Monday, November 18

Safety

DSS Operative Shot Dead by NSCDC Official in Osun State
4Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

DSS Operative Shot Dead by NSCDC Official in Osun State

  An operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) named Seyi Adebowale was shot dead by an official of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), identified as Sunday Dade in Osun State. Adebowale was gathered to have been shot in Kuta, Ayedire Local Government Area in the palace of the traditional ruler after the commissioning of a bridge built by the Nigeria Army which was flagged off by Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola and the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on September 15, 2020. The NSCDC official, Dade, it was gathered started shooting sporadically to express his joy after the programme of the day but unfortunately one of the bullets he fired hit Adebowale. A source told The Nation that Adebowale was rushed to the Genera...
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Update: FG Orders Reopening of Unity, Private Schools
2Oct By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety

Update: FG Orders Reopening of Unity, Private Schools

The Federal Government has approved the reopening of all Unity Schools in Nigeria with effect from October 12. Government shutdown schools indefinitely in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, disclosed this during a news briefing in Abuja on Friday. Adamu also stated that private and state schools are allowed to fix resumption dates. He added that schools who fail to comply to stipulated COVID-19 safety guidelines, risk being shutdown if there is an outbreak from such schools. “We have come to the conclusion that we have to review our decisions. After consultation with PTF, we have resolved that our Unity Schools be opened on October 12, 2020,” he said.
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BREAKING: #RevolutionNow Protest Hits Abuja
1Oct By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Human Rights, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

BREAKING: #RevolutionNow Protest Hits Abuja

  The organizers of the #RevolutionNow protest, Coalition for Revolution (CORE), have held a peaceful protest in Abuja. The protest spearheaded by the leader of the group who is also a former presidential candidate and Omoyele Sowore, said the protest is against poor governance in the country. The protesters marched through Area 1 roundabout, chanting different songs with bearing placards with different inscriptions. The protest, according to Sowore, is to demand reversal of: “anti-people policies implemented by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. “These harsh policies that have burnt a burdensome hole into the pockets of the Nigerian people are coming at a time when citizens are recovering from the adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global health...
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APC Governors Condemn Attacks on Zulum, Say Attacks Targeted at Distracting Peacebuilding
28Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Boko Haram, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

APC Governors Condemn Attacks on Zulum, Say Attacks Targeted at Distracting Peacebuilding

Governors elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), have said the recent attacks on the convoy of Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum were aimed at distracting the him from ensuring that life returns to normal in the state. On Friday, the governor’s convoy was attacked near Mongunu town. They were ambushed on their way to Baga where governor Zulum was billed to receive returning Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Another convoy of the governor was reportedly attacked in the early hours of Sunday on their way out of Baga by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. However, the governor made it back to Maiduguri unscathed. Reacting to the attacks, the APC governors in a statement said the attacks were ploy to distract the governor from building on his fight on i...
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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Zulum’s Convoy, Soldier Injured
28Sep By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Armed Forces, Boko Haram, News, Nigeria, Safety, Terrorism

Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks Zulum’s Convoy, Soldier Injured

  The convoy of Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, was involved in a fresh attack on Sunday morning around Baga. The fresh attack which did not record any death, happened when the governor and his convoy were returning to Maiduguri. This latest attack is coming two days after the governor was involved in a similar attack on Friday which led to several casualties. The fresh attack on Sunday on Zulum’s convoy was gathered to have happened about 10.30am on two kilometers away from Baga. The Governor had gone to resettle over 521 households in Baga affected by the insurgency. A member of the convoy told newsmen, “There was no death recorded this time around except some minor injuries. “The windscreen of some vehicle were scattered; some vehicles had their tyres ...
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Kogi Govt Mourns Victims of Tanker Explosion
24Sep By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Petroleum, Safety, Transportation

Kogi Govt Mourns Victims of Tanker Explosion

  Kogi state government has declared a two-day mourning period in commemoration of those who died in the tanker explosion in Felele, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway on Wednesday killing over 25 persons. The victims which included three nursery school pupils, five students of the state-owned polytechnic, and passersby were burnt beyond recognition in the explosion. The explosion was said to have been caused by a head on collision between a fuel-laden tanker and another vehicle. The crash which was caused by a brake failure in the tanker involved five cars, three tricycles and two motorcycles all of which went into flames instantly. Kogi government in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said full investigations will be carried o...
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US lauds INEC, Security Agencies on Conduct of Edo Poll
24Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Security, Violence

US lauds INEC, Security Agencies on Conduct of Edo Poll

The United States has praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies on their good outing during the Edo State governorship election last Saturday. This was contained in a statement by the US mission in Nigeria on Wednesday. The US also acknowledged the effort of civil society organisations in Nigeria for their role in promoting democratic principles and accountability during the poll. It commended the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Osagie, his All Progressive Congress (APC) counterpart, Osagie Ize-Iyamu and the Edo electorates for their roles in ensuring peaceful conduct of the poll. In spite of the gains, the US expressed worry over reports of violence, vote buying and intimidation of the electorate and observers. ...
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Jegede Outlines Plans to End Farmers, Herders Clashes in Ondo
23Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Agriculture, Elections, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Jegede Outlines Plans to End Farmers, Herders Clashes in Ondo

Eyitayo Jegede, flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, in the Ondo State governorship election has vowed to put an end to the frequent classes between farmers and herdsmen in several communities in the state. He made the promise while addressing supporters from Aiyede/Ogbese, Ilu Abo, Bolorunduro, Alayere and Eleyeowo communities during his campaign rally. The governorship aspirant expressed sadness over alleged inability of the current All Progressive Congress (APC), government to arrest the situation by negotiating lasting truce between herders and farmers across the state. Jegede said, “We know you all have been neglected, in the face of frequent clashes between herdsmen and farmers; if you vote for us, we will bring in a crisis-resolution mechanism that will make ev...
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Ondo 2020: PDP Candidate Disowns Thugs Arrested With Firearms
21Sep By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria, Safety, Violence

Ondo 2020: PDP Candidate Disowns Thugs Arrested With Firearms

  Eyitayo Jegede, the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated himself with suspected thugs arrested with firearms at Ifon in Ose Local Government, Ondo state. Jegede was billed to visit Ifon as part of his grassroot campaign tour. The suspects were inside a Toyota Sienna bus visibly branded with the PDP candidate's campaign pictures. Earlier last week, a clash was reported between the supporters of Jegede and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu at Oba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government where eight persons were injured and several vehicles destroyed. In a press statement addressing the arrest of the hoodlums in a PDP branded vehicle, The Chairman of Jegede Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Akinmoyo, said that the public had been made a...
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