A coalition of civil society groups under the aegis of Public Assets Accountability Network (PAAN) has commended the federal government for taking steps to sanitise the rot in the internal affairs of the country particularly the Nigerian Correctional Service NCoS. The coalition specifically hailed the recent sack of the Secretary, Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), Ahmed Ja’afaru, a former Controller General (CG) of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). The Coalition in a statement by its co-founder, Jason Kolawole and Kabir Usman of Yes Integrity Builds Advocacy Reach Network (YIBARN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said the move…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four persons in Chikakore, Kubwa, a suburb of the nation’s capital. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement issued Monday said the kidnappers tricked the victim to open his gate, after which he was abducted alongside three members of his family. She said: “On 27th January 2025, at about 1:00a.m., the FCT Police Command received a distress call regarding a case of abduction and assault in the Chikakore community. FCT Police operatives were swiftly deployed to the scene. “Preliminary investigations revealed that seven unknown men,…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed that it recorded a total of 531 road traffic crashes nationwide as against 634 recorded in the same period in 2023 representing a 16.2 per cent reduction. It added that a total of 2,129 people were rescued without injuries, representing an 8.2 per cent decrease when compared to the 2,319 rescued in the same period in 2023. Its Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, gave the hint on Monday in Abuja during a press briefing on the “End of the Year Operation Zero Tolerance Special Patrol, 2024.” Giving breakdown of the operation conducted from…
Following the reconciliation of warring factions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party has declared that there are no more factions in the party. The assurance was given following the inauguration of a new State Working Committee (SWC) at the national secretariat of the party on Monday in Abuja. TheHintsNews reports that the FCT chapter of the party had been embroiled in crisis, before the political gladiators decided to sheathe their swords. It was against this background that the National Vice Chairman North of the party, Muazu Rijau inaugurated the new SWC…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has condemned the recent arrest and subsequent release of Muhuyi Rimingado, Executive Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), by officers of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit. TheHintsNews reports that Rimingado was detained last Friday evening over the seizure of property believed to be proceeds of crime. Checks revealed that Rimingado was released on bail later that night but was asked to report to the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Monday for further questioning. The investigation and prosecution of the former Managing Director of the Kano…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has commended the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike for his visible efforts in improving infrastructural development within the FCT. This was made known in a communiqué released following the Council’s Congress held on Saturday at the Council’s Secretariat in Utako, Abuja presided by the Chairman of the council, Comrade Grace Ike. The Congress was attended by over 400 members with former Chairmen of the Council and National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) past leaders in attendance. While commending the minister over his developmental strides, the union urged for…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised more than 6o terrorists in ongoing operation Desert Sanity IV as part of a wider measure to completely defeat the terrorists in the North East region. The military in a statement issued Sunday said on 16 January 2025, troops dislodged terrorists from their enclaves in Jemyeri, Abulam, Agum and Digamari in the course of the operation. It added that the troops further stormed ISWAP training camp at Garin Baban Alhassan, destroyed the camp and neutralised 18, including three notorious commanders identified as Talha, the ISWAP women leader, Mallam Umar the RPG trainer and…
Operatives attached to the Imo State Police Command have neutralised nine terrorists associated with the Eastern Security Network (ESN). Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Saturday said on January 24, 2025, operatives from the Command’s tactical Unit following credible intelligence launched a coordinated operation aimed at locating and dislodging the terrorist hideouts. He revealed that the police operatives located the terrorists’ hideout in a forest within Ihube, Okigwe LGA. Adejobi said: “Upon approach, the operatives came under heavy fire from suspected IPOB/ESN terrorists but demonstrated exceptional courage and engaged the attackers in a fierce gun…
President Bola Tinubu has commended the intervention of the Finnish government, with the arrest and detention of Simon Ekpa, saying the government would not tolerate actions and statements that could lead to divisiveness among citizens. President Tinubu spoke on Friday in Abuja when he received the Letters of Credence from the Finnish Ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Sanna Selin, at the State House. The President in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga commended the Finnish authorities for the timely intervention that safeguarded the nation’s integrity and mitigated an action that threatened peaceful coexistence. President…
The the operatives of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Special Squad have apprehended two more suspects identified as Agbojule Smart, 27 years and Keleke Michael, 30 years in connection to the kidnap of the wife of Retired Assistant-Inspector General, AIG Hakeem Odumosu, Mrs. Odumosu. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Friday revealed that the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Friday, 24th of January 2025 while on their way out of Lagos State. He said: “In response to the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., to…