DSS invites Mailafia for accusing governor of sponsoring Boko Haram

The Department of State Services has invited a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, to its Jos office. Mailafia confirmed the development to The Punch correspondent in Jos on Tuesday. He said, “Yes, it true. The DSS

Terrorists Not Better Equipped Than Military, Says Buhari

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and some state governors on Tuesday agreed that poverty and youth unemployment are the major causes of nationwide security challenges. This is as the president also clarified that terrorists are not better equipped

Ortom, Miyetti Allah in war of words over Vigilante group

Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi The hostility between Governor Samuel Ortom and Socio- Cultural Fulani group, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore over Vigilante group has continued unabated. This time around Governor Ortom dismissed claims by the Fulani group that their group is embedded in Vigilante Group

BREAKING: Buhari In Talks With NGF, Security Council In Presidential Villa

Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in another crucial meeting with members of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the security council at the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which is sequel to the one held with the North East Governors’

Imo Digitally Equipped To Combat Crime – Uzodimma

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has described the commissioning of emergency communication centre in Owerri, Imo State as a milestone in the socio-economic life of Imo people that will go a long way in combating crime with digital precision. The ceremony, which is

On-the-spot assessment: Security agents supervising Southern Kaduna killings, Say Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Middle Belt leaders

Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF and the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) have alleged that agents of genocide are on the prowl in Southern Kaduna, a predominantly Christian-dominated area that has been under sustained armed attacks. Citing the inability of security

Ohanaeze, Afenifere, PANDEF, others storm Southern Kaduna over incessant killings

•Governor El-Rufai Leaders of various sociopolitical groups in the country, including Afenifere, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum, and Middle Belt Forum, are set to pay a solidarity visit to the people of Southern Kaduna on Saturday (today) and demand an end to

BREAKING: Pandemonium As Yahoo Boys Engage Police in Shooting match, one feared dead

There was pandemonium with people scampering for safety in ozoro community in Isoko North local government area of Delta State, on Monday, as those who ply their trade in advance fee fraud known as yahoo boys engage the officers of the Nigerian Police

INVESTIGATION AND CRIME: Imo Civil Servant, Edomobi In Age Falsification Scandal

An Imo State Civil Servant, Mr Dominic Edomobi is said to have falsified his age and have remained in service for 41 years. (From year 1979 to 2020). Edomobi was said to have been retired in 2016 after 35 years of service but

Buhari speaks on alleged corruption in NDDC, EFCC, Says some appointees abused trust

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reacted for the first time on the allegations of corruption levelled against the leaderships of some Federal Government Agencies and Commissions. These commissions include the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Niger Delta Development