QUIT ORDER: Ondo Amotekun arrests 37 herdsmen, 5000 cattle for violating quit notice
No fewer than 37 herdsmen and 5,000 cattle have been arrested by the Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun for violating the quit notice of forest reserves by the state government.
Brave locals repel bandits in Kaduna hamlet
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Brave locals have repelled bandits who attacked Gidan Maikudi hamlet, a herders’ settlement in Kerawa ward of Igabi local government area of Kaduna state. The bandits attempted to kidnap residents of the hamlet, but had to run when they met a stiff resistance Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home […]
Destiny, Eduok, Nkanga and I: A tribute
By Soni Daniel I must confess that I just happened to find myself in the middle of two great Akwa Ibom leaders, patriots, pioneers, champions and change-makers, who were also among the finest and most brilliant military pilots who ruled the skies for many decades. Frankly, I cannot explain what I did that endeared me […]
First batch of Russian Covid vaccine arrives in Iran
A first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine arrived Thursday in Iran, the regional country hardest hit by the pandemic, which has charged US sanctions have hindered its fight against Covid-19. “The first shipment of vaccines from Moscow… has landed at Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran,” state news agency IRNA reported without specifying the quantity […]
Farewell, Idongesit Okon Nkanga, Air Commodore (RTD.) FSS, PSC+
A tribute by Monday Idiong The passing, on Christmas eve 2020, (a month shy of his 69th birthday), of Idongesit Okon Nkanga, retired Air Commodore of the Nigerian Airforce, former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, and holder of the eminent traditional title of Otuekeong, was to me personally, like rubbing salt in an open […]
Gunmen kill man 24hrs after LG chair’s disbandment of local vigilante
Unidentified gunmen have killed a young man travelling on motorcycle around Ndele Community axis of the East-West road in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State. This was happening just about 24 hours after the Executive Chairman of LGA, Chief Tom Aliezi, disbanded the local vigilante groups, that was providing security communities of the LGA. […]
