As part of the Federal Government’s commitment to restoring peace and security in the North-West, the Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle has embarked on an extensive security assessment tour of communities in Sokoto state.
Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, CEO of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), highlighted the influx of weapons from Libya, linking it directly to terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping within Nigeria borders. She raised the alarm during a round table discussion organized by the Center for International Private Enterprise in Washington, D.C.
The NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero in an interview with Arise Television on Friday said the Congress executives will meet on the increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol. latest by next week to decide on the next line of action after widespread criticism from Nigerians, who have urged President Bola Tinubu to reverse the price increase.
The special assistant to President Tinubu on Political Matters, Ibrahim Masari, told a gathering in Katsina State that Governor Radda was behind the exchange of the Kankara-Dutinman-Katsina road contract for Zaria-Hunkuyi-Dabai-Gozaki-Kafur road contract because the contract was awarded to the wrong person.