Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked the convoy of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on his way to Makurdi in the early hours of Saturday 20th of March 2020. The Benue State Governor was reported to be on his way to Makurdi when the gunmen opened fire on his convoy but were repelled by his security men.
The Presidency has hinted that the long-awaited super Tucano jets will land on the shores of the country from the United States of America latest by July 2021.
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in its 2020 Internet Crime Report (IC3) has ranked Nigeria at 16th position among countries most affected by cybercrimes in the world in 2020.
A former Deputy Director-general of the Nigerian Law School, Prof. Ernest Ojukwu (SAN) has joined his voice in the debate of who has the jurisdiction to receive the loot of £4.2million stashed by the former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, in a foreign account. Ibori was paraded, tried, prosecuted and convicted by the United Kingdom (UK) government on charges of money laundering in 2012.
The Northern Elders for Peace and Development has backed president Buhari advice against paying ransom to bandit say, it is the major factor that is luring criminals into the illegal venture. The elders have called on northern governors to henceforth desist from paying ransom or negotiating with criminals. The statement was made known by the forum’s National Coordinator, Engr. Zanna Goni, statingthat they kicked against negotiating with terrorist.
Following the recent spike in abductions, the Kaduna State Government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a memo dated March 16, signed by Abigail Adze, Commissioner for Schools’ Quality Assurance Authority, and addressed to all principals of public and private schools. It instructed that the schools should close due to the prevailing security situation in the area. Adze said the decision was taken in view of the security challenges in Kajuru LGA of the state. “The director-general, Kaduna state schools quality assurance authority has directed me to inform all Principals and Proprietors of both public and private schools in Kajuru local government area to close down all Schools with immediate effect. (as of today 16th March 2021),” the memo read.
