The Borno State Police Command has arrested 51 suspects for alleged rape, kidnappings and armed robberies in the state. According to him, the suspects were arrested in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Jere, Hawul and Askira/Uba councils last December and this year. Parading the suspects yesterday (Friday), at the Maiduguri Police Headquarters, the Police Commissioner, Abdu…
The All Progressive Congress (APC) aspirants’ forum in Borno state, has drummed support for Yusuf Sheriff to contest for the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. Announcing Sheriff’s declaration to contest, yesterday (Friday) in Maiduguri, Aspirants’ Forum Chairman, Grema Kyari, disclosed that; “Sheriff is to declare intention to contest within 24 hours at the…
A Rivers State high court in PortHarcourt has ordered the arrest of two Italian Nationals, Giandomenico Zingali and Davide Anelli over their refusal to attend court to answer criminal charges against them in an alleged $119 million dollars Power Plant fraud. The Court ordered the Inspector General of Police IGP, Commissioner of Police CP and…
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) launched Etihad 7 program to fund renewable energy projects in Africa at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2022. According to the Ministry, Etihad 7, a UAE-led innovation program, is dedicated to securing funding for renewable energy projects in Africa with a view to supply clean electricity…
Troops of Operation Delta Safe have in the last two weeks deactivated 39 illegal refineries within the Niger Delta region. This is according to a briefing by the Directorate of Defence Media Operations. The troops are said to have continued to sustain their operational tempo in the fight against illegal oil production and other sundry…
Today, the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On announced that 13 wholly Nigerian-owned enterprises have emerged as winners of the 2021 Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge. The annual Challenge is a multi-year partnership between USADF and All On to identify and scale innovative off-grid solutions to “power up” unserved and underserved areas in Nigeria….
In further efforts to rid Plateau State from the activities of Criminals, the troops of Operation Safe Haven, acting on credible intelligence have busted and captured a notorious Gang of suspected kidnappers, operating on the plateau. The syndicate had been on the watchlist of Operation Safe Haven and was believed to have have participated in…
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Federal Otokito Oparminola, has been abducted by gun men. Otokito was kidnapped at his residence at Otuokpoti, Ogbia Local Government Area of the state. A source who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that the heavily armed gunmen stormed the residence of the commissioner around 11…
Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids Nursery and Primary School, Kawana, Kano, has narrated how he used a N100 rat poison to end the life of Hanifa Abubakar, one of his pupils. Daily Trust had reported how Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil of the school, was kidnapped while on her way from Islamiyya School…
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company(IBEDC) Ltd over insolvency. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) Engineer John Ayodele disclosed this in a memo to members of staff intimating them of the development, The Nation gathered. Ayodele, in the January 20 memo, said the company fell under receivership…
