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SOKOTO RED CROSS TRAINS VOLUNTEERS IN EMERGENCY FIRST AID By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Sokoto Branch, with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has trained volunteers to provide emergency first aid during accidents and
POLICE RESCUE ABDUCTED CLERIC, RECOVER GUN AND STOLEN PHONE IN EBONYI By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Ebonyi State Police Command has rescued a Methodist cleric, Reverend Sunday Ede, who was abducted in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state. The Command also
ARMY DENIES ABDUCTION OF IMAMS AT SENATOR YARI’S RESIDENCE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that a group of Islamic scholars was abducted at the Talata Mafara residence of Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari in Zamfara State. The
FORMER SSS, NIA DIRECTOR-GENERAL ALBERT HORSFALL DIES By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Former Director-General of the State Security Service, SSS, and pioneer Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Chief Albert Korubo Horsfall, has died. Horsfall’s death was announced on Friday in a
OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA TROOPS ARREST TERRORIST KINGPIN, AMMUNITION COURIER IN KADUNA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested a suspected terrorist kingpin, an ammunition courier and a logistics supplier during separate operations in Kaduna State. The operations, conducted
AON DEMANDS REVIEW OF 54 AVIATION CHARGES, BETTER AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has called for a review of the 54 charges imposed on Nigerian airlines, saying the costs are affecting the profitability and competitiveness
ALAUSA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO REGULATE INTERNET ACCESS FOR UNDER-16S By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government plans to regulate internet access for children below 16 years as part of efforts to strengthen online protection
NFIU MOBILISES PRIVATE SECTOR TO TACKLE FINANCIAL CRIME By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, has mobilised private-sector stakeholders to strengthen financial intelligence sharing and combat illicit financial activities in the country. The initiative was discussed at a high-level engagement
ZAMFARA LAWMAKER EMPOWERS CONSTITUENTS WITH 100 VEHICLES, OTHER ITEMS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Member of the House of Representatives for Bungudu/Maru Federal Constituency of Zamfara State, Abdulmalik Zubairu, has empowered thousands of constituents with 100 vehicles and other livelihood support items
NCFRMI URGES STRONGER MIGRATION COORDINATION IN SOUTHEAST By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, has called for stronger coordination of migration governance across the Southeast. The Federal Commissioner of the Commission, Dr Aliyu Tijani