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Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has directed the immediate suspension of ACTED, an international Non-Governmental Organization (iNGO) following Saturday’s discovery that the humanitarian organisation was using a hotel in Maiduguri for training some persons on shooting. Zulum’s spokesperson, Malam Isa Gusau, who announced the Governor’s directive, said the French iNGO was found using toy guns and simulators in training exercises at a hotel located off circular road in Maiduguri. UN officials, NGOs divert funds meant for IDPs – Zulum Gusau explained that residents near the hotel had reported to officials that they were hearing sounds of gunshots from the hotel, following…

Italy endured their most difficult night of Euro 2020 before beating Austria to reach the last eight – but they dug deep into the old playbook to finally see off such resilient opponents. Coach Roberto Mancini is developing a potent mixture of youth and experience that impressed as much as anyone in the group phase, with Turkey, Switzerland and Wales seen off with the minimum of fuss. Italy’s intensity, work-rate and team ethic elevated them from outside fancy to potential winners in the eyes of many observers. It has been backed up by a stellar sequence that has reached a…

Wales were eliminated in the second round of Euro 2020 as they were thrashed by Denmark, whose inspiring journey at the tournament continues to the quarter-finals. Backed by a fervent and almost exclusively Danish crowd, the Danes led midway through the first half as Kasper Dolberg curled in an excellent strike from the edge of the penalty area. Dolberg struck again early in the second half as he seized on a defensive error from Wales substitute Neco Williams to smash in from close range. That goal deflated Wales, who never looked like clawing their way back into the game as…

The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Farouk Yahaya on Saturday said the army is committed to ending the insurgency in the North-East. The army chief made the comment while on an operation visit to frontline troops of Sector 2, Joint Taskforce of the Nigeria Army ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ in Damaturu, Yobe State. Major-General Yahaya said ending the insurgency will allow the army move on to other things. The North-East insurgency has roiled on for over a decade, spearheaded by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and now ISWAP. “We want to conclude this operation in the North-East,” Major-General Yahaya said,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Support Committee has suspended its National Coordinator, Senator Godswill Akpabio over what it described as poor leadership. The committee is an umbrella body of President Buhari support groups. The goal of the committee was to solicit support for President Buhari’s re-elcetion in 2019. Military bombards Akpabio’s council area in A’Ibom Addressing journalists after a meeting of the group’s National Executive Committee in Abuja on Saturday, spokesperson Kailani Muhamad said the group decided to suspend Senator Akpabio because he abandoned the organisation after his ministerial appointment. Senator Akpabio, a former Akwa Ibom state Governor, is…

The Nigerian Police on Saturday invaded three training camps of the Eastern Security Network, ESN and arrested some yet to be identified leaders of the group. The operation was conducted by the Imo Command’s tactical units, IRT and special forces on Saturday morning. The Special Adviser on Media to the Imo State Police Commissioner, CSP Mike Abatam revealed the situation in a statement on Saturday. The statement said that some of the criminal elements escaped into the forest after being overrun by the operatives during a gun duel. According to him, some items including weapons, charms and drugs were recovered…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday announced the suspension of the USSD code 55019 to check results. The board had earlier directed candidates to use the USSD code for result verification. However, a terse statement by JAMB’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday said the USSD code 55019 is saddled with some challenges. Benjamin urged candidates henceforth “to visit JAMB portal to check for their 2021 UTME result. JAMB releases 2021 UTME results “It has come to the attention of the Board that the result checking on USSD code 55019 is saddled with…

The Eleda of Eda-Ile, Ekiti-East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Benjamin Oso has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. According to reports, the monarch was kidnapped in the presence of his wife at their farm at Eda-Ile on Friday evening. The incident comes barely after two months after the Obaadu of Ilemeso, in Oye local government, Oba David Oyewumi, was abducted. A source, who craved anonymity, told journalists in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Saturday, that the monarch and the wife would have been kidnapped, but for pleas by the traditional ruler. Gunmen kidnap Ekiti LG supervisor, one…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday rated the danger posed to the country by illicit drugs as worse than that those posed by insurgency, banditry and other threats that contribute to Nigieria’s insecurity. President Buhari made the assertion as he launched the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA), an initiative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to mark the United Nations International Day Against Drugs Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking (2021), in Abuja. The President, who was Special Guest of Honour at the launch, also charged the NDLEA to intensify efforts at ridding the vast forests of the South-west and…

Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 646kg of hard drugs and arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers from January to June, 2021. NDLEA Commander in Imo, Mr Nse Inam, disclosed this in Owerri on Friday during activities marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. The day was set aside by the UN General Assembly through resolution 42/112 of Dec. 7, 1987 to reawaken consciousness of nations on the major problems that drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking represented to society. The theme for year 2021 is: “Share Facts on Drugs, Save…