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A notorious bandit kingpin and 100 of his suspected followers have been killed in a joint military operation in North-West Nigeria, authorities said. Gwaska Dankarami was said to have been a high-value target who reportedly served as second-in-command to an Islamic State-linked leader. The alleged gang leader had been hiding in the Munumu Forest, with authorities reporting that several other criminal hideouts were also destroyed across the state on Friday, BBC reported. His apparent death comes after bandits kidnapped 43 villagers and killed four others in a deadly attack on a village called Maigora in northern Katsina State earlier this…

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has urged calm in Rivers State as the contentions over the state of emergency in the South-South continue. He spoke on Friday during a visit to Governor Siminalaye Fubara's Port Harcourt residence. Following a private meeting with Gov. Fubara, Senator Dickson, who represents the Bayelsa West Senatorial Zone, made a passionate plea for calm and urged President Bola Tinubu to personally intervene to de-escalate tensions in the state. The visit follows weeks of intense political manoeuvring, with Gov. Fubara's political future stalled due to a bitter power struggle involving his predecessor, now Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has expressed disgust over what it called government's "shameless ramblings on kidnappers" amid the rising wave of abductions nationwide. In a statement on Friday, April 11, signed by its founder, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, and made available to journalists, the group thumbed down official responses to the menace. The group wrote: "The legendary Afrobeats musician, Mr. Fela Anikulapo Kuti of blessed memory has one or two tracks in which he talked so well about governmental ramblings over serious issues in the midst of failed governance. "One of those tracks talks about accusations and counter…

In the wake of the recent reshuffle in Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Hon. Abdullahi Suleiman Ango has officially assumed office as the Mandate Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat (ARDS). During a reception to formally receive him at the Secretariat, Ango expressed heartfelt gratitude to FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, and Minister of State, FCT, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, for entrusting him with the responsibility. He emphasized the critical role agriculture plays as the backbone of Nigeria’s economy, particularly in light of the rapidly growing population of the FCT. While acknowledging that Agriculture remains the backbone of our economy, Ango…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has distributed 10,000 professional kits to midwives in the North-East states of Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Yobe. The items included scrubs and crocs. The distribution was flagged off today, April 10, at the gym hall of the Jolly Nyame Stadium, Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. With slip-resistant outsoles, crocs offer stability on slick hospital floors, ensuring safety while moving quickly between patient rooms. Made from durable materials like Croslite foam, crocs are built to withstand the demands of a busy medical environment and are easy to clean between shifts.…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu Enugu Enugu State Electricity Regulatory Commission (EERC) has issued an electricity generation license to a firm, Tempo Power Solutions Ltd., for a five megawatt gas-fired power generation plant to be sited in the South-East Nigerian state. The cheery news is coming several months after Aba, the South-East commercial-industrial hub, in Abia state, got lit up by another firm, Geometric Power, which has reportedly been providing 24-hour uninterrupted power supply. The Enugu electricity generating plant, which would be first of its kind in use of modern technology, would serve commercial and residential concerns within Enugu metropolis, with a…

In a dramatic early morning incident, security personnel successfully thwarted an attempted break-in at the Maiduguri, Borno State private residence of Vice President Kashim Shettima. They apprehended a 35-year-old suspect identified as Musa Ibrahim from the Maduganari area of the city,per a report this evening on Yola, Adamawa-based TGnews.com . According to the newspaper, which quoted intelligence sources, the incident took place on April 9 at approximately 5:30 am, in the Vice President’s residence located in the New GRA area, off Bama Road, Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, which has been plagued by security challenges. Reports indicate that Ibrahim…

By our reporter Towards the 2027 general elections, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) stalwart, Buba Galadima, has revealed alleged plans to make immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) placeholder for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, should the latter miss out on the PDP ticket. Galadima, a respected Northern elder, also wondered why Abubakar, popularly known as Atiku, would consent to team up with El-Rufai, whom, he claimed, dished out all sorts of derogatory statements against the former Vice President during the President Muhammadu Buhari era,…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has disclosed that the reasons behind his administration’s deliberate deployment of huge resources to the training of students studying nursing and midwifery in the state was to create career opportunities for them to excel in the medical profession. This was even as students from the Enugu State College of Nursing Sciences expressed appreciation to the governor for transforming the once moribund, unaccredited School of Nursing from only Ordinary National Diploma (OND) to a digital, world-class college where Higher National Diploma (HND) and other certificates would be awarded to enable them…

By Felix Durumbah Having apparently released a rushed list of federal appointments replete with errors, the Presidency today apologized to Nigerians, saying it will issue an updated one later. "We have noticed a number of errors in the list of appointments tweeted. We are sorry. We will provide an updated list later. Thank you,” Special Adviser, Media & Public Communication/Spokesperson to the President, Sunday Dare appealed to Nigerians on X. The drama kicked off following an interview Senator Ali Ndume (Borno South) granted Arise TV during which he moved to hold President Bola Tinubu's administration accountable by claiming that it…