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Insecurity Deserves More Attention Than COVID-19 – Bafarawa

21Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Insecurity Deserves More Attention Than COVID-19 – Bafarawa

Dalhatu Bafarawa, erstwhile Governor of Sokoto State has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to channel the proposed N400bn for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines to tackle the deteriorating insecurity in the country. Bafarawa asked the Buhari administration to show more concern on insecurity than the pandemic that had led to the death of 2,000 people. The former governor in a statement issued on Wednesday said northerners and indeed all Nigerians are not happy with the security situation in the country. He said, "The government appears to have abandoned the situation and channelled all its effort to a pandemic that has taken barely 2000 lives in the country. "When I see that things are not going well, I cannot keep quiet. If I keep quiet, other parts of the country would accuse...

12Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Amotekun Kicks Off in Ogun

The Ogun State Government has said that the full operation of the South West Security Outfit, codenamed Amotekun, will ensure that lives and property in the state, particularly in remote areas, are secured. The Chief of Staff to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, said this when he featured in a live television programme in Abeokuta, the state capital. Salisu said the Amotekun corps will fortify the existing security architecture in the state against criminals. He said the state would not fold its arms and watch criminals operate freely, saying ‘’the days of criminals are numbered.” The Chief of Staff announced the appointment of former Commissioner of Police, David Ajibola Akinremi, as the Commandant of the security outfit in the state. Speaking further, Salisu sai...

Insecurity: Amotekun Must Not Become Another SARS Says Soyinka

9Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Insecurity: Amotekun Must Not Become Another SARS Says Soyinka

Prof. Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate has warned that the South-West Security Network Agency popularly known as Amotekun, must not be allowed into turn into another Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. He disclosed this when he appeared on Arise TV programme on Saturday. Soyinka said the officers of the Amotekun must be given proper training on the best ways to operate to avoid them becoming more ruthless and misguided than the defunct SARS. The security outfit has been commissioned in Ondo and Oyo States after the governments of the six South-West states endorsed it in 2020. There have been allegations of recklessness and extrajudicial killings against the security network in recent times, especially in Oyo State. Reacting, the Nobel Laureate stressed that t...

Amotekun Official Shoots Policeman in Oyo

4Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Violence

Amotekun Official Shoots Policeman in Oyo

A member of the Oyo State Network Agency, Operation Amotekun, has allegedly shot and injured a police officer, identified as Fatai Yekini. reports say Yekini who is a special police constable attached to Ojongbodu Police Station, was shot at the Sanga area in Oyo town on Sunday by the Amotekun officer, Ibrahim Ogundele, Punch reports. Ogundele was reported to have shot at the police officer when the police team deployed from Ojongbodu arrived at the scene of the New Year carnival to dispatch those celebrating there. The incident was said to have taken place around 3 pm on Saturday. The Amotekun official was reported to have been arrested and place in police custody while the injured policeman was receiving treatment at the hospital. The incident was confirmed by the Police P...

Anambra Governor’s Wife Welcomes Anambra First Baby of Year 2021

2Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Life, News, Nigeria

Anambra Governor’s Wife Welcomes Anambra First Baby of Year 2021

Wife of the Governor of Anambra State and founder of the charity organisation, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative, CAFE, Dr (Mrs) Ebelechukwu Obiano has welcomed Anambra first baby of the year, 2021 at the General Hospital, Onitsha. The baby girl, Miss Somma Obizolu, was delivered by Mrs Ifeoma Obizolu by twelve minutes past midnight today, January 1st, 2021. She weighed 4.8 and was delivered through the normal birth process and comes from Adazi-ani, in Aniocha LGA of Anambra State. Speaking shortly after handing over her gifts to the baby's family, Dr (Mrs) Obiano, who was represented by the Anambra State Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, said that the annual schedule has become important because of how she feels about the newborns a...

January will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

29Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Safety

January will Be Tough, NCDC Warns Nigerians

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned that January 2021 will be tough with an increase in new cases of covid-19. The warning is coming on the heels of the non adherence to social distancing protocol by people during the yuletide and holiday period. The centre further stated that last week was the worst week ever since the beginning of the response to the pandemic because the country recorded more cases. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this during the Presidential Task Force on covid-19 briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. He said, “We have just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week than in any other previous week since the beginning of the outbreak. “Just looking at...

South Africa Enforces Level 3 COVID-19 Lockdown as Virus Load Hikes

29Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, South Africa

South Africa Enforces Level 3 COVID-19 Lockdown as Virus Load Hikes

President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has announced that the was amending its COVID-19 restrictions from Level 1 to Level 3 with immediate effect following a spike in new infections. Ramaphosa disclosed that the country had banned sales of alcohol and made use of face masks compulsory in public from Tuesday after the country became the first in Africa to record one million cases of the virus. This follows the warning by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that a pandemics worse that COVID-19 may lie ahead. The president made the announcement during a national address on Monday. He said, “We have let down our guard, and unfortunately we are now paying the price.” Ramaphosa said data showed “excessive alcohol consumption” leads to an increase in trauma cases reported at ho...

How I Survived Dimka’s 1976 Coup — Obasanjo

28Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Armed Forces, News, Nigeria

How I Survived Dimka’s 1976 Coup — Obasanjo

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, on Sunday, disclosed how he survived the February 1976 military coup d’etat, led by Lieutenant Colonel Buka Dimka. He said it was General Olu Bajowa (retd.) that indirectly saved him from being killed in the coup, Punch reports. Obasanjo stated this at the 80th birthday celebration of General Bajowa held in Igbotako, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The former president seized the opportunity of the ceremony to recount the story of how he was indirectly saved from being killed during the coup. Obasanjo said, “I want to say something about Olu – either he knew it or he didn’t know. When Dimka coup came, if Olu had not been what he is, I would have gone with the coup. “Olu is very conscious of our culture. He ...

Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen Tests Positive for COVID-19

27Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria

Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen Tests Positive for COVID-19

Pauline Tallen, Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, has tested positive for COVID-19. This was contained in a statement the minister issued on Sunday, which she personally signed. She disclosed that though she was asymptomatic, her test result showed that she was positive. The statement read, “Following interactions with individuals that later showed asymptomatic signs of COVID-19, I was advised by my medical team to undergo the test and self isolate for observation over the past few days. “This is to inform the general public that after undergoing a test carried out on me and members of my family, my result returned positive while the results of members of my family were negative. "Currently, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation while receiving treatment. “Ple...

Buhari Deliberately Sacrificing Dreams of Nigerians to Stratify Northern Dominance – Bishop Kukah

26Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Safety, Security

Buhari Deliberately Sacrificing Dreams of Nigerians to Stratify Northern Dominance – Bishop Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev Mathew Kukah has said President Muhammadu Buhari has deliberately sacrificed the dreams of Nigerians for what seemed like an agenda to institutionalise northern hegemony. Kukah said appeared to be retrogressing under President Buhari’s administration, insisting that the must explain the mystery behind the endless bloodbath in the country occasioned by insecurity. The Bishop said these in his Christmas message titled, ‘A Nation in Search of Vindication,’ on Friday. Kukah said, “This government owes the nation an explanation as to where it is headed as we seem to journey into darkness. The spilling of blood must be related to a more sinister plot that is beyond our comprehension. Are we going to remain hogtied by these evil men or are they grad...