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Repentant Boko Haram Member Responsible For Army Colonel, Bako’s Death, Senator Ndume Says

Ali Ndume Chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has called on the Nigerian Government to stop granting amnesty to so called repentant terrorists. Ndume made this known shortly after the budget defence session of the Nigerian Army. Ali Ndume According to the Borno lawmaker, a repentant Boko Haram member was responsible for the murder of Colonel D.C. Bako, one of the commanders of Operation LAFIYA DOLE. See Also Military Troops Angry As Nigerian Army Fails To Recognise Other Soldiers Killed With Colonel Bako 0 Comments 1 Month Ago Bako was killed on September 20 in an ambush by the terrorist group as he led a patrol to clear insurgents from Sabon Gari-Wajiroko axis near Damboa. His patrol team was trapped in an ambush set by the terrorists. Ndume said, “I am in disagreement with the government on the issue of de-radicalising and reintegrating (Boko Haram repentants). I still maintain that. You can’t be resettling people, pampering them while the war is on....

Epileptic Power, Poor Facilities Affecting Military Operations In Oyo, Says Air Force

The Nigerian Air Force has been unable to operate a military base at the Ibadan Airport, Oyo State, because of the poor state of facilities including epileptic power supply and absence of other key infrastructure. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, stated this during his operational visit to the state when he met with the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, noting that the poor power supply was also frustrating the activities of the Air Force Comprehensive School, Airport area, Ibadan. The NAF presently has bases in Lagos State and Ipetu-Ijesha, Osun State – a representation which is grossly inadequate for the South-West region. The CAS conducted an assessment tour of facilities at the AFCS, lamenting that because of its remote location, the facility was yet to be connected to a reliable power source.  Abubakar said, “The service intends to further expand its presence in the South-West geopolitical zone because at present it only has units in Lagos and Ipetu...

Benue Health Commissioner, Ikwulono, ls Dead

Emmanuel Ikwulono Commissioner for Health and Human Services in Benue State, Dr Emmanuel Ikwulono, is dead. Ikwulono died on Wednesday afternoon after spending three months as commissioner.  Emmanuel Ikwulono He was sworn in on August 5, 2020 after his predecessor, Dr Sunday Ongbabo, resigned his position as a member of the State Executive Council. Ms Ngunan Addingi, Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism in the state, confirmed his death in a statement on Thursday. The statement reads, “The Benue State Government wishes to announce with great sorrow the sad departure of our beloved Dr Emmanuel Saleh Ikwulono. “The Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Services. Our heart goes out to the family and the entire state at this time. May his gentle soul rest in peace. Details of interment will be announced soon.” News OBITUARY AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 2...

SPECIAL REPORT: Critics Knock Ganduje As Kano Pupils, Teachers Cry For Help Over Rot In Public Schools

Muhammad Maigadonkaya Primary and Junior Secondary is a government-owned school in Gwale Local Government area of Kano State. The school has been in existence since the 1990s and has produced prominent persons, including Yusuf Babangida, a two-term House of Representatives member representing Gwale Local Government Area, Kano State.  Over the last ten years, this school has been neglected by the state government. Pupils sit on the bare floor to take classes as there is no furniture in the classrooms. The classrooms are in a ramshackle state without chalkboards and windows. The floors have been broken as well. The school’s toilets are also terrible as they are unfit for human use. “For over seven years, my school had no chairs and desk for learning,” said a JSS3 student of Muhammad Maigadonkaya. “Most of the time, we sit on the floor attaching our shoes, mat or leathers for learning. Sometimes due to the condition of the floor, we get distracted from learning.”...

Illegal Chinese Fishing May Collapse Nigeria’s Coastal Ecosystem—Report

Nigeria’s fishery resources are at the risk of collapse following a spate of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its waters, an investigative report on Chinese transhipment activities in Ghana and Nigeria has found. The report conducted by Modern Ghana with support from the Money Trail Project, a Eurasian and African grant fund, uncovered how political inaction, corruption, and Chinese impunity threaten fish populations in the West Africa region.   Foreign-owned vessels, the report notes, in connivance with some local fishermen and security officials engage in transhipment activities despite prohibition by Nigeria’s Sea Fisheries Act. Naijabroad reports that Transhipment activities in fishing occur when industrial trawlers licensed to harvest bottom-dwelling species instead target the staple fishes left for local fishers, and then sell their catches to the local fishers at a profit. “Transshipment activities by Chinese-owned trawlers are considered a maj...