The Federal High Court sitting in Minna Niger state Wednesday remanded two persons accused of publishing injurious statement on social media against former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, linking him with ownership of a Chooper suspected to be supplying arms to bandits in the state. The accused suspects, Abdulkareem Ajibola and Anas Umar were charged under section 24(1B) of the Cyber crime law. The Read More
A traditional ruler in Ayedire local government of Osun state, Oba Hameed Oyelude Makama, has faulted the call for secession, describing the agitators as unpatriotic separatists. This is just as the monarch advised the leader of Yoruba Nation’s agitators, Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho, to surrender himself rather than being chased around by security operatives. Speaking with newsmen Read More
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) known as APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APC-LAC) said President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was moving Nigeria steadily towards self-sufficiency in food production in a way that has never been witnessed since independence. The group said the country’s steady progress in the administration’s efforts at positioning agriculture as the fulcrum of the country’s economic Read More
The Nigerian Army says troops of 8 Division on fighting patrol at Mayanchi-Dogo Karfe and Fagantama villages in Talata Marafa Local Government Area of Zamfara state killed several bndits.Director Army Public Relations Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu who stated this in a statement Saturday, said troops also killed five bandits at Bingi village, in Bungudu Local Government Area in another encounter.He said Read More
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has unveiled an all-female combatant squad as part of its safe schools initiative. It has consequently announced the first phase of deployment of some of the personnel to schools in the Federal Capital Territory FCT and Katsina states, promising to deploy more to other states as soon as practicable. Commandant General of Read More
No fewer than 120,000 women and youth across Nigeria and some African countries benefiting from Dr. Philemon Ibrahim Gora’s Nigerian Poverty Alleviation Stipends (NPAS) through African Investors in Diaspora Association (AIDA) have commended him for empowering the less privileged. One of the beneficiaries, Pastor Deborah Tanko, who spoke with Blueprint, said a lot of families have benefited from Dr. Gora’s Read More
Zamfara state Governor Bello Mohammed (Matawallen Maradun) has approved the suspension of the Emir of Dansadau, His Royal Highness Alhaji Hussaini Umar with immediate effect. Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Enlightenment, Media and Communications, Zailani Bappa gave the information in a statement issued to journalists in, Tuesday. The statement further hinted that Governor Matawalle also directed the District Read More
It is a well-known fact that cities all over the globe experience one kind of criminality or the other, this may not be unconnected with the cosmopolitan nature of those urban cities. Kano remains the centre of commerce, with its population ever on the increase due to the viability of of the environment and business activities going on.Kano right now Read More
After many years of crisis between farmers and herders across Nigeria, the 17 southern governors on May 11 resolved to ban open grazing of cattle in their states. BENJAMIN SAMSON in this report wonders if the Asaba resolution is the beginning of the end for open grazing in the country. The governors who made the decisions were Rotimi Akeredolu of Read More
Restructuring is not the solution to insecurity and other challenges facing Nigeria, Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has said.The governor rather said devolution of power will address governance imbalance and help Nigeria achieve it’s potentials. Addressing the Northwest zonal public hearing on the proposed alterations to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 on Wednesday in Kaduna, Read More
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has expressed shock at the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, other officers and crew members in a plane crash, describing it as a major setback in the fight against terrorists. According to CNPP, the death of the COAS and other officers has robbed the country of their determination to Read More
The former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Kpotun-Idris, has called on Nigerians to support the Nigeria Police in its relentless efforts to tackle the recurring security challenges in Nigeria. He said with such sustained support from all well meaning citizens, the myriad of security challenges that include kidnapping, banditry and other related security infractions in the country will be Read More
The Nigeria Southern Governors Tuesday asked President Mohammadu Buhari to review appointment of security agencies to reflect federal character as Nigeria’s overall population is heterogeneous. In the communique issued and read at the end of its meeting that lasted for over two hours in Government house, Asaba by the Governor of Ondo state and chairman of forum, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Read More
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has passed a vote of confidence on the Prince Uche Secondus led National Working Committee (NWC). In recent times, there have been calls for the resignation of the embattled PDP Chairman. Only last Monday, the former Edo State Commissioner of Information, Prince Kauaim Afegbau petitioned the Economic Financial Crime Read More
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past chairman, House committee on internal security, Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, has called on National Assembly to budget a special fund for the security agencies to acquire sophisticated weapons. Jaji said if the executive and the legislature could agree on such special fund for the security agencies to acquire Read More
The FCT Police Command has debunked the viral message on social media alleging that University of Abuja has been attacked by bandits. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, ASP Marian Yusuf, gave the assurance in a press statement late Tuesday night.“The FCT Police Command wishes to debunk the viral message in some sections of the social media purporting that Read More
Nineteen suspected agents of bandits have been arrested by men of the vigilantes in Munya and Shiroro local governments of Niger state. It was learnt that five of the informants made up of two brothers of the same father and the other three, fulani herdsmen were apprehended at Chiri village in the Shiroro local government of the state while the Read More
Two house wives and children have been kidnapped by gunmen at Kofar Kuyambana low cost in Zaria local government area of Kaduna state. A resident in the area, Mallam Garba Jumare, told Blueprint correspondent that the kidnappers invaded the area and attacked a house of Customs officer around 10pm on Sunday. He said the kidnappers whisked away the Customs officer’s wife, Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented the Tuesday night’s massacre of no fewer than 30 in simultaneous bandit attacks on four villages in two local government areas of Zamfara state. PDP in a statement by it National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, Thursday also bemoans the killing of a staff as well as abduction of unknown number of students of Greenfield Read More
Terrorists, otherwise known as armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students, a statement by Samuel Aruwan, state commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said. The armed bandits on Tuesday night kidnapped an unspecified number of students at the institution located at Kasarami village off Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun LGA. “The Read More
A 25-year-old operative of Amotekun was on Tuesday shot dead by suspected armed bandits at Fiditi town, in Afijio local government area of Oyo state According to the Oyo state Commandant of Amotekun Corps, Col Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), during the attack, another Amotekun operative was shot by the suspected bandits. Col Olayanju (rtd) in a statement made available to journalists Read More
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu, has said that members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have majorly benefited from President Muhammadu Buhari’s continuity trademark. The President promised continuty on his return from medical check up which the opposition PDP frowned at. But in a statement he Read More
Top Nigerian military officers on Thursday met Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom, over the killing of 12 soldiers by bandits in Konshisha local government area of the state. The Minister of Defence, Rtd Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi who led the delegation told gov. Ortom that President Buhari is sad over the killing of soldiers. He also warned that the President Read More
From Kaduna state comes a report that five more kidnapped students have regained their freedom from Bandits enclave on Thursday. The freed students were among the initial 39 abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Kaduna. The latest release brings to 10 the number of those who are now free. Five released earlier this week have already reunited with Read More
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