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A  retired community health personnel, Mr. Ezekiel Durojaiye,  who was kidnapped in the Okunran  community alongside two others in Yagba West Local Government Area in Kogi State few days ago  has regained  freedom from his abductors.A source from the community, who pleaded for anonymity disclosed on Monday that Mr Durojaiye has been reunited with his family. The released retired  health worker is said to be currently recuperating in Odo-Ere, the headquarters of Yagba West LGA of the state. (NAN)SPONSOR AD Details surrounding his release remain sketchy as at the time of filing this report, he was said to have been…

A combined team of security agencies in Ondo State has arrested five illegal miners operating at Ilu-Agbo, in River Oluwa, in the Ese-Odo local government area of the state. The suspects, David Ayara, David Monday, Bonima Boluwatife, Stanley Odoh and Wisdom Nomiye, were all nabbed over the weekend in a sting operation following an intelligence report about their unwholesome activities.  It was gathered that the operation was led by personnel of the DSS, the Amotekun Corps, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and officials from the State Ministry of Minerals and Energy, State Ministry of Environment, as well as…

The Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP) has called on the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development to establish species-based livestock research institutes in each of the country’s six geopolitical zones.The call was made at the 50th annual national conference of the society, held at the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State. In a communiqué signed by NSAP President, Prof. Olaniyi Babayemi, and Secretary, Dr. Folasade Jemiseye, the group said that such institutes would promote specialized research and development in animal agriculture, tailored to regional strengths and species.SPONSOR AD The society also recommended that the proposed institutes should be supported…

Taking a sober reflection on the spate of insecurity currently pervading the country, where kidnappings, killings and bloodlettings of horrifyingly unimaginable proportions becoming standard daily occurrences of our communities; the ravaging hunger and high level of poverty amongst the vast majority of our people; the state of lawlessness, unconstitutionalities and corruption in public service, etc., Nigeria does now, more than ever before, need effective leadership to halt and reverse these ugly narratives. No society can prosper without good and effective leadership. A positive vision for the society and the commitment geared towards translating that vision into reality are cardinal attributes…

By Brigadier General SK Usman (Rtd) The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, made headlines over the weekend when he linked the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in Nigeria to the U.S. military’s withdrawal from key bases in Niger and Chad. Speaking during a digital press briefing after the “African Chiefs of Defence Conference” in Kenya, the Marine Corps General declared the Sahel as the new global epicentre of terrorism, warning that extremist groups in the region may soon gain the capacity to strike inside the United States. He was reported to have lamented that without…

The Presidency on Monday came down hard on a faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, over its scathing assessment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s two-year-old administration. In a statement signed by Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, the Presidency described the group’s claims as “echoing the views of opposition politicians” and branded it as “rebellious.” Afenifere, in its recent assessment, accused the Tinubu administration of worsening economic hardship, promoting democratic backsliding, and mismanaging the economy. But Dare countered that the criticisms were politically motivated and lacked factual grounding. “The factional Afenifere group…

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has declared the title of Alaafin as the most superior traditional stool in Yorubaland, stating that no other chieftaincy title holds a higher status. Oba Akanbi made the assertion on Tuesday while hosting the newly crowned Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Owoade, in Iwo. The monarch described the Alaafin title as the original and most revered seat of authority among the descendants of Oduduwa. “I don’t know any other title in Yorubaland that is superior to the Alaafin. Alaafin will continue to be Alaafin because that is the title that Oramiyan adopted and I…

An office of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Gwazaye, Kumbotso local government area of Kano state, has been attacked by thugs.The attack followed the death of a suspected phone snatcher who lost his life while trying to wrestle a phone from a resident. According to the Kano state NSCDC Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Idris Abdullahi, the resident, upon the death of the phone snatcher, rushed to the NSCDC outpost, being the nearest security office in the area, to report.SPONSOR AD But, after the complainants left, the PRO said thugs struck, suspecting that the corps connived…

The Kano State Police Command has reiterated the ban on all Durbar activities across the state during the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, citing security concerns.Daily Trust reports that the announcement comes just hours after the Kano Emirate Council issued a circular inviting traditional leaders and their horsemen to participate in the annual Sallah Durbar festivities. In a statement released on Sunday and jointly issued with sister security agencies, the police congratulated Muslim faithful and law-abiding residents ahead of the Eid celebrations, while urging strict adherence to public safety directives.SPONSOR AD The police noted that following credible intelligence and prior security assessments,…

Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I Jibrin, on Tuesday, paid a condolence visit to the families of the 22 Kano athletes who died in a ghastly motor accident on Saturday.The tragic incident occurred on Saturday in Dakatsalle town, a few kilometres from the Kano State metropolis, while the athletes were returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun State. The families of the late athletes received the Deputy President of the Senate and his entourage at the Gwagwarwa Juma’a Mosque in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.SPONSOR AD Senator Barau was joined during the visit…