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As the 2019 general elections near, the Federal government has directed security agencies to mop up illegal arms and ammunition in the country to prevent them falling into the hands of miscreants and thugs. To this end, Lt. General Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, rtd, Interior Minister, Monday charged the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, DIGs, AIGs and Command Commissioners of Police to enforce the law against illegal possession of firearms. Bello Dambazau said: “This meeting is very important because we have very serious security challenges all over the country. The challenges are not new but they are of very serious concern…

Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, Tuesday dispatched two of its investigators to Port Harcourt International Airport to commence investigation into the Dana Air plane incident at the airport. Confirming this development, Mr. Tunji Oketunbi, General Manager, Public Affairs, AIB, said two of the bureau’s accident investigators have been sent to Port Harcourt Airport, the scene of the incidence, to make sure no evidence is tampered with. They are to also commence immediate investigation as to why the Dana aircraft overshot the runway. Oketunbi further said until the investigation is done, preliminary report as to the cause of the incidence cannot be released by…

The Nigerian Army has given the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kaduna State Branch, Alhaji SI Danladi Wada a three-day ultimatum to apologise for his unfounded allegation that soldiers of the GOC 1 division alongside officials of KASUPDA demolished the APC office or be sued. In a statement signed by Col. AA Yusuf on behalf of Brigadier-General Sani Usman, Director, Army Public Relations noted that despite the fact that the allegation credited to Alhaji Wada is not true, the Acting APC Chairman is yet to be remorseful over such misdeed and futile attempt to tarnish the image…

Senators under the umbrella of the Northern Senators Forum have removed Abdullahi Adamu as their chairman. He was replaced by Aliyu Wammako, a one-time Sokoto State governor. The removal was announced in a letter read by the presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu, shortly before the end of the plenary Monday. The letter signed by Mr. Adamu, the Public Relations Officer of the forum noted that he was removed for “financial mismanagement and other related matters.” “This is to inform the Senate that the majority signatories of members of the Northern Senators Forum have removed Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as chairman of the…

Bukola Saraki, Senate President Monday condemned the attack on Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi in Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. In a statement in Abuja by Yusuph Olaniyonu, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Saraki described the attack as one too many, and urged the security agencies to get to the root of the matter by bringing the perpetrators to book.. Saraki called on security agencies to reinforce security around academic institutions in the country to prevent criminal elements from taking advantage of such soft targets to disrupt academic activities and wreck havocs at a time the…

The 2018 Akwa Ibom Appropriation Bill passed last Wednesday by the state House of Assembly into Law has become an Act. This follows assent to the 2018 bill totaling N646.6 billion by Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Monday at the State Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Uyo. . The amount is against the N651billion which the governor had earlier proposed to the State House of Assembly. A break-down of the budget shows that N431billion is for capital expenditure, N94.6 billion for Recurrent Expenditure while Consolidated Revenue funds charges stands at N120.8billion. Emmanuel thanked the House of Assembly and…

Justice Sybil Nwaka of Ikeja Special Offences and Sexual Court, Tuesday, sentenced a 58-year-old man to a 60 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 12-year-old pupil. Justice Nwaka sentenced Obinna Izegben after he found him guilty of the charge of defilement brought against him by Lagos State. “This defendant is charged with the offence of defilement of a child, contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal law of Lagos State 2015. “Upon his plea of guilty, the prosecution stated the fact of the case and it was established that he was found guilty of the offence. I cannot agree…

Vandora, one of the evicted Big Brother Naija 3 housemates, has said that she was voted out for refusing to partake in s*xual activities. She claimed her eviction is connected to this. Vandora, who was evicted alongside her strategic partner, Dee-One on Sunday, said she was traumatized after the eviction. She said people did not vote for her despite being true to her personality, although she is happy she formed new friendship. Speaking to Africa Magic, Vandora said, “I was evicted because people did not vote, Our pair was not ordinary. According to her, ”I don’t think we did anything…

“I forced her to go back to school against her wish, unknown to me that this calamity is awaiting her here,” Amina Usama, a mother of an abducted student in Yobe State, bellowed and sobbed uncontrollably. Usama could not trace her daughter who is one of the 94 students in Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, in Burasari local government area of Yobe state abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Monday, February 19. She cannot forgive herself at the turn of event, saying, ”My daughter always complained that there was no security in the school.” Another parent, Lamuwa Yadi, said…

Police have burst a purported baby-making home in Imo State and rescued nine pregnant girls. Briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt, Cyril Okoro, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Administration who addressed the press on behalf of Mr. Ahmed Zaki, the state Commissioner of Police, said the Inspector-General of Police monitoring team led by ACP Bennet Igwe discovered the girls while they were searching the home of one Mrs. Ngozi Egeonu in Imo. Okoro further said: “Operatives of the IGP team unit acting on credible intelligence arrested Nkechi Uzoemene, Roseline Okey and Nwolu Rita who conspired among themselves and sold a two-month old…