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Against the incessant kidnappings, mindless killings and robbery incidents in Ukanafun local government, the council chairman has given the hoodlums a one-month quit notice or be ready to face the wrath of government. Uko Idiong, Ukanafun helmsman who spoke with StraightNews in a telephone interview, Wednesday, said “I have given the hoodlums one month to renounce criminal activities. Between now and ending of March, insecurity in Ukanafun would be a thing of the past. I have held a meeting with the village and clan heads on this. If it means involving traditional injunction, we will do it to ensure that…

The alleged proliferation of 425 Fulani herdsmen settlements in South West including Kwara and Kogi and South East Regions is seen as an attempt by the Fulani to conquer the Southern part of the country. Professor Banji Akintoye, a Second Republic Senator and Maj. Gen. Collins Ihekire, (retd), former chairman, Task Force on Illegal Importation and Smuggling of Goods, Small Arms, Ammunitions and Light Weapons (NATFORCE), who raised alarm over the proliferation of herdsmen in the South West and South East states said such pose security risk. They spoke this in Lagos weekend at the 1st National Colloquium tagged: ‘Herdsmen,…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commenced its 2018 recruitment drive to get new officers. In a short message on social media on Wednesday, February 7, the law enforcement agency has warned prospective applicants who intend to apply for the job not to make payments to anybody. The force said: “The Nigeria Police Force invites applications from suitably qualified Nigerians for enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force as police constables (recruits).” Members of the public are advised to check the full details of the recruitment advertisements on the following National Dailies of today, Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Leadership Newspaper -…

Total E&P Nigeria Limited in collaboration with Akwa Ibom state government is set to build a 170-capacity Skills Acquisition Centre at Atan Offot in Uyo local government area for women in the state. On completion, the centre would provide the needed facility for the training of Akwa Ibom women in entrepreneurship and skills capacity. Mr. Nicholas Terraz, the Managing Director of the company, said at the ground-breaking ceremony for the centre that his company intends to improve the earning capacity of women in its operation areas as a means of stimulating the local economies of host communities and the entire…

Twenty-Two students of Government Secondary School, Misau, in Bauchi State including their driver Tuesday died in an auto crash along Bauchi-Kano road. Of the number, 12 were males while the remaining 10 were females. Mr. Kabir Ibrahim-Daura, the Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Kano State, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident occurred around 11 a.m. near Tsaida village in Gaya local government area of the state. Ibrahim-Daura said the students were travelling to Kano for an excursion when their bus had a head on collusion with a DAF truck. He said the 22 students…

Analysts on a private radio station in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital Tuesday x-rayed the various methods of election rigging, predicting that the 2019 general elections in the country using electronic voting system will be full of more surprises. The analysts who were speaking on Comfort FM, Uyo identified the use of under age children as a method of election rigging, predicting that “Rigging in 2019 general election will make that of 2015 a child’s play.” They cited “Look at what happened Saturday in Katsina state where there was a bye-election into the House of Representatives. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has given Soth African President Jacob Zuma an ultimatum to resign or face a motion of no confidence in Parliament. However, Zuma has rejected the ultimatum, saying that he should be given six more months to remain in office he hands over to his successor. Gwede Mantashe, ANC chairman who told hundreds of ANC supporters at the Umsobomvu Community Hall in Butterworth in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday, said same day the party confirmed its national executive committee had taken a decision to recall Zuma as head of state as he had refused to…

The Nigerian Army has claimed that its attacks against terrorists in Sambisa forest and other locations in the North-east of the country has caused the Boko Haram factional leader, Abubakar Shekau, to be on the run, dressed in a woman attire. “The terrorists are in disarray and scampering for safety while others were surrendering,” the army said on Tuesday in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Sani Usman. Mr. Usman, a brigadier-general, said, “Credible information from arrested and surrendered insurgents indicated that the purported Boko Haram terrorists group factional leader, Abubakar Shekau could not bear the heat anymore as he…

A Catholic Priest in Imo State said because of the level of killings, Nigeria is like leprosy that needs urgent attention, calling on its leaders to seek the face of God on the problem. Rev. Fr. Jude Ifeanyi Duruaku who said this at a thanksgiving mass held at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish in Awka, Owerri North local government area of the state to celebrate the promotion of the wife of the Imo state Chief Judge, Mrs. Ine Nnadi to the rank of a Professor of Law said for Nigeria to experience the desired change, the leaders must first change themselves.…

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Tuesday, passed the state’s 2018 Appropriation Bill of N646, 649,512,690 billion into law. Governor Udom Emmanuel had in November 2017 presented a budgetary estimate of N651 billion to the Assembly for consideration and approval for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget as passed by the House of Assembly indicates a decrease of N5 billion from the initial budget size earlier presented by the governor. Onofiok Luke, the Speaker, announced the passage during plenary following the adoption of the report and recommendations of the House Committee on Appropriations and Finance, headed Usoro Akpanusoh. The house…