March 18, 2021

Nigeria To Take Delivery Of 6 Super Tucanos In July

Nigeria To Take Delivery Of 6 Super Tucanos In July

Nigeria’s war against insurgency may soon be getting a major boost as the Presidency yesterday came out to declare that Nigeria will take delivery of six of the ordered 12 Super Tucanos fighter aircraft in mid-July 2021.

This revelation was made known by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu when he sent a wrote on his verified Twitter on Thursday.

According to him, the remaining six would be arriving in the country shortly after the arrival of the first set.

The presidential aide further disclosed that 14 Nigerian pilots are being trained at Moody …

Gumi Didn’t Interact With Bandits Rightly – Gov Masari

Gumi Didn’t Interact With Bandits Rightly – Gov Masari

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said he would not support popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s interactions with bandits.

Masari said Gumi’s interaction with bandits was not done ‘rightly.’

The Governor said he expected Gumi to have preached to bandits against abducting and killing people.

He spoke while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

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Challenging Gumi to a debate, Masari opposed the idea of granting blanket amnesty to bandits.

He said: ‘Was he there? What did he know about what we did in Kaduna? I challenge

Internet Crimes: Nigeria Is 16th Worst Country – FBI

Internet Crimes: Nigeria Is 16th Worst Country – FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has ranked Nigeria as one of the countries worst affected by internet crimes in 2020.

The 2020 Internet Crime Report of the FBI Complaint Centre (IC3) listed Africa’s most populous nation as the 16th.

In a statement, Paul Abbate, FBI Deputy Director, said IC3 received a record number of complaints from Americans in 2020: 791,790, with reported losses
exceeding $4.1 billion. The figure represents a 69% increase in total complaints from 2019.

The FBI noted that Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes continued to …

Christians Vow To Continue Occupation Of Schools In Ilorin

Hijab: Christians Vow To Continue Occupation Of Schools In Ilorin

The Christian community in Ilorin has vowed to continue their protest against the use of hijab by Muslim girls in the ten mission schools closed down by the State government.

A credible source within the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, who preferred not to be named, informed DAILY POST in Ilorin on Thursday, that the body will continue the action until the demands presented to the State government are realised.

‘Following a meeting held by CAN, with church leaders and proprietors of the affected grant aided mission schools, held on Wednesday evening at St Barnabas church

US May Miss Deadline To Exit Afghanistan, Biden Warns

US May Miss Deadline To Exit Afghanistan, Biden Warns

The President of the United States, Joe Biden has admitted that it would be ‘tough’ to meet the deadline to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by May 1, as agreed with the Taliban in a deal secured under Donald Trump.

Recall that the Taliban insurgents have largely stuck to a promise not to attack the US or other foreign troops since the agreement was struck in February last year, but they say the date to end America’s longest war is inflexible.

‘Could happen, but it is tough,’ Biden said when asked about the May 1 deadline in a TV …