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Only 32 police officers securing 200 villages in Katsina

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2024September 11, 20240

The Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda has claimed that only 32 police officers are currently patrolling one Local Government Area, LGA. Governor Radda stated this while speaking about the unending security challenges bedevilling his state. In a now trending interview with DW Hausa, he revealed that only nine guns with...

Defence Chief sympathises Borno residents as flood sacks over 200,000

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2024September 11, 20240

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa on Wednesday expressed sympathy and condolences to the government and people of Borno State over the devastating flood that has ravaged the state. His reaction was contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau in...

Kogi State Government Under Fire Over Alleged Inaction Against Notorious Gang

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2024September 11, 20240

The Kogi State Government is facing mounting pressure to take action against Inspector Ismaila and his gang, who are reportedly terrorizing the community of Ejule with impunity. According to Isaiah Davies Ijele, Director of New Media and Spokesperson for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, “The safety and...

Renewed Hope: Oduduwa Forum Commends Tinubu’s Efforts In Revitalising Water Resources Agencies

NewsDeskNgSep 11, 2024September 11, 20240

The Oduduwa Youth Progressive Forum (OYPF) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for his commitment to revitalizing Nigeria’s water resources agencies which has brought renewed hope to the sector. In a statement signed by its convener, Aare Gbenga Mimiko, the forum also commended the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof....

Ember months in 2024: Police take proactive measures to ensure safety in Niger

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

Niger State Commissioner of Police, CP Shawulu Ebenezer Danmamman, has directed Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and DPOs to implement robust crime preventive measures as a proactive step during the Ember months to ensure the safety of lives and property in the state. The CP, in a statement signed by the...

ALGON condemns attack on Esan West LG Chairman, Aigbogun

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Edo State Chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, has condemned the alleged assault on the Chairman of Esan West Local Government Area, Mr Collins Aigbogun. The association, through its state chairman, Newman Ugiagbe, described the act at Illeh in Ekpoma as a clear violation of...

Police affairs sets up task team to track implementation of presidential priorities

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Mr James Sule, has inaugurated a Delivery Task Team that will assist in tracking the implementation of Presidential Priorities and Ministerial Deliverables in the ministry and its agencies. The Ministerial Delivery Task Team, comprising desk officers and representatives from the Nigeria Police Force...

SEDC: Group Slams Joseph Onoh Over Desperate Attempt to Undermine Kalu’s Efforts

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Coalition of South-East Youths for Democracy (CESYD) has condemned attempts by a certain Dr Josef Onoh to rewrite the history of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). In a press statement signed by its coordinator, Comrade Wisdom Akunna Fabulous, the CESYD described Onoh’s claims as “a joke taken too...

DSS Under Fire: AUPCTRE Denounces “Gestapo-Style” Arrest of NLC President as “Unacceptable”

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has strongly condemned the arrest of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President by the Department of State Security Services (DSS). In a press release issued on Tuesday in Abuja, AUPCTRE General Secretary, Comrade Sikiru Waheed, described the...

Northern scholars warn saboteurs against distracting military onslaught on bandits

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

Some Northerners under the platform of the Concerned Scholars for Peace and Development, CSPD have thrown their weights behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed efforts to tackle banditry in the region. Recall that following the incessant attacks by bandits and terrorists in the region, President Tinubu directed the Minister of...