President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census. The President tasked the committee to submit an interim report within three weeks, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. The President said the census was crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective decision-making in…
Amb John Metchie, the Deputy Commander General of the Nigeria Forest Security Service (NFSS), on Wednesday urged Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, to empower guards of the service to protect the people. Metchie made the call while reacting to the recent killing of over 50 people in Plateau in Abuja. The commander said he was…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), says it is deeply saddened by reports of fresh violence in parts of Plateau, which resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. This is contained in a statement signed by its Chairman, Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday in Ilorin. The NGF commiserates with the government and people of Plateau and families…
The Maritime Component of Operation AWATSE has intercepted 1,306 bags of foreign rice being smuggled into the country. The NNS BEECROFT Commander, Commodore Paul Nimmyel, said this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Apapa, Lagos State. Nimmyel, who is the Maritime Component Commander, South-West Operation AWATSE, said that the rice was intercepted on Saturday at…
The Adamawa governmet has appealed to the security agencies in the state to collaborate in tackling illegal mining activities accross the 21 local government areas. Mr Ibrahim Haruna, the state Commissioner for Mineral Resources and Development, made the plea on Wednesday, in Yola, during a courtesy visit to the security agencies. The News Agency of…
Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says the evil perpetrated by the attackers and sponsors of the recent mayhem in the state will not go unpunished. In a Statewide Broadcast on the recent security incidents in the state, he said:” as your governor, I stand resolved, Plateau shall not be overrun by fear, nor shall we…
A palpable sense of fear has gripped the residents of Otobi-Akpa community in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, who are fleeing in large numbers following a recent assault by armed men believed to be herdsmen. The attack occurred on Tuesday evening, resulting in the immediate deaths of seven farmers, while several others…
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 45-year-old Ganiyu Kehinde for allegedly engaging in acts of homosexuality. Kehinde allegedly defiled two teenage boys at lpata-Oloje Area of Ilorin. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Umar Mohammed, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Illorin on Tuesday. Mohammed said that…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed sorrow over the recent bloodshed in Plateau, which claimed over 40 lives. The President in a statement by his SA on media, mr Bayo Onanuga condemned the violence and extended his sympathy to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, the state government and the people of Plateau, and urged the governor to summon…
Retired Rear Admiral Bitrus Atukum, the former Military Governor of Plateau, has called on the Federal Government and the security agencies to find lasting solution to the incessant killings in the state. Atukum, who govern Plateau between January 1984 and August 1985, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
