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The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that the country’s boarders are now more secured with the deployment of data capturing system at all land entry points. He, however, added that reopening of land boarders does not permit movement of contraband goods into the country, saying all commodities that are not produced in…
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that the country’s boarders are now more secured with the deployment of data capturing system at all land entry points. He, however, added that reopening of land boarders does not permit movement of contraband goods into the country, saying all commodities that are not produced in…
 Home Headline An elder statesman and former presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa, has called the northern community leaders to constitute security committees in their localities with a view to assisting the government in securing the region and the country as a whole. THEANALYSTNG reports that terrorism, banditry, kidnapping for ransom and other criminalities have bedeviled the northern…
There was palpable tension on Sunday at the emergency Ime-Obi meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo following the sudden collapse of the leading contestant for the group’s president-general, Prof. George Obiozor. The meeting held was called to resolve differences arising from the 40-man list of electoral committee members for the 2021 election of Ohanaeze Ndigbo submitted…
Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has challenged the All Progressive Congress (APC) to name the Governor behind banditry in the Northwestern region of Nigeria. Tambuwal’s challenge is in response to a statement signed by APC’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena, urging security agencies to investigate an intelligence report linking an unnamed governor…
The police in Katsina on Sunday confirmed the abduction of another set of 80 students from an Islamiya school in the state on Saturday night. All the 80 students and another four victims have, however, been rescued by security operatives. It was learnt that the 80 students were returning from an Islamic occasion when they…
Three persons including the leader of a vigilante group, Mallam Isyaku Alhassan, of Madaka, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been allegedly killed by bandits Sunday in the area. It was learnt that the attacks took place between 11:am-2pm. The other victims included the son of the leader of the vigilante, Abdulhamid Isyaku…
Unknown gunmen have abducted the senior legislative aide (SLA) to Senator Jibrin Isah Echocho (Kogi East/APC), Barrister Isaac Ekpa. Ekpa, a former chairman of Olamaboro local government area of Kogi State, was kidnapped on Friday around Ochadamu in Ofu local government area of the state. It was gathered that the legislative aide, said to be…
By Danko Development Forum, (DDF) Lokoja Yet again, the ancient city of Lokoja was thrown into mourning, as one of its illustrious sons; Dr. Godwin Thomas Ndaman Ajakpo, Galadiman Lakwaja, bid the world a farewell on Friday, December 18, 2020. His demise has created another huge vacuum towards the development of the ancient town. A…
A one-time Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman Board of Directors of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Vice Admiral I.I Ibrahim (Rtd) has pledged the Board’s support to the Management of the Authority to succeed. In a press release signed by Alhaji Jibril Darda’u,General Manager Corporate Affairs and made available to TheAnalystNG on Sunday in…
