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*State policing, panacea to insecurity in Nigeria - Reps member THE Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has urged President Bola Tinubu to seek local and foreign help in addressing the country's insecurity challenges. It also noted that the sovereignty and corporate existence of the country is being threatened, adding that the Federal Government appears helpless about it. In a communique by its Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Prince Justice Faloye, the Yoruba body expressed worry over the worsening state of insecurity in the country, urging the Federal Government to decisively put an end to the killings of Nigerians. The communique reads: "Afenifere notes with particular concern that the state of insecurity is such that the sovereignty and corporate existence of the country is being threatened while the Federal Government appears helpless about it. "Afenifere insists that the unsavoury situation is the consequence of the c...

*Urge FG  to declare child welfare emergency STAKEHOLDERS  at a UNICEF-Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, and DAME symposium, have warned that Nigeria's worsening child welfare indicators require urgent action, citing widening disparities in access to water, education, health, and protection. At the symposium, which featured representatives from UNICEF, government ministries, media executives, and civil society, they all agreed that Nigeria must accelerate reforms to protect children amid rising insecurity and declining social services. Speaking, President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, Mr Eze Anaba, said Nigeria is in a "state of emergency" over the worsening conditions affecting children, citing rising insecurity, school disruptions, and weak health and education outcomes. Anaba said: "If we did not know before, we should know now. At no other time in our history, except during the Civil War, has the condition of our children been this uncertain. The bloodshed...

•As UK, Canada, Australia launch joint campaign against visa fraud THE British High Commission in Nigeria has said persons attempting visa fraud risked travel bans of up to 10 years. In a statement yesterday, the high commission noted that visa fraud cost victims millions of pounds annually and exposed them to financial loss, legal trouble, and, in some cases, exploitation. This comes as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia launched a joint campaign to combat visa fraud and protect Nigerians from fraudulent immigration facilitators. The #FightingVisaFraud initiative was launched during International Fraud Awareness Week (November 16–22) and represents an unprecedented level of cooperation among the three countries to tackle a shared global threat. The campaign comes amid rising concerns over visa fraud and illegal immigration facilitation, with criminal networks using sophisticated tactics to deceive prospective applicants. Victims are often promised guaranteed visas, jobs without...

*Officially joins ADC at Jada Ward LGA Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has formally registered as a member of African Democratic Congress, ADC, At a brief but epoch making ceremony, Atiku said:  “It is the beginning of moves marking a decisive national rescue mission aimed at ending the misrule of All Progressives Congress, APC.” The registration, which took place at noon in his Jada I Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State, drew large crowds and high-ranking party stakeholders. Atiku, who recently emerged as the leader of the ADC, arrived at the ward centre in company of senior party figures, including Adamawa State chairman of the party, Shehu Yohanna. He completed his registration amid applause from supporters and party faithful who described the moment as historic and transformational for the ADC. Speaking shortly after the exercise, Atiku said his official entry into the ADC signalled the start of a strategic political realignment to unseat the APC. He noted ...

*Launch regional security fund, digital intelligence network *Ogun orders registration of foreign nationals *Tightens checks on non-indigenes, scavengers FOLLOWING the rise in insecurity, the South-West Governors’ Forum, yesterday, declared that the establishment of State Police “can no longer be delayed” just as it unveiled a new regional security architecture to protect lives and property in the region. Meeting inside the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat in Ibadan, the governors deliberated extensively on security, economic development, agriculture and regional integration.  Those in attendance were Governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, who was represented by his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi. The communique of the meeting was read by the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu.  The Forum com...

*It was a false alarm — Police    PANDEMO NIUM broke out in Kwale, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State, as students of Otagba-Ogbe Girls Secondary School, fled the school premises over fears of herdsmen attack. It was gathered that students of the school saw some herdsmen in the school premises and started running, causing panic in the community. A source in the community said: “‘Everyone is at alert. The truth is that there were rumours that some herdsmen met close to the school premises on Saturday.  “Today, as they were learning, two herdsmen entered the school compound from the back. Whether they were looking for their cattle, l don’t know. “Already, there were information that they were going to attack any moment because the herdsmen have been having issues with the host community. “Because of that information and with the way they were dressed, the students stood up and started running. That now escalated the fears and people started running from pillar t...

