An NGO, Kalthum Foundation for Peace, has appealed to the abductors of the Kaduna and Sokoto students and IDPs in Borno to release their hostages in the spirit of RamadanContinue Reading
The Northern Governors’ Forum said it has agreed to new options at a meeting with service chiefs to address the recent spate of kidnappings in the regionContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr Solomon Arase, has called on the Nigeria Police to activate its platform for tracking kidnappers and other criminals using mobile phones to demand for ransom. Arase made the call while addressing personnel of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime CentreContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for community driven reintegration and reconciliations process for repentant members of Non-State Armed Groups in the North East. Ribadu made the call at the launch of European Union (EU) Support for Disengagement, Review, Reintegration and Reconciliation ofContinue Reading
The Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), on Wednesday, graduated 102 barracks youths from its Skills Acquisition Centre as part of its empowerment programmes for the vulnerable in the society.Continue Reading
By Raji Rasak The National Centre for Control of Small Arms and Large Weapons (NCCSALW) on Wednesday sensitised joint border agencies in Seme on the proliferation of illicit arms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NCCSALW was established on May 3, 2021 under the Office of NationalContinue Reading
By Clara Egbogota The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Delta, says that 6,225 permanent drivers’ licences are yet to be collected in the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Bassey Eshiet, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He said that as atContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), says no fewer than 10 shops were razed down by fire in Wuse Market on Tuesday. FEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Mrs Nkechi Isa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Isa, who said that no life was lost,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of the Nigerian Army have uncovered and neutralised a major Firearms and Drone manufacturing factory, operated by armed fighters of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in Delta. The Director , Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has called for a stronger relationship between the corps and the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The corps commandant in Edo, Mr Gbenga Agun, made the call on Tuesday while receiving the Benin Zonal Manager of the agency, MrContinue Reading
