Author: Aminu Imam

Borno: Army rescues 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP 

Aminu Imam
Borno Army rescue

Troops of ‘Operation Haɗin Kai, (OPHK) have rescued 12 teenage girls abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in the Mussa district, of Askira/Uba local government area of Borno state. The victims, aged between 15 and 20, were kidnapped on November 23 while harvesting crops on their family farmlands. They were freed on Saturday, November 29, after what military authorities described as a swift and intelligence-driven operation in the southern Borno axis. A statement from the Nigerian Army said the girls were immediately evacuated to a secure military facility where they are…

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“Tinubu’s Ambassadorial List shows Nigeria is a disgraced, corrupt nation” – Ex-US Mayor 

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Ex US Mayor

A former Mayor of Blanco, Texas, United States, Mike Arnold, has condemned the inclusion of former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, in President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees list. Recall that the President submitted 32 new ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation on Saturday. Reacting to the development via a Facebook post, Arnold, who has repeatedly accused Omokri of trivialising persecution in Nigeria, stated that he should not be on the list. He accused Tinubu of being tone-deaf for appointing individuals such as Omokri and former Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode. The former…

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Kogi: Pastor, wife, worshippers abducted

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Kogi abduction

…as Govt deploys helicopter, anti-kidnapping squad Kogi State witnessed a frightening escalation of insecurity over the weekend as armed bandits launched coordinated attacks across multiple communities, abducting a pastor, his wife, several worshippers, and motorists in Yagba-East and Yagba-West local government areas. The most distressing attack occurred early Sunday at the newly established Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ejiba, Yagba-West LGA, where gunmen stormed the worship centre mid-service. The pastor, identified as Orlando, his wife, and several congregants were taken captive, forcing worshippers and nearby residents to flee in panic.…

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SERAP sues Akpabio, Abbas over alleged missing ₦18.6bn NASS project funds

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SERAP NASS

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas over “the failure to account for the missing ₦18.6 billion meant for the construction of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Office Complex”. Akpabio and Abbas are sued for themselves and on behalf of all members of the National Assembly. Joined in the suit as respondent is the National Assembly Service Commission. SERAP’s lawsuit followed the grave allegations documented in the latest 2022 annual report published…

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“Worsening security situation caused by deep structural weaknesses” – Ndume 

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Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume has warned that Nigeria’s worsening security situation is not caused by a lack of soldiers, but by deep structural weaknesses within the country’s defence system. The Borno-South lawmaker, who once served as Senate Leader and formerly chaired the Senate Committee on the Army, revealed that discussions with top military commanders showed that personnel strength is not the major issue troubling operations against insurgents and criminal gangs. Instead, Ndume identified critical shortcomings in Nigeria’s security framework, including outdated equipment, poor training programmes, inadequate supply of modern weapons, low…

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US spy flights, Nigerien incursion deepen anxiety over foreign military operations on Nigerian soil

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US spy flights, Nigerien incursion

Nigeria’s already-strained security environment was thrown into fresh uncertainty over the weekend following two alarming developments: allegations of covert U.S. intelligence flights over jihadist enclaves in Borno State, and a startling armed incursion by Niger Republic soldiers into Katsina State. Both incidents, though unrelated, have intensified public concern about the country’s porous borders, weakened defence architecture, and the growing influence of foreign militaries in Nigerian territory. A Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, Brant Philip, sparked controversy on Saturday after alleging that a manned U.S. Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft quietly entered…

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Ɗan-Hassan: A trailblazer in FCT water, sanitation

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By Muhammad N. Imam Pioneer Executive Director (ED), FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Directorate (RUWASSA), Dr. Mohammed Ali Ɗan-Hassan, has been extolled as one whose career exemplifies dedication, visionary leadership, and a steadfast commitment to water and sanitation development in the FCT. At his recent retirement ceremony at the Cyprian Ekwensi Centre, Abuja, his humility not only became so manifest but it became a platform of praise and admiration. The Acting Director of FCT RUWASSA, Abigail Patricia Ekpenisi, Mrs. Joy Okoro, a former Director, FCT Water Board, and other…

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“Nigeria is failing on security” – Obasanjo warns; backs foreign intervention

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OBJ on failing security

…Tells FG to stop negotiating with terrorists Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has delivered one of his most forceful indictments yet of the Federal Government’s handling of insecurity, declaring that Nigeria’s persistent inability to protect its citizens now justifies seeking help from the international community. Speaking on Friday at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival in Jos, the former president said the scale and frequency of killings, kidnappings and terror attacks show that the country’s security system has “failed woefully”, leaving citizens vulnerable and fearful. “Insecurity has been…

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Tinubu appoints ex-INEC chair Yakubu, 31 others as ambassadors

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Tinubu appoints ambassadors

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent the names of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, days after he sent the first batch of three names. This is according to a press statement  issued yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayi Onanuga. In two separate letters to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu asked the Senate to consider and expeditiously confirm 15 nominees as career ambassadors and 17 nominees as non-career ambassadors. There are four women on the career ambassadors’ list, and six…

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Lawmakers, security chiefs meet in Kaduna to tackle N’West insecurity

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Lawmakers, security chiefs meet

Federal lawmakers, top security chiefs, traditional rulers and senior government officials, including the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, yesterday converged on Kaduna for a ‘Public Hearing of the North-West Zonal Security Summit’, as banditry and mass abductions escalate across the region. The summit, convened by the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on National Security, is themed: ‘Building Robust Regional Collaborations to Tackle Insecurity: Pathways for Securing the Future’. Discussions centred on strengthening inter-agency cooperation to curb terrorism, banditry and kidnappings, especially across the seven states of the North-West – Kaduna, Katsina,…

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