By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus The Police Command in Kwara has arrested four students of Kwara State University (KWASU) who allegedly beat their fellow student to death. Kwara State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ilorin. Ejire-Adeyemi saidContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will soon deploy Geographic Information System (GIS) to strengthen its anti- smuggling operations. The National Public Relations Officer, NCS, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says its Super Mushshak trainer aircraft was involved in a minor mishap at about 2.35 pm on Thursday, with no casualty. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Gabkwet said theContinue Reading
NAF strikes 2 terrorists enclaves in Katsina, ZamfaraContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Mayors, a group of volunteers on traffic safety, has reaffirmed commitment to decongesting and controlling traffic within the FCT and some other cities in Nigeria. The National Coordinator of the group, Dr Yusuf Suberu, made the commitment in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called for the strengthening of institutions to promote national integration and good governance as part of efforts at addressing insecurity in the country. Zulum who delivered a lecture titled, “Strengthening, National Unity for Contemporary Security Threats in Nigeria: My Perspective”, alsoContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army and Navy troops on Tuesday neutralised five armed men in a firefight at identified IPOB/ESN camps in Ejemekuru in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Fortune Abang Stakeholders in the immigration sector have called for improved gender mainstreaming in migration policies to address inequalities and to promote inclusion. The stakeholders made the call at a media parley on collaborative efforts of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and its partners.Continue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark has commenced a capacity audit and training for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and Human Resource (HR) Directorate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the training is in collaboration with the International Centre for Migration Policy DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru has said that military personnel in the last few months neutralised seven top insurgency commanders in the country. The Minister said this while speaking to journalists on the sidelines of his working visit to the Armed Forces Command and Staff CollegeContinue Reading
