By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa on Friday, called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, made the call when he led other ECOWAS defenceContinue Reading
By Patience Aliyu The Plateau State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Jos -Bukuru Metropolis, following the breakdown of law and order in the area. This is contained in a statement by Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang on SundayContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence of Staff (CDS), has urged the media to stop giving undue publicity to the protests by some groups. “I noticed that all the stations were hooked up to the protests the other day. “The media should not do this. ThisContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The Arewa Concerned Citizens Forum (ACCF), has backed the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa’s call for a media blackout on the ongoing nationwide protests. The forum expressed the support in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Dr Victor Bobai; Assistant Secretary, Mr Moses EnencheContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert following incidents of violence recorded in the ongoing protest. Egbetokun made the announcement at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the events in some major cities in theContinue Reading
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on Tuesday, handed over another family of five who were rescued from kidnappers’ den by the security operatives coordinated by his officeContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola The International Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has unveiled a new module codenamed ‘Silver Notices’ to frontally tackle the scourge of money laundering and illicit financial flows across the world, especially Africa. The Interpol Vice President for Africa, Garba Umar, said this at a four-day Training Workshop for NigerianContinue Reading
EFCC, Interpol collaborate to tackle illicit financial flowsContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the Aug. 1 planned nationwide protests. Red zones are areas designated in terms of their security and safety status, which strict guidelines and permission are given before accessing them.Continue Reading
Planned protest: NSCDC urges personnel to exercise restraintContinue Reading
