The operatives of the FCT Police command, in synergy with the special forces of guards brigade and the Department of State Security (DSS) hunters on June 7 stormed kidnappers camp in Gidan Dogo and Kweti Forest, Kaduna State, bordering FCT and arrested four suspects. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in a statement issued Sunday said the coordinated operation, occasioned a shootout between the bandits and the security operatives, forcing them to scamper to safety and victims rescued. Adeh noted that the illegally erected structures by the kidnappers in all the patrolled camps, were all decimated. While the rescued…
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Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed for counter terrorism operations have neutralised seven terrorists in Kaduna and Zamfara states. According to a statement issued on Sunday, troops in a decisive operation conducted a two-day fighting patrol to Kajuru and Kachia Local Government Areas in Kaduna state, during which they engaged and neutralised five terrorists in a fierce combat at Dantarau. It added that after defeating the terrorists, the troops recovered a cache of arms, including two AK-47 rifles, one fabricated submachine gun (SMG), 9 AK 47 magazines, 250 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition, two motorcycles, and two handheld radios. It…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted another consignment of 175,000 bottles of opioid imported from India. This interception was made barely a week after seizing a shipment of 175,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Port Harcourt ports complex in Onne, Rivers state. Its Director of Media and Publicity, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday revealed that the two seizures followed earlier intelligence, which made the agency requested that the shipment be stepped down for 100 percent examination. He noted that the latest seizure of 875 cartons of codeine containing 175,000 bottles and weighing…
The troops of Operation Udo Ka have neutralised six members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN) terrorist group in Abia. This followed another successful clearance/raid operations to the IPOB/ESN Camp in Igboro Forest in Arochukwu LGA of Abia State on Saturday. In a statement issued on Sunday, the army said Dlduring the intelligence-led operation, troops encountered Improvised Explosive Devices along its axis of advance and one soldier sustained minor injury from the fragment. It added that the terrorists’ feeble firefights were adequately subdued with superior firepower that led to the neutralisation…
Residents of the Committee on Resettlement and Development Layout otherwise known as CRD, Lugbe, situated along Airport Road, Abuja, have petitioned President Bola Tinubu over planned demolition of the property. To this end, they called on the President and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over a threat by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to demolish their structures and re-allocate their lands. TheHintsNews reports that residents of the area had on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 saw demolition notices pasted on the walls of their buildings by persons who claimed to be officials of the Development Control…
The federal government Saturday gave the sum of N100 million grants to 200 youths selected from across the country to boost their potential for economic development after 10 days training. TheHintsNews reports that the programme was the outcome of a six-week campaign initiated by the presidency during which Nigerian youths were asked to record and submit a one minute video on their current TVET skills, what their plans are for the future on such skills and how they want government to assist them achieve their plans. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Education (SSAP-TVEE),…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the party All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has called on patriotic Nigerians to form another political platform to move against the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Lukman in a statement issued Saturday, therefore, called on patriotic Nigerians who are ready to return to the trenches of democratic struggles to resume mobilisation and negotiations to move Nigerian democracy beyond the current lethargic state, can begin to provide answers to these practical questions. The APC chieftian noted that negotiations to produce an alternative political platform, which could move Nigerian democracy forward…
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has cautioned the organised labour against accepting what he described as “Starvation Wage’’ from the federal government. He said the labour union should reject any minimum wage offer from the federal government that is less than N250,000. He noted that the workers are the engine room of the nation’s economy, adding that paying them a living wage would boost their morale to work diligently. Frank in a statement issued Friday stressed that the executive, legislative and judicial arms of government ought to reduce their salaries…
The House of Representatives has decided to probe private Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for alleged extortion of consumers. The resolution of the House was sequel to the adoption of a motion moved at the plenary on Thursday by Hon. Leke Abejide. The Green Chamber, therefore called on also urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to initiate a policy of ‘Pay-As-You-Go’ to all ISPs in order to minimise high level of exploitations by ISPs for services not rendered. The House further called on NCC and relevant agencies to develop a consumer protection framework that includes provisions for automatic compensation or refunds…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of diverting public funds through petrol subsidy. He said this was why his government has refused to reveal how much is being spent on subsidy. Atiku said this in a statement issued Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe stated this whike reacting to a statement from the presidency. The former Vice President said the clandestine subsidy regime was one of the reasons investments in the oil sector had refused to come in. He said, “Tinubu has…