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SOC Okenwa In the middle of last month of June this year the President of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, Alhaji Shettima Yerima, had granted a controversial interview to the Lagos-based national newspaper, Vanguard, where he stirred the hornet’s nest by declaring that the northern politicians were still very much interested in the 2023 […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3hHjx4K via EDUPEDIA

Video of Nigerian Soldiers In Borno Lament Poor Feeding By Government, Accuse Commander Of Embezzlement Nigerian Soldiers In Borno Lament Poor Feeding By Government, Accuse Commander Of Embezzlement WATCH VIDEO: Nigerian Soldiers In Borno Lament Poor Feeding By Government, Accuse Commanding Officer Of Embezzlement Of Funds Military VIDEO NEWS News Reports AddThis :  Featured Image […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3hIopXf via EDUPEDIA

Facts have emerged on how some Nigerian Government officials and senior Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations staff connived to sell 48 million barrels of Bonny Light crude oil stolen from the country during the first year of President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term in office in 2015. The stolen crude was moved to China where it was […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3f3e1HV via EDUPEDIA

The police have confirmed the arrest and detention of one Pwadimadi Zeham, 26, for defiling a four-year old girl in Adamawa State. Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, told SaharaReporters that Zeham, who was arrested in Numan town where he committed the crime, had on Thursday had carnal knowledge of the […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2Byau6x via EDUPEDIA

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained the reason why he left the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Dogara said he resigned from the PDP because of the alleged failure of governance in Bauchi State where he hails from. In his letter of resignation addressed to […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30MjZaZ via EDUPEDIA

There are fears that the police formation in Abia State may be infected with COVID-19. This followed the escape of 29 detainees from a police station in Umuahia, the state capital. The  Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre  in a statement said that sources in the police confirmed that the incident may have been […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2DaqrjE via EDUPEDIA

A Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State and presided over by Mrs Rita Marshall, has fixed August 10, 2020 to rule on the no case to answer submission filed by the defendants in case number MC/428C/19. The defendants, Jonathan Ugbal and Jeremiah Archibong, are the News Editor and Managing Editor of CrossRiverWatch, […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3g5Up79 via EDUPEDIA

Ruth Olowookere, the Iyaloja-General of Ondo State, is dead, SaharaReporters can confirm. Olowookere, who died on Sunday afternoon, was the President of the National Association of Traders and Market Leaders Council of Nigeria. A family member of the deceased, Kunle Ajibogun, confirmed the death of the woman. He said, “She died on Sunday at the […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30RXscz via EDUPEDIA

Ibrahim Magu Suspended Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has denied a media report that he misappropriated the sum of N329bn recovered for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. He said the fund was remitted directly into NNPC dedicated accounts via REMITTA under a special arrangement endorsed by the oil firm, the […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39xiH7r via EDUPEDIA

Ahead of the October 10, 2020 governorship election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has warned those planning to rig the election to steer clear of the state. Jegede, who said the people of the state had learnt some lessons from the 2016 governorship election, explained that they were ready […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39BJoYY via EDUPEDIA

The Ministry of Defence together with the Defence Headquarters, the army, navy and air force got over N238bn in 2018 and 2019 to fight insecurity and implement their programmes and operations, according to reports from the Budget Office of the Federation. According to SUNDAY PUNCH, the 2018 and 2019 Budget Implementation Reports was culled from […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/300rb3P via EDUPEDIA

Tony Ojukwu The National Human Rights Commission has called on law enforcement agencies to work harder to bring perpetrators of  incessant killings and wanton destruction of properties in various communities in Southern Kaduna to book.  Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, made the call while reacting to the killings in Southern Kaduna. He said […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2ZYGESb via EDUPEDIA

Some cadets of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme, who were sponsored by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency in Philippines, are stranded in the country because of an alleged lack of funding from the commission. One of the cadets told SaharaReporters that they had been subjected to unfair and inhuman treatment by NIMASA for […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2CFuF3d via EDUPEDIA

Tony Ojukwu The National Human Rights Commission has called on law enforcement agencies to work harder to bring perpetrators of  incessant killings and wanton destruction of properties in various communities in Southern Kaduna to book.  Executive Secretary of the commission, Tony Ojukwu, made the call while reacting to the killings in Southern Kaduna. He said […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2Bxofm7 via EDUPEDIA

Some cadets of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme, who were sponsored by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency in Philippines, are stranded in the country because of an alleged lack of funding from the commission. One of the cadets told SaharaReporters that they had been subjected to unfair and inhuman treatment by NIMASA for […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3jDb0kW via EDUPEDIA

“Take them to government house or Aso Rock’ – Borno residents reject reintegration of ex-Boko Haram fighters” -The Cable. *Good response from the citizens, victims and bereaved families of Boko Haram’s casualties. No responsible and sensitive government will make rehabilitation and reintegration of  the so-called  repentant Boko Haram criminals a priority programme at the expense […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2WWDe0o via EDUPEDIA

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has overrun a bandits’ camp, headed by one of their leaders, known as “Dangote” in the Doumborou Forest of Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Enenche said the air interdiction missions, which were conducted […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2OUVJh5 via EDUPEDIA

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says security is not an issue on the Abuja-Kaduna rail service but that of people obeying the Federal Government’s COVID-19 guidelines. El-Rufai said it was also appropriate to increase fares along the route, noting that the tickets’ prices were too low. He said the low prices was what led […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30QTNMn via EDUPEDIA

Following the move by the federal government to standardise artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the North as well as Osun State, observers in the Niger Delta are pleading with the federal government to adapt the policy to oil refining in the South-South region of the country.  Environmental campaigner, Dumnamenem Fineface, an advocate of modular […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2ZYDI88 via EDUPEDIA

Since May 15, Musbau Ibrahim has finished his exams at the Islamic University of Madinah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he pursues a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.  He would have travelled to Nigeria a day after his exams but for some constraints that are beyond his control. Ibrahim, an indigene of Oyo State, is one […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3hEaW2E via EDUPEDIA

Indian police in Haryana Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested seven people, including five Nigerian nationals, for their alleged role in online fraud in Faridabad district. The police said the seven people arrested included four Nigerian nationals and one Liberian. An official spokesperson of Haryana Police said the fraudsters used to befriend people by […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3f0Z8pi via EDUPEDIA

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Hadarin Daji has overrun a bandits’ camp, headed by one of their leaders, known as “Dangote” in the Doumborou Forest of Zamfara. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Enenche said the air interdiction missions, which were conducted […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39sqx2c via EDUPEDIA

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State says security is not an issue on the Abuja-Kaduna rail service but that of people obeying the Federal Government’s COVID-19 guidelines. El-Rufai said it was also appropriate to increase fares along the route, noting that the tickets’ prices were too low. He said the low prices was what led […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/30KZ1cA via EDUPEDIA

Following the move by the federal government to standardise artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the North as well as Osun State, observers in the Niger Delta are pleading with the federal government to adapt the policy to oil refining in the South-South region of the country.  Environmental campaigner, Dumnamenem Fineface, an advocate of modular […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/32X1Xpe via EDUPEDIA

Indian police in Haryana Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested seven people, including five Nigerian nationals, for their alleged role in online fraud in Faridabad district. The police said the seven people arrested included four Nigerian nationals and one Liberian. An official spokesperson of Haryana Police said the fraudsters used to befriend people by […] Source from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/39vJZeM via EDUPEDIA