In page 4 of The Guardian newspaper of Tuesday, January 17, 2023, we find a news headline that states: “25m Nigerians at risk of severe hunger in 2023, FAO warns.” Under this news headline, we read about the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) warning that some 25 million Nigerians are at risk of severe hunger between June and August this Read More
The Minister of Police Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, has reiterated the federal government’s support of the to INTERPOL and West African Police Information Programme (WAPIS) to end crimes in the country and sub-region. He stated this during a courtesy visit by the INTERPOL Executive Directorate Police Services, Mr. Kavanagh Stephen, to the ministry headquarters in Abuja. A press statemenr Read More
Unlike women, it’s natural that men rarely weep or shed tears. Whatever makes a man weep must have overwhelmed him emotionally in such a manner that he cannot hold back tears. Therefore, when a man weeps in public, it’s possible that he may have wept several times over in his closet. Whatever makes a General to weep on camera before Read More
The National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) has said that insecurity, kidnapping and other social vices experienced in Nigeria will only end if the youth, especially nomads, are gainfully employed. Addressing participants Monday in Abuja, at the opening ceremony of a four-day workshop on the development of training manuals on various sustainable livelihoods skills and trades for nomadic youth, Read More
Nigerians have expressed deep bitterness over the high cost of food and transportation days to Christmas. Over 80 per cent of those who spoke with Blueprint said, this year, appears the worse, especially with the prices of food in various cities of the country skyrocketing. Hope Okolie, a business woman in Lagos said, the prices of rice, groundnut oil and Read More
The Niger state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has commissioned a twin students hostel constructed to solve accommodation problem of the institutions. He restated his determination to deploy more resources for the infrastructural development of educational institutions in the state. The hostels, the governor said, were built through a contract financing arrangement with a commercial bank at the cost of over Read More
Federal House of Representatives candidate for Kaduna South on the platform of Labour Party, Ezekiel Baba, has promised to sponsor 52 students through university education if elected in the 2023 general elections. Addressing Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) interactive session with legislative candidates of the Labour Party in Kaduna state, Baba said he would also prioritise policies that could boost education Read More
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari has reduced the insecurity challenge in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with BBC, Tuesday, he said, “It has reduced. I will defend him. Then, 17 local governments and about four states where we had flags of foreign jihadists in Nigeria. That is Read More
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has said the campaign manifesto of one of his challengers on the platform of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, is “empty and vacuous”. The former Lagos state governor specifically said said Obi has nothing to offer on security if “he is only promising what Buhari has been Read More
It is no gainsaying that the poor regulation of small weapons is contributing to the rise in violence in Nigeria. The non-regulation of weapons has led to mass killings in different parts of the nation and has resulted in Nigeria having several internally displaced people. Also, the poor regulation of small arms by the government has brought about the escalation Read More
As the nation passes through a tortuous moment of insecurity, everyone is putting heads together towards finding a solution. OKECHUKWU ONUEGBU reports about one of such efforts. The security of lives and property is outmost responsibility of every government given its importance to society. Evidences show that security promotes healthy living, peace and tranquility. This is however achieved when the Read More
Members of the Order of Knights of Saint Mulumba (KSM) have been urged to rise and defend the Christian faith and especially the Catholic Church in the face of the country’s various security challenges. The Order was also encouraged to continue to champion the call towards peaceful co-existence and reconciliation in the country amidst the cry of marginalisation by different Read More
The Kaduna state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Uba Sani, has said “Nigeria is highly under-policed with three million operatives’ deficit, thus it’s imperative for state police to be allowed to augment the deficit.” He said this at an interactive session with the Nigeria Labour Congress Kaduna state Council Political Committee on Friday. Sani, a member Read More
The Senate Tuesday passed for second reading a bill meant to establish the Nigerian Police Special Forces and the Nigeria Police Special Forces Training School, in Gwoza, Borno state. The sponsor of the bill, who is also the chairman, Senate Committee on the Army, Senator Ali Ndume ( APC Borno South) , said the proposed legislation when passed into law Read More
Family as an agent of socialization is a crucial factor towards the moral upbringing of a child in every society. Poor family setting such as domestic violence and shattered homes leads to moral decadence that eventually turns into insecurity, among other malaise in the to society. It also paves the way for children to learn basic concepts about what is Read More
Oyo state government and governments of adjoining states are flushing criminals out of the popular Lagos/Ibadan expressway. BAYO AGOOLA reports. In the past few weeks, the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway has turned to another dangerous route with kidnappers gradually making it their operational base especially the Ibadan axis of the expressway with kidnapping taking place daily. In some instances, killing innocent Read More
Kogi state was the hotbed of criminality and the brooding room for all kinds of criminals – from political thugs, to armed robbers, morphing into modern day terrorists, not limited to the guises of bandits and kidnappers. But these have practically become a thing of the past. I put it to a Kogilite that the Gwagwalada-Lokoja highway is safe for Read More
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for Kaduna state, Hon. Isah Mohammed Ashiru, has pledged to tackle insecurity and use agriculture, technology and ICT to address unemployment if elected governor in 2023. Addressing an interactive session with the political committee of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) at its state secretariat in Kaduna, Ashiru said his party’s public quietness is Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has reiterated his commitment in ensuring that his party takes over government in Lagos state by 2023. Atiku who was represented at a rally organised for him by 100 volunteer groups in Lagos by the party’s governorship candidate in Lagos State Olajide Adediran (JANDOR) said the party can only attain Read More
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof. Bashir Usman,has said the spate of insecurity across Nigeria has had debilitating effects on nomadic education. Addressing participants at a training workshop for data collectors on Impact of Conflict and Insecurity in the Implementation of Nomadic Education Programmes on Nomadic Communities in Selected North-Central states of Niger, Nasarawa and Plateau, Prof. Read More
The Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-Cultural In the Diaspora (AEISCID) has asked the Inspector General of Police Usman Baba Ahmed, to immediately redeploy his Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi state, Garba Aliyu, and also constitute a committee to probe him over various allegations levelled against his office. The Ebonyi indigenes also gave the Inspector General 48 hours ultimatum to disband Read More
The huge flooding recently recorded in Kogi state has highlighted how strategic and important Kogi state is, as a confluence town and a major linkage between the North and the South. Kogi needs to be declared as a disaster zone and adequate attention should be dedicated towards ameliorating the very tough times being suffered by the people. The state government Read More
For his commitment to national security and cohesion, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday last week conferred on the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the award of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR). He was among the 447 high-profile personalities across Nigeria and beyond to be so honoured with the country’s Read More
As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the 2022 World Egg Day, the Poultry Farmers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has lamented the high rate of devastation that insecurity and rain storm has caused it members, saying several farms have closed up because of this. Speaking on behalf of the farmers on Friday during a press Read More
The nation’s equity market has recorded low performance at the end of third quarter this year as investors lose N1.484 trillion within the period. The NSE All Share Index (ASI), which measures the performance of listed equities shed 5.39 per cent to close the third quarter on September 30, 2022 at 49,024.16 points from 51,817.59 points at which it opened Read More
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