A twenty -one year old woman, simply identified as Iquo has stabbed her uncle to death at the busy Marian Market in Calabar, Cross River State, following a squabble.  The lady, according to sources stays with her grandmother while her uncle whom she stabbed is the son to the woman she lives in the same apartment. The two were alleged to be having issues which resulted in frequent brawls. “She is a lady of about 21 years and has a baby. She and the uncle live together and were always  having repeated fights. Before the incident, they were said to be having repeated fights  since Thursday and on Saturday both of them went to the market where their grandmother sells fish. The fight broke out there again and she used the knife they use in cutting fish for customers to stab the uncle and he slumped and died,” Alice, a trader at the Marian market told Vanguard. She said after stabbing the man, “her grand mother helped her to run away but when she realised that she had forgotten...

Lagos State Government, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF; the National Population Commission, NPC, and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, have launched e-Birth Registration Initiative to ensure that every child born in the state is officially captured in the national database. The initiative was launched as part of efforts to strengthen child protection and improve planning through accurate data collection. Speaking on the occasion, Sanwo-Olu, said; “The e-birth registration will make it easier to capture children’s data from birth and link it with their National Identification Number (NIN). “Every child from zero to 12 months must be registered under the National Population Commission. With the E-registration, their data will be collected right from birth, and that is the way forward,” the governor stated. Sanwo-Olu said accurate population data would help government plan better for healthcare, education, and development. Also, the Ch...

THE Aare  Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has raised alarm that terrorists and bandits operating from forests in the South West are plotting to launch attacks on the region if urgent steps are not taken to curb the planned attack. Addressing newsmen in Lagos, Iba Adams warned that some terrorists and bandits have occupied various forests in Kogi, Kwara, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, parts of Edo, and Delta states. He, however, urged all Yoruba people to be vigilant and utilise local intelligence gathering mechanisms to address the security threat. He also berated the South West governors for failing to work on his proposals for a South-West Security Summit. He called for urgent action before the situation becomes unbearable. His words: “These are perilous times in Yorubaland. From Kogi to Kwara, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Lagos, parts of Edo and Delta states, the ominous signs are there. “Merchants of death have surrounded the more than 60 million inhabitants o...

President Tinubu and Senator Shetima *Condemns killing of Gen. Uba *How my husband was killed by bandits — Vice Principal’s wife  *Explains how daughter escaped abduction *You must fight day and night to rescue schoolgirls, COAS orders troops *Senate asks Tinubu to order recruitment of 100,000 more officers, men into military *Probes Safe School Fund *US lawmaker condemns Kebbi school abduction *I’m saddened by abduction of 25 students in Kebbi — Mrs Tinubu *NANS seeks urgent rescue of victims PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has assured parents and guardians of the kidnapped schoolgirls that the government would ensure their quick release. He asked Vice President Kashim Shettima to visit Kebbi State to sympathise with the state government and the parents of the kidnapped students. He also sent his condolences to the military over the death of gallant soldiers and Brigadier General Musa Uba, who paid the ultimate price while on active duty fighting insurgents in Borno State. This came on a da...

*Kill vice principal in deadly attack *Police confirm Kebbi school invasion *Abduction barbaric, condemnable — Kebbi govt *Tinubu orders rescue of 25 abducted schoolgirls *Atiku condemns attack, advises FG to strengthen security architecture *Gunmen abduct ex-NSUBEB’s father; Nasarawa communities thrown into panic BANDITS have killed Vice-Principal and abducted 25 schools girls of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, GGCSS, Maga, Kebbi State,  in the early hours of Sunday. According to sources, the attackers killed the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, before abducting the schoolgirls. Witnesses said the bandits operated without resistance and caused widespread panic, throwing the entire area into deep fear and mourning. Makuku, it was learned, was reportedly shot while attempting to protect the students during the invasion. Maga, a community located in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of the state, has come under a series of attacks recen...

POPE LEO  has voiced renewed alarm over the escalating violence, discrimination, and persecution faced by Christian populations in several nations, including Nigeria, Mozambique, Sudan, Bangladesh, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, among others. The alarm came against the backdrop of US declaration of Nigeria as a country of particular concern, CPC, in view of allegation Christian genocide in the country, with Nigeria receiving significant criticism for its handling of attacks on Christian-dominated communities. US President, Donald Trump, had, last month, warned of serious diplomatic and military consequences if the violence was not stopped, and directed the U.S. Department of War to prepare for possible action.  He stressed that any intervention would be “fast, vicious, and sweet.” However, Sharing his concerns on his official X account, the Pontiff decried repeated assaults on Christian communities and worship centres, calling for united global action to promo...