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Abducted Train Passenger’s Brother Seeks Buhari’s Help

Abducted Train Passenger’s Brother Seeks Buhari’s Help

August 30, 2022 7:58 am

Following the Abuja–Kaduna train attack the Federal Government has been urged by Azurfa Lois’ family to intervene quickly and stop the terrorists from being killed off by her kidnappers.

Christian Lois, age 21, was taken hostage on March 28 while on the Abuja-Kaduna train when it was assaulted by ISWAP militiamen. Lois has been held captive ever then.

On August 20, Tukur Mamu, a past mediator between the families of the hijacked passengers and the terrorists, alerted authorities to the fact that the kidnappers had indicated a desire to marry Lois; the recent development has thrown the girl’s family into …

$23m Abacha Loot SERAP Writes Buhari, Demands Details

$23m Abacha Loot: SERAP Writes Buhari, Demands Details

August 29, 2022 4:00 am

As the plans by the United States government repatriate the over $23 million looted by the late dictator Sani Abacha, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has written to the federal government demanding a copy of the agreement.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that last Tuesday, Nigeria and the United States had struck an agreement on the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot.

Meanwhile, less than five days after, the rights group wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) …

ASUU NEC To Take Decision On Strike Sunday

ASUU NEC To Take Decision On Strike Sunday

August 23, 2022 5:36 am

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resolved to meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022, to reach a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the meeting is slated to hold at the union’s national headquarters at the University of Abuja.

It was further gathered that the council will take a decision on the industrial action based on reports from the various state congresses.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that ASUU had on Monday, February 14, 2022 embarked on a strike.…

Court Slams Alleged Kidnap Kingpin, Wadume, Seven Years Jail Time

Court Slams Alleged Kidnap Kingpin, Wadume, Seven Years Jail Time

August 15, 2022 8:44 pm

One of the foremost judges, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja has slammed a seven-year jail term on alleged kidnap kingpin, Mr Hamisu Bala, aka Wadume for his wrongdoings.

Justice Nyako had handed down most of the sentences after she had found him guilty of charges relating to escaping from lawful custody, as well as illegal dealings in prohibited firearms.

Read Also: Kidnapper Wadume Treated Princely, As Evans Is Condemned

Besides Wadume, the court had also slammed down jail terms on Uba Bala (aka Uba Delu) and Zubairu Abdullahi (aka Basho) for seven years each, while Aliyu …

PDP Crisis Wike Aligns With APC, Gives Tough Conditions

PDP Crisis: Wike Aligns With APC, Gives Tough Conditions

August 13, 2022 3:08 am
Despite the meeting which was held between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  Atiku Abubakar, and the governor of Rivers state Nyesom Wike in Abuja to resolve the party’s ongoing crisis, it appears the efforts has not yielded any fruits. 
Africa Daily News, New York reports that since the two leading opposition politicians met in the Abuja home of the former minister of information, Professor Jerry Gana, tempers appear to have flared rather than brought forth answers.
According to reports made public over the weekend, Atiku’s camp may have resorted to organising for the 2023 general
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Why Nigeria Is No Longer Attractive For FDI — Senate

Why Nigeria Is No Longer Attractive For FDI — Senate

August 4, 2022 4:46 am

The Nigerian Senate has decried the escalating wave of insecurity in the country stressing that it has made Nigeria unattractive for foreign direct investment (FDI) while calling on security chiefs to up their game to halt the ugly trend.

The red chambers also added that there is nothing to show for the huge investment in security.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who expressed the view at a marathon meeting with military chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies, described the level of insecurity in the country as most frightening.

Lawan spoke on a day bandits attacked the convoy of Assistant …

DSS Queries Chidoka Over Comments On Security Flop In Nigeria

DSS Queries Chidoka Over Comments On Security Flop In Nigeria

August 4, 2022 4:41 am

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has tackled the former Aviation Minister, Osita Chidoka, over his recent outburst over the security situation in the country in recent times, accusing him of displaying crass ignorance in public.

The former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps had during a live television interview that was monitored earlier in the week, blamed the worsening insecurity in the country on the failure of the leadership to manage the country’s diversity to promote cohesion and efficiency among the nation’s military and security agencies.

The former minister called for what he termed ‘creative measures’ …

Terrorists In Gun Duel With Presidential Guard In Nigeria Law School

Terrorists In Gun Duel With Presidential Guard In Nigeria Law School

July 26, 2022 9:06 am

Some areas in Abuja were thrown into a state of serious turmoil as the Presidential Guards Brigade was engaged in a heated gun duel with some terrorists who had tried to infiltrate the Nigerian Law School in Abuja.

Three of the highly-trained Presidential guard officers had suffered some serious injuries as they were ambushed by the insurgents.

Read Also: 4 More Kidnapped Train Passengers Released By Terrorists

Africa Daily News, New York reports that there are fears the gunmen had also planned to attack the Nigerian Law School.

The reports had also confirmed that the troops were on a routine …

We Need ₦21bn To Complete NASS Renovation – FCT Minister

We Need ₦21bn To Complete NASS Renovation – FCT Minister

July 22, 2022 7:01 am

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello has revealed that the administration need a total sum of ₦21.029 billion to complete  the ongoing National Assembly Complex renovation.

Bello made this known during an oversight function embarked upon by the Senate Committee on FCT. The minister disclosed that the National Assembly Phase II project popularly known as ‘the White House’ was built from 1996 to 1999 by ITB Nigeria Ltd adding that no major rehabilitation work has been done since then.

Bello said the contract was awarded December 30, 2021 to be completed in 16 months at the …

It's Time To Wipe Out Terrorists, Bandits, Buhari Tells Army

It’s Time To Wipe Out Terrorists, Bandits, Buhari Tells Army

July 14, 2022 4:44 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the armed forces in the country to wipe out terrorists, bandits and other ‘enemies’ of the country from the surface of the earth with immediate effect in order to bring lasting peace to the country and the African continent in general.

The president who gave the directive on Thursday while speaking during the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 44 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, vowed that the masterminds of the recent Kuje Prison Attack and other attacks across the country must not be allowed to go free, but …

Stop Paying Ransom To Terrorists –Garba Shehu Tells Nigerians

Stop Paying Ransom To Terrorists –Garba Shehu Tells Nigerians

July 12, 2022 12:03 pm

Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has claimed that the payment of ransom by families of kidnapped victims is the major factor fuelling terrorism in Nigeria.

Shehu, who made this known while speaking in an interview on Tuesday, stated kidnapping would continue until Nigerians stop paying ransoms and allow the security agents to do their job.

He said, ‘You are mentioning all of these about kidnappers and the people that have been taken and the President even in his Sallah message mentioned an appeal he was making to fellow citizens to expose …

Kuje Prison Attack Aregbesola Breaks Silence, States Position

Kuje Prison Attack: Aregbesola Breaks Silence, States Position

July 9, 2022 6:10 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has declared that all the federal facilities in the country are red zones at the moment and that anyone who attempts an attack on any of them henceforth may not live to tell the story.

Aregbesola made this declaration while calling for cooperation among the security agencies to forestall future attacks on public infrastructure and other national assets.

He made this known in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Sola Fasure which was made available to Afroca Daily News, New York on Saturday.

According to Fasure, Aregbesola pointed out this when he …

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