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In its efforts to tackle insurgency in the North East, banditry and Cattle rustling in the North West of the country, introduced various air operations to combat these emerging threats. To achieve this, the NAF introduced Operation DIRAN MIKIYA and SHARAN DAJI in 2018 to the rescue in the North West, following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to security forces to flush out bandits terrorising some villages in the North West, especially in Zamfara. The Nigerian Air Force then deployed required logistics facilities, ground support equipment and troops to Katsina State, signaling the commencement of Operation Diran Mikiya in Zamfara. Other…

Angry Mob Monday morning burnt to death three suspected “one chance” robbers at Dutse Alhaji area in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The suspects were three young men, while the female victim was rushed to Kubwa General Hospital for treatment. At the scene of the incident, a Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) officer, Mr Aminu Umar, told NAN that the incident happened at about 8:00 a.m. when a lady inside moving vehicle was heard screaming for help. “The lady was suddenly pushed out of the vehicle while screaming. A motorist, who saw what had happened, pulled over in…

A Magistrates’ Court  in Ilorin on Monday ordered that a 20-year-old herder, Muhammad Rebu-Babuga, 20, who allegedly killed his colleague, be remanded in a correction centre. Rebu-Babuga is charged with culpable homicide. Magistrate Tinu Ajayi adjourned the case until Oct. 22 for hearing. The prosecution counsel, Insp. Alhassan Jubrin, told the court that on Sept. 13, the complainant, Goma Usman, who resides in Fulani camp, Kakafu, reported the case at  the Lade Police station. Jubrin alleged that the defendant attacked the complainant’s son while grazing . The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 221 of the Penal…

In a bid to contribute to stemming crime in South Africa, the Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) has initiated an anti-crime campaign to reduce the rate of criminal activities in that country. The union’s National Welfare Officer, Mr Trust Oyewole, said on Monday in Lagos that the campaign which started on Sunday in the Sunnyside area of Pretoria would be carried out in the nine provinces in South Africa. “Our anti-crime campaign kicked off in Sunnyside, Pretoria on Sunday. This is an ongoing campaign that will be done in all the nine provinces in South Africa. “We had a fruitful…

The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed Oct. 7 to hear an application by former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh alleging misrepresentation of facts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).At the resume hearing on Monday, counsel to Metuh, Mr Abel Oziokor, informed the court that the EFCC, which is trying Metuh, had published a contemptuous publication against his client.Oziokor said that the anti-graft agency, in its publication said that Metuh described how he shared funds he received from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki.“Contrary to claims in the EFCC publication, Metuh…

The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says the command has arrested 19 people for suspected human trafficking. The Zonal Commander, Mr Nduka Nwanwenne, whose command comprises Edo and Delta, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Nwanwenne said the suspects were arrested between last July and September. He said also that the command rescued 32 people suspected to have been trafficked. The commander said that the zone did not record any conviction since July, noting however, that 42 cases were…

Some U.S. agencies and private firms have pledged support for a U.S.- Nigeria co-creation strategy to upscale financing, capacity development and technology transfer in agribusiness in Nigeria. Dr Tony Bello, Chief Executive Officer of Shine Bridge Global, a U.S. based firm, made the plan known in a statement in Abuja on Sunday after an Agribusiness Finance Roundtable. The roundtable was organised by AfricaGlobal Schaffer (AfGS) and Shine Bridge Global Inc, both U.S-based firms, in Washington DC on Saturday. Bello said the groups had been working with departments and agencies of the government to bridge the gap in deal origination and…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to hold a stakeholders forum in November to review the 2019 general elections in Kwara. Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, disclosed this on Monday at a meeting with members of the Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ilorin. He said the post analysis had become imperative to enable all stakeholders such as  political parties, IPAC, security agencies civil society organisations, media and women organisations to x-ray the elections. The REC said the forum would also offer solutions for future elections in the state. Attahiru-Madami further said INEC in the…

Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, has advised the public and prospective students to be wary of unscrupulous elements, who are out to defraud them through purported admission lists. Abdulkareem, who gave this warning while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, pointed out that no admission lists had been released yet by the university. He advised candidates and their parents to disregard the purported lists on the social media, saying that they were the handiwork of fraudsters. Abdulkareem also warned that giving fake admission was criminal, saying that on no account should anybody pay anyone…

The embattled Speaker of the Bayelsa Assembly, Emmanuel Isenah, has been impeached and replaced with a lawmaker representing Southern Ijaw Constituency 2, Monday Obolo. A media Aide to Isenah, Ranami Afagha, said the impeachment of his boss would not stand as it was done against the standing rules of the House. Afagha said the mace of the House was violently taken away by thugs, adding that since the symbol of authority was not in the House, activities of those who purportedly removed his boss were illegal and unconstitutional. “Those who don’t want peace said they removed speaker without the presence…