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Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has said bandits freely buy weapons such as AK-47 and RPG in the market and that individuals should be allowed to do so to protect themselves. He said governors should not be blamed for the security challenges bedevilling their states, noting that they are called chief security officers withoutContinueContinue reading “PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BUY AK-47, RPG LIKE BANDITS FOR PROTECTION – KATSINA GOV”

Respite has come the way of Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu as former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has cleared all his medical expenses. Recall that Mr. Ibu cried for help over an undisclosed ailment that he said was threatening his two legs. He then solicited for financial assistance toContinueContinue reading “SARAKI CLEARS AILING MR. IBU’S MEDICAL BILLS”

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered investigative assets and resources to Otukpo, the Benue State Command, and surrounding states to assist in the swift arrest of the fleeing armed robbers in the state, the police said on Saturday. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the police said two suspects were killed during a chase ofContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Inspector-General Of Police Orders Additional Assets To Benue To Find Deadly Bank Robbers”

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has called for an amendment to the Electoral Act, 2022 to remove ambiguities, clarify and strengthen some of its sections. Jega spoke at a two-day retreat organised for senators by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Ikot Ekpene,ContinueContinue reading “Nigerian President Shouldn’t Be Appointing Chairman Of Electoral Body, INEC – Former Chair, Attahiru Jega Seeks Amendment”

Adamawa State Police command said it has arrested the suspect who gruesomely killed his cousin’s brother in Ganye Local Government of Adamawa State. 30-year-old Idris Mohammed who stabbed his cousin’s brother Friday Alson popularly known as Don G among his peers to death, went into hiding after his brother was confirmed dead. Pioneer has earlierContinueContinue reading “Police arrest suspected killer of Friday Alson”

No fewer than six people were killed on Friday when dare-devil armed robbers invaded four banks in Otukpo town in Benue State after disarming the police attached to the banks. SaharaReporters gathered that three police officers, one vigilante and a councilor of Otukpo Ward 2 who was transacting business in one of the affected banksContinueContinue reading “How Armed Robbers Sacked Nigerian Police Station In Benue Before Raiding Four Banks”

Facts have emerged on how the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folasade Yemi-Esan, through the Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) extorted about N23million from 92 applicants vying for the post of permanent secretaries of various ministries in Nigeria. SaharaReporters gathered that all the applicants were compelled to pay N250,000(per head) forContinueContinue reading “How Nigeria’s Head Of Civil Service Extorted N23million From 92 Applicants Vying For Post Of Permanent Secretaries, Planned To Manipulate Posting To Ministries”

The Nigerian police have ordered an investigation into the alleged clash between their personnel and officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi State. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that NDLEA operatives and officers of the Nigeria Police Force engaged had a scuffle over the arrest of a police inspector’s wife allegedly caughtContinueContinue reading “Nigeria Police Detain, Grill Inspector After Wife Was Arrested Selling Marijuana Inside Station In Kogi”

Nigeria’s secret police have retrieved over N580 million from the former Chairman of the anti-corruption body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, sources have revealed to SaharaReporters. Sources in the Department of State Services (DSS) which has detained Bawa since June told SaharaReporters on Friday that the former anti-corruption chief has coughedContinueContinue reading “Over N580Million Recovered From Detained Former EFCC Chairman, Bawa, Nigeria Secret Police, DSS Sources Say Amid Calls For His Prosecution Or Release”

The Nigerian Navy Ship, Beecroft patrol team has intercepted 11 stowaways on board Gwangzhou Highway Panama ship en route Ghana. The Base Information Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, Sub-Lieutenant HA Collins, who made this known in a statement on Thursday obtained by SaharaReporters, said that the team while on routine patrol on Tuesday,ContinueContinue reading “Nigerian Navy Intercepts 11 Stowaways From Adamawa, Delta, Others Onboard Ship Heading For Ghana”