Tuesday, August 17, 2021

POLICE ARREST 39 SUSPECTS, RECOVER 2 RPGs, 13 AK47 RIFLES, 58 WRAPS OF DYNAMITE



Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested thirty-nine (39) suspects for their involvement in series of violent crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, murder, arms trafficking and cybercrime in some parts of the country. 

Sunday, August 15, 2021

Suspected hacker arrested after infiltrating bank system, scooping N1.87bn

Juliana Francis

 Mr. Salau Abdulmalik Femi, has been arrested for allegedly infiltrating the Flex-Cube Universal Banking System (FCUBS) of a First-Generation Bank and scooping as much as N1.87 billion.

Mass Abductions: Leaving A Trail Of Fear, Tears And Blood

 In this concluding part of this investigation, JULIANA FRANCIS probes the non-enforcement of extant laws and policies, which ordinarily ought to have ensured a safe learning environment for learners




NAPTIP PLANS TO EXPAND SCOPE, ACTIVITIES OF ITS AGENCY

 


Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Senator Basheer Garba Muhammed, has described NAPTIP as one of the Agencies with the biggest mandates that touches various families and Societies in the Country.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Farmers, Herders’ Clashes: How Bello Stemmed Menace In Kogi

 JULIANA FRANCIS reports on how efforts of the Governor Yahaya Bello-led administration have helped resolved incessant farmers, herders’ clashes in Kogi State



Insecurity in Nigeria has become a hydra headed monster, defying solutions. At least 1, 603 Nigerians, inclusive of women and children were killed within the first quarter of 2021, stated Global Rights Nigeria.

Monday, August 9, 2021

Kidnapping: A Nation Weighed Down By Out-Of-School Children (1)

 In this investigation that traverses three northern states, Zamfara, Niger and Kaduna, JULIANA FRANCIS looks at the effects of students’ abductions on parents and victims, and the failure of the government to make schools safe for learning

 


Niger State
Five months after they gained freedom from their abductors, some students of the Government Science Secondary School (GSC), Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, have stopped attending the school. Those who are courageous among them now attend schools in Bosso, Chanchaga, Suleja, Paikoro and Shiroro LGAs, just to complete their education. 

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

NAPTIP rescues 13 Libyan bound victims, arrests trans-border trafficker

Juliana Francis


Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP), have rescued 13 victims about to be trafficked to Libyan and also arrested a notorious trans-border trafficker, Nurudeen Sani, based in Kano State.