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Following the lingering insecurity in the country cum the recent attacks in Abuja, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned South-East politicians to jettison the idea of returning to the region without its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The residents of Abuja have been gripped with fear, following incessant attacks by terrorists last week. Many … [Read more…]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended the ongoing strike by another four weeks. ASUU president, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed the union’s decision in a press statement on Monday. He said the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Union took the decision after extensive deliberations on government’s past failures to abide by its … [Read more…]
THE Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has committed over N500 million to Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions across the country to facilitate research and innovations to promote developments in the Nigerian telecommunications industry. Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, who disclosed this at a two-day Regional Roundtable with Academia, Industry … [Read more…]
Anxiety enveloped some parts of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Sunday, following the reported arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader. A private radio in Abeokuta broke the news on Sunday afternoon which created panic among the residents of the state. The suspect was reportedly arrested on Saturday night by the operatives of the … [Read more…]
Family of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nmamdi Kanu, has flayed the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) over its statement on the recent United Nations (UN) Rights Group’s call for the unconditional release of Kanu, describing their position as meaningless. CNG had, in a press conference, in Abuja at the weekend, … [Read more…]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to withdraw the threat to sanction the BBC and Daily Trust over their documentaries on terrorism in the country, whether through the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) or any other agency of government. Mohammed had, … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), yesterday, expressed worries over theft and vandalisation of telecommunication infrastructures across the nation. NCC said security agencies can not be at all sites of the telecommunication infrastructures, hence, the need for stakeholders and consumers to protect them. Speaking in Ibadan at the Village Square Dialogue, a telecom consumer outreach programme … [Read more…]
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke. The command said this in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu. Ndukwe said, “the current … [Read more…]
Gov Umahi’s brother did not reject RMAFC appointment -Ebonyi govt Ebonyi State Government on Friday dismissed viral reports in some sections of the media, alleging that Chief Austine Umahi, younger brother to Governor David Umahi, rejected his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari, as the new Secretary of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation And Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The … [Read more…]
As palpable fears of terrorists attacks continue to rise in the country, many have blamed the sad situation on the poorly equipped Nigerian security forces. A serving army captain, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard under the condition of anonymity, described the ambush against the presidential guards brigade as sad, adding that it was avoidable if … [Read more…]
Three schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram who struck at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, in 2014 escaped from Gazuwa and Uqba camps in Sambisa forest while guards slept at midnight. The three escapees, who are now women with children, were among the 250 school girls abducted on April 14, 2014, in Borno State when … [Read more…]
Disturbed by the growing onslaught of terrorists in the country especially their daring encroachment into Abuja, the nation’s capital, stakeholders in the South East have raised concerns over security of their homeland. The Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), Friday, raised the alarm that the South East zone was already vulnerable as far as security was concerned. … [Read more…]