Author: David Great

Troops of Operation Safe Haven have apprehended a man identified as Yakubu Shanano for reportedly murdering a mobile police officer in Plateau State. It was learned that a mobile police officer linked to the military task force in charge of preserving peace was slain in the state’s Bokkos Local Government Area. Captain Oya James, spokesperson for the Military Taskforce, confirmed Shanano’s detention in a statement on Tuesday, saying he was detained alongside 14 other suspects for different criminal acts, including kidnapping and drug selling. The statement said, “Troops of Operation Safe Haven on Operation Hakorin Damisa IV from November 6…

The Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress has joined the nationwide strike in accordance with the union’s national body’s guidelines. Findings by Chronicle NG in Kano showed primary and secondary schools, as well as university institutions, have joined the strike. It was discovered that elementary and secondary school students who arrived at school as early as 7.30 a.m. were forced to return home since they did not meet teachers at the schools. According to reports, the action has also disrupted operations in banks, hospitals, and other public venues around the state. Similarly, the Audu Bako State Secretariat, which…

The Israeli army on Tuesday confirmed the death of Noa Marciano, a woman soldier held captive in Gaza by Palestinian militant group Hamas. A statement from the army called Marciano “a fallen IDF soldier abducted by a terror organisation,” a day after the army confirmed her identity following the release by Hamas of a video showing the young woman in captivity. On Monday, Hamas’s military wing issued a video of Marciano identifying herself and calling on Israel to stop its bombing campaign, juxtaposed with a picture of her apparently dead. Abu Obeida, a spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, said Marciano…

Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, Minister of State for Police Affairs, indicated that the police high command will carry out President Bola Tinubu’s decision to withdraw police officers from VIP protection tasks and design a community policing plan, among other things. During a two-day management retreat at the Ministry of Police Affairs on Monday, the minister announced the development. While noting that the Nigeria Police Force and the supervising ministry were at a crossroads, dealing with the consequences of decades of neglect that had hampered their ability to fulfil their constitutional mandate, she added that the ministry was committed to aligning its efforts…

The Presidency on Monday night derided the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over its proposed nationwide strike, describing it as illegal and irresponsible. Chronicle NG reports that the NLC and TUC declared a national strike action on November 7, noting that the strike action commences on November 14. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu noted that the strike action is an ego trip and that the error of judgment by NLC President, Joe Ajaero, led to the assault on him in Owerri, Imo State. Onanuga added that the industrial action by NLC and TUC…

The Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the annulment of the governorship election in Imo State due to alleged irregularities. At a news conference in Owerri, the Imo state capital, the Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Athan Achonu, and his PDP counterpart, Samuel Anyanwu, stated the election fell short of expectations and harmed the integrity of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has urged other political parties to unite, accept the election results, and back Governor Hope Uzodimma of the APC in developing the state over the…

Thousands of people lined the streets of Manchester on Monday to pay their final respects to Manchester United and England great Bobby Charlton, who died last month at the age of 86. The 1966 World Cup winner, widely regarded as one of England’s greatest players, died after an accidental fall at his care home on October 21. Crowds clapped warmly and held banners as the funeral cortege drove past United’s Old Trafford ground on its way to a private funeral service at Manchester Cathedral to celebrate Charlton’s life. The hearse passed the famous “United Trinity” statue immortalising Charlton, Denis Law…

At least 11 civilians have been killed in conflict-torn eastern DR Congo, the army said on Monday, in an attack blamed on militants linked to the Islamic State group. Captain Antony Mualushayi, an army spokesman, stated that “jihadists” attacked the village of Kitsanga in the Watalinga area of North Kivu province on Sunday night. Eleven civilians were killed, he said, before soldiers intervened and “neutralised” six militants. The death toll is provisional. AFP was unable to independently confirm the details of the attack. Odette Zawadi, a civil society leader in Watalinga, said that 22 people had been killed. “At the…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that the results from the governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa States reflect the wishes of the electorate. In a statement on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, his special adviser on media and publicity, Tinubu congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victory in the November 11 governorship elections. The President commended the electorate in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa for their participation in the electoral process, affirming the resilience of democratic institutions and the power of the people in shaping…

Three people have been killed and three others were detained as rival cult groups clash in Sagamu area of Ogun State on Monday, according to police. According to a statement issued by the Ogun State Police Command, the victims died when rival cults battled in the Agbowa region of Sagamu. Omolola Odutola, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, reported that several individuals had been apprehended in connection with the event. She identified the suspects as Oluwatosin Adeniro, Adebayo Oluwasun, and Segun Ademola. “During a routine weekend patrol In Sagamu, by the Divisional Police Officer on Sunday, 12th November 2023. An…