while working on his farm. Armed men, said to be wielding AK-47 rifles, were alleged to have stormed the location and whisked him away. It was gathered that fellow farmers first raised the alarm after failing to find the traditional ruler but discovering his motorcycle abandoned on the farmland. Their search soon triggered widespread panic in the community. A community source, who requested anonymity, said a…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced that buses and cars meant for the operation of the Mabushi and Kugbo Bus Terminal, as well as the soon to be completed one in the Central Business District (CBD) will arrive soon, in preparation for the facility’s take-off. Speaking during an inspection of the ongoing construction CBD Bus Terminal on Saturday, Wike said the government was partnering with private companies to provide buses and taxis, all painted in the Abuja colour. He however reiterated that the government will kickstart the operations of the terminals with its own fleet…
The entire Kurama Chiefdom in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State has been plunged into uncontrollable mourning as terrorists holding thirteen residents, including an ECWA pastor, have issued a chilling ransom demand of Five Hundred Million Naira (N500,000,000) – a sum the traumatised communities say is impossible to raise. Two weeks after gunmen stormed the sleepy villages of Gidan Yawa, Maiyamma, Jantsauni, and Maidoki around 10:30 pm, shooting three people dead and abducting thirty others in a night of terror, the bandits have now reduced their captives to thirteen and delivered their outrageous price for freedom. “We…
Gov says traditional authority remains backbone of Ondo’s peace, stability Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed the pivotal role of traditional institutions in maintaining security, social cohesion and development across the state, describing royal authority as a cornerstone of stability in the Sunshine State. The Governor made the declaration on Saturday at the palace of the Olubaka of Oka-Akoko, Oba (Dr.) Yussuf Adebori Adeleye, OON, JP, during the monarch’s elevation into the prestigious Traditional Elders Council (Ihare). The ceremony also featured the elevation of the Egbe Mabolaje of Ibaka Oka. Governor Aiyedatiwa described the event as both…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has raised fresh alarm over what he describes as, “a dangerous assault on democracy in Guinea-Bissau,” following reports of a staged coup plot leading to the detention of main opposition leader, Domingos Simões Pereira and the withholding of presidential election results. Frank said credible account from former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria who witnessed the election, points to a coordinated political-military conspiracy allegedly engineered to halt transition after indications emerged that Pereira, candidate of PAIGC, may have secured majority votes against incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. He noted that…
The Benue State Government has shut St. John’s Hospital, Otukpo, following reports of grave professional misconduct, including an alleged case in which a patient underwent a double-breast removal on November 25 without due clinical process. Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ogwuche, confirmed the action on Saturday, noting that the hospital was sealed for “not adherence to established clinical guidelines.” According to the commissioner, the ministry had placed the facility under surveillance after receiving repeated complaints bordering on unethical medical practices. An enforcement team was deployed on Friday to conduct a thorough assessment. The operation was led by…
A fresh political storm has erupted in Kano following the state government’s call for the arrest of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin over allegations of incitement and plans to establish a 12,000-man religious security outfit known as Khairul Nas. The government accused both leaders of making statements capable of provoking unrest and undermining ongoing security operations. Ganduje and Jibrin, however, dismissed the claims, branding the call for their arrest as reckless. Briefing reporters after the State Executive Council meeting late Friday, Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, said the government viewed the utterances…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded a fresh list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after an initial batch of three names was transmitted for screening. The latest list features prominent political figures, including former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu; former presidential aide, Reno Omokri; and former Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. “In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and confirm expeditiously 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors,” read a statement on Saturday by the…
Aiyedatiwa Restores Grassroots Justice System After 17 Years Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Chief) Olamide Oladiji, was on Thursday formally inducted as one of the new Justices of the Peace (JP), a recognition he described as a renewed mandate to deepen service, fairness and peaceful coexistence across the state. The ceremony, held at The Dome, Akure, saw Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa confer the honour on distinguished citizens as part of efforts to revive a justice mechanism that had been inactive since 2008. Oladiji, while speaking shortly after taking the oath, expressed appreciation to the state government…