Troops of 3 Division, Operation Safe Haven on Tuesday neutralised one bandit in Kampani Zurak in Wase Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau State Media Information Officer, Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Samson Zhakom in a statement issued Tuesday said troops also rescued a kidnapped victim, Mr. Auwalu Isa, 24 years old who was abducted from Kampani Zurak in Wase LGA of Plateau State. He noted that the rescued victim has been debriefed and reunited with his family, adding that troops are currently conducting follow-up operations to intercept the fleeing bandits Zhakom noted: “In the early hours of 3 June…
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Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) has said that despite two and a half decades of civil rule, the political class continues to behave in ways that betray the democratic spirit. Its Executive Director Ezenwa Nwagwu in a statement issued Tuesday added that many public officials still operate with a military mindset—authoritarian in approach, intolerant of scrutiny, and obsessed with personality cults, stressing that power is still personalised, not institutionalised. He lamented that institutions like the judiciary and state legislatures still struggle with independence, while political parties remain weak and ideology-free. He pointed out that democracy must not…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the trio of former Vice President, former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms self-serving and driven by a desperate quest for power to satiate their voracious rent-seeking appetite. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka in a statement issued Monday rejected the allegation that the government of President Bola Tinubu was “weaponising” poverty by not eradicating the scourge in two years. Morka noted that the trio have occupied Nigeria’s highest political offices between 1999 and…
A non-governmental organisation (NGO), the Development Initiative for Youth Excellence, Progress and Stability, has provided not fewer than 450 girls, across 20 schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with menstrual packages, including pads, tissues, toothpaste, and food. The programme Convener, Amb. Courage Uchechi, while speaking on the sidelines of the Menstrual Hygiene Awareness event to commemorate this 2025 World Menstrual Hygiene Day on Monday in Abuja, disclosed that menstrual hygiene was a critical aspect of girls‘ health and education. She stressed that many girls in Nigeria miss school during their menstrual periods due to a lack of access…
The operatives of the Abia State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence, have arrested Blessing Emebo, 49 years and Sunday Emebo 42 years, for operating an unregistered and illegal motherless babies’ home within their residential apartment located at Ikot Ekpene Road, Aba. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi in a statement issued Monday said upon intervention, the operatives discovered 12 children, ranging in age from six months to 14 years, housed in the premises. He said: “Preliminary investigations revealed that the children originated from various villages in the Arochukwu area. “The rescued minors have been safely handed over…
The Climate Adaptation Business Alliance (CABA), has congratulated Plateau State government for pioneering the establishment of Africa’s first Climate Assembly. Its Executive Director, Suleiman Dikwa, in a statement issued Sunday the feat, not only signified a remarkable achievement in climate governance, but also reaffirmed Plateau’s position as a trailblazer in Africa’s climate resilience journey. He said: “Plateau State holds many firsts—Green Sahara Farms, the company I founded and served as CEO for nearly two decades, was born in Jos, inspired by the urgent need to confront desertification and climate impacts in the region. “Today, history is being made once again…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that the present lack of water supply being experienced in the Abuja City Centre and some satellite towns was due to a major rehabilitation of two of the four water treatment plants responsible for the production and supply of water to the residents. Wike in a statement issued Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said water supply to the residents will be rationed for a period of two weeks. He said this is because only two water treatment plants would be in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. Its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in a statement issued Sunday said this followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano. He added that the arrest of the kingpins: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem Tijjani, and Muhammad Shugaba on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th May 2025 in Kano was a follow-up to the arrest of two pilgrims: Ibrahim Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado at the Mallam Aminu…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , (EFCC) has commenced investigation of two suspects arrested with counterfeit $899,800 in Kano. The agency in a statement issued Saturday said the suspects, Abubakar Hussaini (42) and Sahabi Adamu (53), were initially intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), along Maiduguri Road, Wudil, Kano State. It added that they were traveling in a commercial Golf 3 Station Wagon car en route to Kila Village in Gwaram Local Government Area , LGA, of Jigawa State. It added: “Upon search, the NDLEA team discovered the suspected fake notes concealed inside…
The House of Representatives has vowed to probe the circumstances behind the midnight conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some parts of the country. It maintained that parents deserve a clear explanation as to why the safety of their children was compromised. The Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, Hon. Oboku Oforji, stated this on Friday in Abuja during a session with officials of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) at the National Assembly. TheHintsNews reports that the committee had earlier summoned WAEC leadership to account for what it described as alarming…