Professor Pat Utomi has said that traditional checkpoints are ineffective and unnecessary in tackling security threats on Nigeria’s highways. Instead, he advocated mobile policing strategies designed to keep security operatives constantly on the move. Utomi told NAN that police forces were originally set up to operate as mobile units. He suggested deploying rolling roadblocks—teams of…
Senator Rufai Hanga has called on Nigerians, irrespective of political affiliation, to unite in defending the country’s democracy and resist policies that could undermine the rule of law. Addressing reporters in Kano, Hanga said proposals to establish state police could open “a Pandora’s box of political repression,” enabling elected officials to deploy armed units against…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiodun Salami, has applauded President Bola Tinubu for appointing retired General Chris Musa as Minister of Defence, describing it as a move in the right direction. Speaking with NAN, Salami urged the minister to justify the confidence placed in him by taking bold steps to tackle…
The Federal Ministry of Works is set to appoint a new contractor for the Ekim–Odukpani portion of the Calabar–Itu Highway following the termination of Raycon Construction Company’s contract. During an inspection on Saturday, Works Minister Senator David Umahi said Raycon had demonstrated an inability to execute the project satisfactorily. He explained that the ministry had…
Beneficiaries of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul’s outreach in the Tedi-Muwo community have expressed appreciation after receiving food items and cash ahead of Christmas. One of them, Mrs Falilat Adewole, a widow and mother of four, said she looked forward to the society’s assistance, which comes every quarter and during special seasons such…
The Leader of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Ogene, has raised alarm over what he described as a near-total failure in the implementation of the 2025 capital budget and escalating insecurity across the country. Ogene said Nigeria had become a “special economic zone” where “everyone and everything now has…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday said even the President of the United States, Donald Trump, is putting pressure on Nigeria over worsening insecurity, insisting that the Senate must subject Minister of Defence–nominee and former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa (retd.), to full screening. Akpabio made the remark during a rowdy session…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has said he shares in the anguish of parents whose children were abducted from St. Mary Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area. Speaking at an eight-day executive retreat for commissioners-designate, chairmen-elect, special advisers and permanent secretaries, held at Government House, Minna, the governor—represented by his deputy, Yakubu…
The Niger State Government has dismissed a report by the International Press Institute (IPI) alleging that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago ordered the closure of Badeggi 90.1 FM Radio Station, describing the claim as inaccurate and misleading. In a statement issued yesterday, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Bologi Ibrahim, said “At no time was…
Suspected bandits on Wednesday morning launched another deadly attack on Irunda Ile in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing two residents. A subsequent protest by angry youths turned violent, leading to the alleged killing of two more people by police operatives. The bandits were said to have invaded the community in the…
