Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, has urged the Federal Government to train the Police and position them to be able to handle the present day security challenges in the country. The Governor, who said that changing the leadership of the po...
The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) yesterday urged the acting Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr. Mohammed Dikko Abubakar to be more responsive and proactive to security issues in all parts of the country. The forum in a statement in Kaduna, charged ...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has set up a Peace and Reconciliation Committee aimed at resolving all the grievances that may have existed in the state. Inaugurating the Committee in Kaduna, the Govern...
A dare devil gang of armed bandits attacked and killed 15 business men in along Birnin Magaji Batsari road in Zamfara State. Eye-witnesses said the businessmen were coming back home from the weekly market day in the neighbouring Batsari Local Governmen...
The former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has said that sacking the former Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr.Hafiz Ringim will not solve the problem of insecurity in the country. Balarabe in his reaction to the sack...
The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja has struck out the petition filed by the candidate of Justice Party(JP) in the December 3,2011 gubernatorial poll, Chief Aisha Audu. This followed the motion of withdrawal of the petition moved by the co...
The Kwara State Government, yesterday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rice cultivation; processing and packaging with a Spain based Vasolar Consortium. Under the arrangement the consortium would contribute N70 billion over a period of fo...
Eight suspects and 180 drums of petroleum products have been seized and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Calabar. Handing over the products to the two federal go...
Edo State Board of Internal Revenue, yesterday, disclosed that as at December 2011,it earned N2billion as internally generated revenue and expressed its determination to scale up the figure by blocking all leakages. The Chairman of the Board,&nbs...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gubernatorial flag bearer in Bayelsa State, Hon Henry Seriake Dickson, yesterday, accused Governor Timipre Sylva of mismanaging resources and destroying the master plan for the development of the State. This was just ...
Nissan has given us another tease of its new Pathfinder concept that’s set to be uncovered at the Detroit Motor Show next week. While previous teaser shot hinted at the side profile of the new concept that’s set to spawn a production vehicl...
Scientists have discovered walnuts are the healthiest nuts to eat as they are loaded with antioxidants. Snacking on as few as seven a day can help ward off disease and lower cholesterol, they claim. Walnuts contain very high levels of polyphenol, an an...
President Goodluck Jonathan recently asked the inspector-general of police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim to proceed on terminal leave, apparently for his inability to stem the current insurgency by Boko Haram in the northern part of the country. Since the presiden...
It is a manifestation of the dignity of man that Islam has placed an infinite value on human life. This is expressed in the Qur’an in the following terms: We ordained for the children of Israel that if anyone slew a person, unless it be for murde...
The Network for Civil Society in Nigeria has commended the people of Adamawa for restoring order and normalcy after the recent shooting incident which led to the death of 30 persons in the state. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday in Yola...