Category: Politics

Arewa Elders Progressive Group have urged the Nigerian government to ignore notorious bandit, Bello Turji’s plea for reconciliation. A video of the bandits’ kingpin, Turji, seeking reconciliation with the Federal Government, prompted the Arewa group to caution President Bola Tinubu to ignore his antics. Alhaji Mustafa Dutsinma, the Northwest Chairman of the Arewa Elders Progressive Group, in a statement issued in Kaduna on Thursday, cautioned against any attempt to reconcile with those associated with banditry. According to him, the morale of the people is now high and they have become…

The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack that led to the killing of 34 villagers in Yobe State. The terrorists attacked Mafa town around 4pm, on Sunday, killing people and setting houses and shops on fire. In a letter written in Arabic and released by the insurgents, the insurgent group claimed responsibility for the attack. It said the village was attacked for allegedly providing information to the military, which led to the killing of its members. “This is a message from the soldiers…

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has expressed his readiness to intervene in the Fulanis crises in the country to provide a permanent solution to the problems. Speaking while receiving the leadership of a Fulani group, Tapital Pulaku Njode Jam Nigeria, on Tuesday, in his palace, led by Modibbo Jada, said it was high time for the government to provide a permanent solution to the Fulani crises in the country. He said, “But this can be done only if the Federal Government will give me full support to…

The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has assured Nigerians that the military can contain banditry as they did with insurgency. According to a statement by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday, Marwa stated this when the National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Major General Adamu Laka paid him a courtesy visit at the NDLEA’s National Headquarters. The NDLEA boss insisted that there was a need to support and encourage the Armed Forces, while reacting to a…

Andrew Wynne, the Briton, wanted by the Nigeria Police for allegedly plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration has denied the allegation. Wynne, who spoke on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today from his base in the United Kingdom, said he was not aware he had been labelled a fugitive. The rebuttal comes a few hours after the Nigeria Police placed a N20m bounty on him along with a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, who has been described as an accomplice. Addressing journalists on Monday, the Force Spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, accused…

The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, declared a British national, Andrew Wynne, also known as Andrew Povich, and a Nigerian, Lucky Obiyan, wanted for allegedly plotting to overthrow the democratically elected government in the country. The police accused the British national of building a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and plunge the nation into chaos. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said Wynne rented a space at Labour House and established a school to serve as a decoy. He said, “The Nigeria Police Force…

The Nigeria Police Force has said the officials from the National Cybercrime Center arrested one Bristol Tamunobiefiri, also known as PIDOM, for allegedly undermining the integrity of government operations. Tamunobiefiri operates as an anonymous whistleblower on X.com, 99% Oppressed, and tweets as #PIDOMNIGERIA. The police said PIDOMNigeria was arrested on August 5 in his hotel room in Rivers State. On Thursday, David Hundeyin reported PIDOMNigeria had been missing since August 5 after an associate of PIDOM contacted him. Hundeyin’s comment generated a massive outcry on social media, with a campaign…

Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, has been released from the Department of State Security (DSS) custody. The former BBC Pidgin Editor is The Conversation Africa’s Regional Editor. He was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, shortly after arriving from the United Kingdom early Sunday morning. The spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya, confirmed that Soyinka was arrested at the request of another law enforcement agency. “I have just been released by the DSS in Lagos. They are holding on to my passport”, Soyinka said. While Soyinka’s travel passport…

Benneth Igweh, the Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory, has expressed displeasure over the killing of two of his operatives during a procession by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria popularly known as Shiites. The Abuja Police chief also described as “provocative” the actions of the group who attacked security operatives and left two other policewomen who were critically injured during the melee that occurred in the nation’s capital, Abuja, on Sunday. A trader was reportedly shot dead, while two police officers were killed in the…

The District Head of Gatawa in Sokoto State, Isa Muhammad Bawa, who was abducted alongside his son and brother 25 days ago, has reportedly died in captivity. Multiple sources confirmed the development to our correspondent on Wednesday A resident of Gatawa, Mahe Mukhtar, said the death was confirmed by the office of the deceased and there was a condolence message from the member representing Isa-Sabon Birni federal constituency on the death. Cousin of the victim, who is the Magajin Garin Sabon Birni, Shuaibu Gwanda Gobir, also confirmed his death to…

