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PHOTO NEWS: NURTW/TOOAN end crisis, as MC Oluomo, Istijabah reconcile
After series of public spat, threats and violent attacks, Alhaji Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya (MC Oluomo) and Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Abiola (Istijabah) have reconciled.
FCT SECURITY: Police assures residents of safety amidst concerns of terrorist attack
The Nigeria Police Force has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja of total security and protection.
FEATURE: The Bandit Warlords of Zamfara
In north western Nigeria bandit gangs raid villages, attack drivers, abduct schoolchildren, and kill anyone who resists. But who are these men, and what do they want? A new documentary from BBC Africa Eye talks us into the heart of Nigeria’s worst security crisis, and brings us face to face with some of the most feared bandit leaders in Zamfara state.
Federal Government ignored 44 SSS Security Reports before Kuje Prison attack, says Wase
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris-Wase, has said that about 44 State Security Service, SSS, security reports were ignored by the security agencies before the terrorist attack on Kuje Correctional Centre.
We slept on bare ground in thick forest, freed train passenger narrates ordeal
Hassan Uthman, one of the recently freed Abuja-Kaduna train attack passengers, has narrated his four-month ordeal in captivity.
Police recruitment based on merit, not politics, favouritism – IGP restates
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has again restated unequivocally that the recruitment process of the Nigeria Police Force is merit-based and not subject to the whims and caprices of any individual or groups of persons irrespective of their position or status in the society.
CG commends NSCDC personnel’s for display of professionalism during Governorship Osun election
The Commandant General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has lauded personnel of the Corps for the display of professionalism during the July 16 governorship election in Osun.
Insecurity: Zamfara Govt. suspends Emirs
The Zamfara State Government has suspended five chiefs on suspicion of having ties with bandits responsible for hundreds of murders in the state.
IGP bans use of spy number plates nationwide
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has banned the use of SPY number plates by vehicle owners nationwide.
Abba Kyari has not escaped, says Nigerian Prison Spokesman
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says Abba Kyari, suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, is still in custody.