Nigerian Army to Commence Crocodile Smile Exercise Nationwide
The Nigerian Army is set to start its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year. This year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE V1 is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December 2020. 2. The Exercise is deliberately intended to be all encompassing to […]
Nigeria only African country barred from 2022 US visa lottery
Nigerians have been barred from participating in the United States’ Visa lottery in 2022. This was contained in a document obtained from the US’ website on Thursday. The 19-page document was titled ‘Instructions for the 2022 diversity immigrant visa program (dv-2022)’. “In Africa, natives of Nigeria are not eligible for this year’s Diversity Visa program,” the document […]
Covid-19: Kaduna Govt To Reopen Schools For Another Batch Of Students, Oct 18.
The Kaduna State government said, it has concluded plans to receive another sects of students back to school on the 18th and 19th of October, 2020. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Kaduna State, Dr. Shehu Muhammad Makarfi, stated This while briefing Journalists yesterday at the NUJ Secretariat. According to him, adequate preparations have been put […]
#EndSARS: Anonymous hacks police database, dumps officers’ records online
The police have suffered a severe breach of personnel data across the country after notorious hacker collective Anonymous broke into their security network. Anonymous said the attack is in solidarity with Nigerians protesting the brutal police anti-robbery squad, SARS. The unit was abolished on Sunday amidst nationwide outrage. Hundreds of Nigerian police officers have had their […]
MY LAST TESTAMENT, A POEM BY JP CLARK
MY LAST TESTAMENT This is to my familyDo not take me to a mortuary,Do not take me to a church,Whether I die in or out of town,But take me home to my own, andTo lines and tunes, tested on the wavesOf time, let me lie in my placeOn the Kiagbodo River. If Moslems do it […]
IGP ORDERS ALL DEFUNCT SARS PERSONNEL TO REPORT AT THE FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOR DEBRIEFING, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL EXAMINATION
New Tactical Team to Commence Training Next Week The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni has, today, 13th October, 2020, in accordance with Section 18 (10) of the Police Act 2020, ordered all personnel of the defunct SARS to report at the Force Headquarters, Abuja for debriefing, psychological and medical examination. The […]
Kanye West and other stars join global protests over police brutality in Nigeria
By Aisha Salaudeen, CNN Updated 1438 GMT (2238 HKT) October 13, 2020 Police use water cannons against protesters in Nigeria 02:42 Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)US rapper Kanye West has joined a growing list of international celebrities speaking out in support of large protests against police brutality in Nigeria.”I stand with my Nigerian brothers and sisters to end police brutality, the government […]
KADUNA 2021 BUDGET: ARE WE ABOUT TO LOSE THE LAST OPPORTUNITY?
By Yusuf Goje On the 4th of October, 2020, the Kaduna state government scored a first, as it became the first sub-national government in the country to hold a virtual town-hall meeting with citizens on its 2021 draft budget. The consultation provided an avenue for non-state actors to raise their observations and make recommendations on […]
Buhari appoints media aide Onochie, three others as INEC Commissioners
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of one of his media aides, Lauretta Onochie, as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission representing Delta State. Others are Prof. Mohammed Sani Katsina), Prof. Kunle Ajayi (Ekiti), and Seidu Ahmed (Jigawa). The letter was read by […]
Public schools: Tell me the truth, Zulum begs at meeting with Borno’s 84 principals
… ‘No common entrance, no JSS 1’ Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday hosted 84 principals of all public secondary schools in the State but at the beginning, Zulum conditioned them to be honest in telling him the realities of challenges in the system, rather than cover-up for fear of victimization. The Governor, a university […]