The Nigeria Police Force has summoned Joe Ajaero, the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, for questioning over allegations of terrorism financing, cybercrime, and other related offences. The invitation letter, signed by ACP Adamu Muazu on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Response Team, warned that a warrant of arrest would be issued if Ajaero fails to comply. The letter reads: “This office is investigating a case of Criminal Conspiracy, Terrorism Financing, Treasonable Felony, Subversion, and Cybercrime in which you have been implicated. “You are therefore required…

Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the former Governor of Ogun State, in whose tenure the current crisis embattling Nigeria’s Federal Government and a Chinese company Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited resulting from a dispute over the Ogun Free Trade Zone occurred has stated his side of the story. Amosun has come out to say he will not allow the Chinese company, to scam Nigeria even as the contract dispute between the Ogun State Government and the Chinese company has led to the seizure of three Nigerian presidential aircrafts. The dispute reportedly…

Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad of the Nigerian Police Force have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. She was arrested along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway during a stop-and-search operation. The Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed this while parading suspects at the STS Headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Adejobi added that Yusuf confessed that a notorious Bandit terrorising Katsina State, Aminu Basullube, sent her to take delivery of the arms in the Danum Madam Camp, area…

The National Judicial Council has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to be the next Chief Justice of Nigeria. The recommendation was made in its 106th meeting, which was presided over by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who recommended Justice Kekere-Ekun, to President Bola Tinubu, for appointment as the next CJN on Thursday in Abuja. This was contained in a statement by the NJC director of information, Soji Oye. He said, “This is imperative as Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will formally bow out of office as the Hon. Chief…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday said a man, who was one of the masterminds of the crisis that ravaged Sudan, was among the organisers of just-concluded #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest. Egbetokun, clarified that the operatives of the force did not raid headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), but an office in the building being used by the foreigner. The police chief, who stated this in Abuja during a Youth Summit organised by the force, specifically said the raid was not targeted at the labour leaders but the…

Several state Police Commands in the northern part of the country have begun the prosecution of arrested protesters during the 10-day #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria nationwide protest. While the protests were relatively peaceful in the South, it turned violent in the North with several lives lost, property worth billions of naira destroyed, leading to the declaration of curfew in no fewer than five states. The protests, which held from August 1-10, was against the rising cost of living, which has been fueled by fuel subsidy removal, surging inflation at a 28-year high and…

Some top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria have been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over alleged mismanagement or diversion of the N90bn released by the Federal Government to subsidise the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The officials were arrested in their offices and taken to the anti-graft agency’s office following their failure to honour earlier invitations extended to them by the ICPC. A source at the commission added that the officials were interrogated for hours on the N90bn subsidy for…

Bandits have ambushed soldiers on patrol in Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing four of them. Two others were also injured during the attack which occurred this weekend. The member, representing Gudu at the state House of Assembly, Yahya Gudu who confirmed the attack said the assailants burnt down two patrol vehicles of the operatives. “Yes it is truth, some gunmen ambushed soldiers on patrol along Kukurau-Bangi road on Saturday and killed four of them while two others were injured. They also burnt down their patrol vehicles,” he…

Poland has denied that its nationals who were arrested by security operatives in Kano, Nigeria, waved the Russian flag. The detained Poles were arrested on August 6 in Kano for allegedly displaying Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest held by some Nigerians against economic hardship in the country. Also arrested were six Spanish nationals. The spokesperson for the Department of State Services, Peter Afunanya, at a meeting of diplomats in Abuja, said the Poles were arrested “because of where they were found during the protests and for displaying foreign flags.”…

The wife and two daughters of a Kogi-based journalist, Muhammed Bashir, were among the ten members of the same family kidnapped on Thursday in Kaduna State. Bashir’s wife and his two daughters arrived in Kaduna earlier on Thursday for a holiday with her (the wife’s) family in a suburb of Kaduna. In a terse statement, Bashir, a correspondent with the Nigeria Telegraph, disclosed this to colleagues on Friday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. “My dear colleagues, please I need your prayers. My two daughters and their mother, including eight…