The Nigerian Army says its troops of Operation Tura Takaibango have eliminated more Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at their meeting point in Baiomari town in Yobe. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammad Yerima in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the troops, operating in Operation Lafiya Dole, had continued to degrade the terrorists in the North-East. Yerima said the troops of 159 and 233 Battalions in conjunction with Civilian Joint Task Force, had on Tuesday, engaged the terrorists following credible information on the movement of the terrorists to Baiomari. He said that the troops…
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A fire incident in an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Customs Area of Maiduguri, has killed three persons and displaced 3,600 others. Hajiya Yabawa Kolo, the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), made this known to news men in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Kolo said said that the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, also affected food items. She explained that the first incident occurred very early in the morning, while the second incident occurred in the afternoon at about 2p.m., razing down about 600 shelters. She said that this might have stemmed from a cooking fire that…
Troops of the 2 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have neutralised several armed bandits in Ungwan Danko village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State confirmed the development to news men on Wednesday in Kaduna. Aruwan said, the bandits had earlier invaded the village, abducted four persons, one woman and three children and attempted to retreat from the village. However, the troops mobilised to the location, laid ambush and intercepted the bandits, cutting off their escape. “In the ensuing fire-fight, several bandits were neutralised and others escaped with bullet wounds.…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have been mobilised in pursuit of abductors of kidnapped members of staff and students of Government Science School, Kagara, Niger. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yerima said that the Nigerian Army had renewed efforts to ensure swift response to the unfortunate incident. He said it had been reported that the bandits gained entry into the school in the early hours of Wednesday and abducted unspecified number of members of staff and students of the school. “The Nigerian Army in line with its constitutional…
Following the abduction of 27 students, three staff of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, in Niger state, Nigeria’s Senate on Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity. The lawmakers adopted the resolution following a motion by Senator Mohammed Musa, who said that the bandits stormed the school premises in military uniforms. Senator Bima Enagi, also from Niger state, declared that Buhari’s regime was incompetent to handle security challenges in the country. “We need to amend the constitution so that Governors should be chief security officers of their states since the government at the centre…
A group of 23 eminent Nigerians have condemned the profiling of, specifically the Fulani and Hausa and observed that evidence exist that the current acts of kidnapping and banditry are neither restricted to one particular ethnic group nor one region in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement signed by Alh. Bashir Othman Tofa, Amb. Fatimah Balla, Alh. Sule Yahaya Hamma, Hubert Shaiyen, Dr. Abubakar Siddique Mohammed, Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, Mallam Bilya Bala, Dr. Usman Bugaje, Prof. Jibrin Ibrahim, Hon. Sani Zorro, Commodore Naibaida (Rtd), Professor Mustapha Gwadabe, Professor Idris Sha’aban Jimada and Professor Omar Massoud, Professor Abdulkadir Adamu, Mallam…
By Dr. Chiwuike Uba I spend a lot of time talking with my children, friends, and colleagues (especially the youth) about societal issues that we find meaningful and important. For me, it is the quickest and easiest way I evaluate my life and learn new things. Recently, I began to have deeper conversations with my children about the consequences of intentions and/or misalignment of our intentions with the outcomes of our actions. We are naturally very good at justifying our actions, even when it turns out so bad. Sometimes, a key excuse is usually: *‘it was not my intention to…
The Federal executive Council (FEC), has approved N26.1 billion for the completion of five road projects within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello, revealed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly meeting of the council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State House, Abuja, on Wednesday. According to him, three of the roads are within the city centre while two are in the satellite towns of Bwari and Gwagwalada. He said: “The Ministry of the FCT presented five memos at today’s meeting and all have to do…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported abduction of students of the Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State, by bandits, who invaded the school on Wednesday morning. The party made the condemnation in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Wednesday. Ologbondiyan said that the PDP is alarmed by the recent escalation of banditry in Niger State and other parts of the country, and advised security forces to go after the outlaws and rescue the abducted children. “Nigerians were jolted by the Tuesday’s coordinated bandit attacks, kidnapping and killings in…
Solar energy has become the “new king’’ of the world’s electricity markets, as it has successfully withstood the COVID-19 crisis and is forecast to grow significantly over the coming years. Head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) Fatih Birol said on Wednesday. “There was only one energy source which was immune to COVID and it was renewables. Renewables, in spite of the COVID, we have seen an increase in solar and wind energy in many countries around the world. “And solar is doing so strongly, I have nicknamed solar as the new king of global electricity markets,’’ the IEA Executive…