To address the persistent threat of vandalism in Kwara State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has called for stronger collaboration among key stakeholders to safeguard critical national assets and infrastructure. At a strategic meeting held at the Ade Abolurin Hall, NSCDC’s Kwara State Command engaged government officials, community leaders, industry stakeholders, and...
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Kwara NSCDC Equips Officers with Combat Skills, Vows to Strengthen Security
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has reaffirmed its commitment to professionalism and security readiness by training its personnel in unarmed combat and self-defence techniques. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC 1 Ayoola Michael Shola, revealed that the intensive five-day training, which ran from February 10 to...
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DSS Chief Urges Nigerians to See Security Agencies as Partners, Not Foes
The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, has called on Nigerians to change their perception of security and intelligence agencies, emphasizing that they should be seen as partners in national development rather than adversaries. Speaking at the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture organized by the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies...
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B’Haram: Zulum leads delegation to repatriate 7,790 refugees in Tchad
*Zulum a shiny example of FG, State collaboration – H/Minister By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has led a delegation of government officials from Nigeria to kick start the repatriation of refugees that fled the Boko Haram crises to Baga Sola in Tchad Republic. The refugees, most of them indigenes...
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Kano Govt dismisses alleged planned attacks claims
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Kano state government has dismissed the statement issued by police in Kano banning all public gatherings in the state over an alleged planned attack, ssying it is not aware of that. The Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, stated this at an emergency press conference held on Friday evening...
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Fire Outbreak at Ilorin Market: Fire Service Saves 269 Shops
The Kwara State Fire Service averted a major disaster on Friday, January 10, 2025, when it swiftly responded to a fire outbreak at the Olusola Saraki Market, Ita-Amo, Ilorin. According to a statement by Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, Head of Media and Publicity for the Director of the Kwara State Fire Service, the distress call was...
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Boko Haram: Gov Zulum donates N300m to slain soldiers’ families
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has announced the donation of N300 million to support the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the ongoing battle against Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum announced this on Wednesday while speaking to journalists after attending the 2025 ‘MNJT’ Operation Desert Sanity 2 Medal Parade...
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Nigerian Christian activist detained 2 weeks, decry danger, persecution, betrayal
By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna A Christian Rights Activists and Director General, Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in Nigeria, Rev. Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa has decried alleged danger, persecution and threat to his life. Rev. Dikwa who disclosed this in a statement made available prior to Christmas Eve said “I am facing imminent danger...
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Kwara Police Arrest Suspected Kidnapper
Taiwo Niyi The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended a suspected notorious kidnapper, Mohammed Bello, popularly known as “Dandolo,” following a collaborative operation with the Nigerian Army. The arrest, announced on December 12, 2024, was facilitated by actionable intelligence received from Egbe, Kogi State, which indicated that Bello had fled to Patigi in Kwara State...
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Highway Kidnapping: FG urged to urgently establish forest guards to curb menace
Nigerian decry escalating highway kidnapping, begs Tinubu to establish forest guardsBy Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to establish forest guard to curb incessant kidnapping on the highways. The call was made in a statement by a patriotic Nigeria and Director General of African Writers Centre, Mr. Amah A. Amah,...