The Kaduna State Government on Friday reinstated the 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis and environs, as well as Kasuwan Magani, Kajuru, Kateri and Kachia. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity said in a statement that the curfew is effective from 11am till furtherContinue Reading
The Presidential Panel on the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) Reforms for the North Central Zone has received 27 complaints and will hold public sitting on the complaints from Oct. 22 to Oct. 25. The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Mr Tony Ojukwu, said this onContinue Reading
by Mateen Badru The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Lagos on Monday said it had trained 16 of its personnel in core crime investigative skills as it inaugurated a forensic laboratory in the state. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, disclosed this at the inauguration of theContinue Reading
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met, for the first time, with the newly appointed Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, when Bichi was ushered into the president’s officeContinue Reading
By Mustapha Sumaila The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has pledged more support for Nigerian military in the fight against remnants of insurgents in the northeast. The Pakistan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Maj.-Gen. Waqar Kingravi (Rtd) made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) during celebrationsContinue Reading
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) acquired 30 aircraft and activated 13 grounded ones in the last three years. Abubakar disclosed this on Saturday at the inauguration of the new Headquarters of Air Training Command, and the Sports complexContinue Reading
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has scheduled its screening and physical fitness assessment on recruitment for Sept. 24 to 29. Mr Bisi Kazeem, the FRSC Public Education Officer, said in a statement on Friday that the screening would be conducted in all the state capitals. Kazeem advised applicants toContinue Reading
Youths of Lopandet village in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau have attacked and injured two Policemen attached to the ‘A’ Division of the State Police Command while on duty in the community. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in the state, DSP TernaContinue Reading
The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has successfully destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) facilities and equipment at Alafa Yagayaga in Sambisa forest. According to the Air force, ATF has also destroyed a suspected BHT ammunition depot in Kusuma on the fringesContinue Reading
