34 killed in Potiskum market attack
An attack on a cattle market in northeastern city of Potiskum by gunmen armed with explosives has left at least 34 dead and the toll is likely to climb, an emergency source said on Thursday.
IG to Abia monarchs: Don’t harbour criminals in your domain
Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has called on traditional rulers in Abia State not to harbour criminals in their communities, charging them to fight crime by providing useful information to the police.
Mimiko, Army chief, CP shocked over Ikare banks’ robbery
SECURITY chiefs in Ondo State, yesterday, expressed shock at the bombing of three banks in Ikare area of the state during which five persons were killed.
Reps want Sanusi’s cash donations probed
THE House of Representatives, yesterday, called for investigation of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s recent controversial cash donations to Kano State bomb victims and the University of Benin.
The politics of national security
PDP got it wrong from the beginning. The party started by saying Mr. A can rule, and Mr. B cannot rule, according to PDP conventions, rules and regulations are not according to the constitution. That created a climate for what is happening or manifesting itself in the country.
NFF to seek FG’s advice over Kaduna
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will seek advice from the Federal Government over the venue of the upcoming World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches of the Super Eagles.
FEC okays N8.3bn contract for inland river ports, dredging of rivers
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday approved contracts worth N8.3 billion for the construction of Inland River Ports and also dredging of rivers as part of efforts to resuscitate the Inland waterways transport system.
‘Sect killings could lead to war’
FORMER Labour Party candidate for Delta State House of Assembly, Warri North Constituency, in 2011 general elections, Mr. Adanse Felix, has warned that if the senseless killings of fellow Nigerians by the terrorist group in the northern part of the country is not immediately addressed by the Federal Government, it could plunge Nigeria into religious and ethnic war.
DSS nabs suspected explosive merchant in Kano
Department of Security Services, DSS, in Kano State, yesterday, paraded one Ayuba Usman, alleged to be main supplier of explosive material to terrorists in the state.
Technical education crucial for future challenges – Education Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, has disclosed that the state government is committed to the development of technical and vocational education in the state so as to prepare the youths for the challenges of the global economy.
Boko Haram: Chime gives scholarship to 6-yr-old orphan
Enugu State government has awarded scholarship, up to university level, to a 6-year-old boy, Master Chibuzor Offiah, who lost his parents and four siblings in a road accident while fleeing Boko Haram attacks in Damaturu, Yobe State.
