All Zonal commanders and State Commandants of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps have been ordered to ensure optimal enforcement and general compliance of Covid-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in their various commands. The Acting Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil […]
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President Buhari extends IGP Tenure by 3 months
Buhari Extends Tenure of IG Police Adamu President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu for three months. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi announced this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Solacebase reports that […]
Insecurity: Allow Nigerians Carry Licenced Guns, Ishaku Tells FG
Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku has asked the Federal government to allow Nigerians carry licenced guns to defend themselves amid the myriads of security challenges facing the country. Ishaku stated this on Tuesday when 15 local government chairmen of the state paid him a condolence visit after the burial of […]
Boko Haram: Borno residents fleeing into Yobe, says police
The Yobe State Police Command has revealed that incessant terrorist attacks have forced residents of four local governments in Borno State to flee into Yobe communities. The local governments, according to the command are Gubio, Magumeri, Kaga and Konduga. A statement on Thursday by Dungus Abdulkarim, the Police Public Relations […]
Suspected herdsmen kill policeman, abduct three Chinese in Osun State
Report has it that Fulani herdsmen stationed at Ifewara, on Tuesday, shot dead one of the security police men at Ifewara, Atakunmosa East Local Government Council of Osun State and took away three Chinese who were working for “Aare Gold” Chief Akinsanya. The source said the whereabouts of the three […]
1,138 new cases of Coronavirus were yesterday recorded in Nigeria
Highlights on COVID-19 show that yesterday, 3rd of February, 1,138 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria. 5 deaths were also recorded. Till date, 134,690 cases have been confirmed, out of which 108, 657 cases have been discharged. 1,618 deaths have also been recorded in 36 states and […]
Nigerian Govt. Issues Licenses to 20 new private Universities
The Federal Government on Wednesday granted provisional licences to 20 new private universities in the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He […]
Insecurity: Gov. Akeredolu raises alarm over illegal immigrants in Nigeria
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has raised alarm over the high rate of illegal immigrants who pass through the nation’s land borders to perpetrate crime in the country. He made his fears known yesterday in Akure , when he received the Zonal Coordinator , Nigeria Immigration Service, Zone F, […]
COVID-19: PTF lists 22 LGAs in 13 states as high burden with 95% contribution
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has identified 22 high burdened local governments within 13 states in the county. According to the National Incident Manager of the task force, Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, the 22 high burdened local government areas within 13 states in the country ,mostly in the cities of […]
Task Force On Covid-19 Declares Kogi A High Risk State
Kogi state has been declared a high risk state for refusing to acknowledge the existence of Covid-19 virus. The National Incident Manager of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19, Mukhtar Muhammad made this known on Monday during the Covid-19 briefing . The PTF said that the Kogi Government had failed to […]