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By Aviashima Toom, Abuja The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola says, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has commenced a 2-day Medical Outreach for its host communities in the Akko-Gona Emirate of Gombe State. This is coming barely 2 months after the establishment and groundbreaking ceremony of the 203 Combat Reconnaissance Group (203 CRG) in the same state. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said the free medical services, which commenced on 22 October 2020, is an initiative of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, aimed at enhancing good civil-military relations between the NAF and its host communities and also a show of gratitude for their hospitality to the Service. “Free healthcare services that would be provided during the Medical Outreach include health education and counseling, dental screening, visual acuity checks and ...

By Aviashima Toom A Police officer was on Thursday beheaded and burnt to ashes by suspected hoodlums during the #ENDSARS protest in Nnewi, Anambra State.   The police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed this in a statement, said three others sustained various degrees of injuries.   He said the victims were rushed to the hospital for medical attention, adding they were responding to treatment.   He said five persons were attacked in Onitsha and taken to the hospital for medical attention where three have been confirmed dead while two others were receiving treatment. He further disclosed the protesters attacked Nnewi Police Station, set it ablaze and vandalised patrol vehicles and other exhibits.   Mohammed listed other Police formations attacked to include Nnewi Area Command,3-3 Division,Ogbunike/ Isiuwulu,Nnobi,and Itchy Divisions as well as peoples club police post.   He said: “On the 21/10/2020 at about 11:30pm hoodlums in large number under the guise...

By Adams Adams Hoodlums in Abayomi area of Iwo road in Ibadan, Oyo state, have burnt two policemen alive. According to sources, the youth chased the policemen from the New Gbagi market area, alleging that the police van had hit a commercial motorcyclist. “The youth chased the three policemen in their van from Gbagi to Abayomi area of Iwo road, dragged them from the vehicle and beat them up. One of them escaped but the other two were eventually burnt by the youths with their van,” he said. Another witness said the youths caught up with the policemen when they could not drive further because of a barricade formed by #EndSARS protesters. When contacted, Joe Enwonwu, the state commissioner of police, told TheCable that he was in a security meeting and would only talk around 8pm. Gbenga Fadeyi, the state police public relations officer, did not respond to calls when TheCable contacted him on the incident.

By Our Reporter The Police Command in Kaduna State said it has arrested a suspected armed robber and two arms dealers, during a routine operation along Kaduna-Kachia road in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Muri, confirmed the arrest in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Umar Jalige. He said 11 guns, several magazines and bullets were recovered from the suspects. “On October 14, at about 15:30hrs, operatives of the command on routine stop and search at Kwanta Shiru village, along Kaduna-Kachia road, arrested one Yakubu Maigida of Chibiya village, Kachia Local Government Area of the state. ”We recovered a locally made AK47 rifle concealed under his motorcycle with the view to evade the security. “Upon interrogation, the suspect gave useful information on the source of the firearm. ”Subsequently, the operatives acted on the information, swung into action and arrested the arms dealer, one Daniel Buzu of Asako village in Kachia local government area. “...

Suspected arsonists have just set ablaze another police station in Lagos.   The divisional police office at the popular Grammar School Ojodu along Ogunnusi road in Ojodu LCDA was torched few minutes ago and it is still burning as of the time of filing this report.   The police officers on duty reportedly fled while the vicinity of the station has been surrounded by Mobile Police Officers.   Pedestrians trekking along the Ogunnusi road heading to Ogba, Agege, Ikeja are being turned back.   Gunshots allegedly fired by the mobile police officers to scare away people around could be heard around the area.   Sahel Reporters reports that several police stations have been torched in the wake of the statewide melee that trailed the #EndSARS protests and the shooting at Lekki Toll plaza on Tuesday night.                

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja Salihu Lukman Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) Salihu Lukman has said that the ongoing crisis in the country is eroding the moral credibility of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and it’s leaders. The APC chieftain said unless the current administration is able to develop a strong national response and restore peace in the country, APC will appear to be fast losing any moral credibility to present candidates for any election. In a statement signed Thursday in Abuja, Lukman lamented the inability of so many federal government ministries and agencies to perform there functions as expected during this crisis. “Perhaps, it is important to also state that the current crisis is eroding the moral credibility of our party, APC and our political leaders. A situation where the lives of our leaders are being threatened and our party and our government demonstrate weak responses is quite depressing. What is going on in Lagos State can hap...

By Aviashima Toom, A consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Benue has urged the Benue State Government to include all the abandoned projects in 2018 in the 2021 budget or the supplementary budget of 2020. Dr Helen Teghtegh, the Executive Director, Community Links and Human Empowerment Initiative, stated this during a press briefing on Thursday in Makurdi. Represented by the Program Officer, Miss Dooyum Orbunde, Teghtegh said that most of the projects that were captured in the 2018 budget were people oriented. "It is our collective resolve that these projects as encapsulated in the 2018 budget were people oriented and worthy of execution. "They are targeted at easing the challenges of the electorate. "Also, contractors should be mobilized to site for the execution of the projects as this will hasten the ease of suffering of the masses. "Government at all levels should involve CSOs in projects monitoring activities to balance perspectives and ...