Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has ordered the immediate closure of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Bama, the largest displacement camp outside Maiduguri. Zulum made the announcement on Thursday in Gwoza after inspecting the Government Secondary School IDP camp. He also announced that the Gwoza IDO camp would
The Senate on Wednesday expeditiously passed the State Police Bill which sought to move Nigeria from a unitary policing structure to a federal policing mode. The passage of the bill followed its clause by clause consideration by the committee of the whole of the Senate. The bill is entitled: “A
Stakeholders at the Human Capital Development Summit for Northern Nigeria have called for greater investments in health, education, digital skills and livelihoods to improve community wellbeing and drive sustainable development across the region. The stakeholders made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the Human Capital Development Summit for Northern
The Anambra Police Command says a joint security team, on Tuesday, neutralised four suspected secessionists in Ogboji-Ajali Road, Orumba South LGA of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued in Awka and made available to newsmen on
One person was reportedly killed and several others injured when a trailer allegedly rammed into a campaign procession of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday in Ede, Osun . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred in the Oke Gada area of the town during
It was an emotional scene on Tuesday at the Coroner Court investigating the death of Mr Pelumi Onifade, a young journalist with Gboah TV, who was reportedly shot and arrested while covering the #EndSARS protests on October 24, 2020, as a DNA test result presented to the Court by the
The Senate on Wednesday swore in four senators-elect following their victory at the just concluded by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the new Senators-elect include Danladi Halilu Envulu-Anza (APC Nasarawa North), Ikeje Asogwa (APC Enugu North), Olaka Nwogu (PDP Rivers
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man, Muhammad Zulfalalu, popularly know as “Mai siket” to 20 years imprisonment for raping an 85-year-old woman. Zulfalalu, a resident of Gidan Kwano, Kwanar Dangora in Kiru Local Government Area of the state, was convicted on a nine-count charge bordering on
The Constitution Amendment Bill on State Police passed its second reading during the Senate plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion for the suspension of Senate rules to accelerate consideration of the executive bill seeking constitutional backing for state police services. Leading the debate
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday inaugurated the Osubi branch of Zenith Bank Plc in Okpe Local Government Area, describing the development as a strong endorsement of the state’s economic potential and investor-friendly environment. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, Governor Oborevwori said the opening of the bank’s