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Mopol beheaded by ‘cultists’ in Plateau

By Bashir Liman, Jos | Published Date September 5, 2018 A headless body of a mobile police officer cut off by the suspected cultists has been found in Jos city of Plateau state. The body was found behind New Township Stadium along Zaria road in Jos North Local Government area of the state. The mopol identified as Unana Ishay was from Mopo 56 and attached to Sector One of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) – a security taskforce saddled with the responsibility of restoring and maintaining peace in the state. Police command in the state said the mopol was beheaded last Saturday when he left his base with the intention of buying Suya. The Police Public Relation Officer, (PPRO) in the state, Tyopev Terna explained that his command knew about the beheading when a Captain in the Nigeria Army, Joer Olaruwaju reported the incident at the Laranto Police Division. Terna clarified that the sergeant left the base on the 1st of September, 2018 with the intention of buying Suya and didn’...
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‘We want to force all media owners to pay their journalists’

By Onimisi Alao | Published Date September 3, 2018 The National Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Comrade Shu’aibu Usman Leman, who has worked with many presidents and other principal officers of the union since 2002, says the union has worked to perfect its insurance policy and its desire is for every member to be part of it. You have been the NUJ national secretary for about 14 years, how would you describe the experience? Journalism, as the world itself, has been changing rapidly. Every so often, we have fresh issues and new challenges. Some things are not getting better. Issues of welfare and security for journalists are getting worse. But it’s been worthwhile. Much has been done to advance the cause of journalists, despite constraints. Poor pay or no pay at all has been a persisting problem for many journalists. You have worked with many NUJ presidents, including two that served maximum two-term tenure of six years each and promised change. Why ha...
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Plateau killings: NUJ condemns attack on journalists

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By Dickson S. Adama, Jos | Published Date September 5, 2018 The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Plateau State council, has condemned the attack on its members by some angry youths of Dwei community after the Sunday’s killings of11 people in Jos South. The youths had stoned journalists who were trying to get information on the incident, saying despite their reports of attacks in the state, the government had not taken action to halt killings. But a statement yesterday by the state chairman of the NUJ, and Secretary, Paul Jatau, partly read: “While we share in the grief of those injured and bereaved families, as well as the pain the killers who continually evolve and manifest in ways more than one, thereby subjecting innocent people  to physical pain and psychological  trauma, without provocation, we wish to state unequivocally that the attack on journalists as a way of venting anger is uncalled for. “We advise against attacking journalists in retaliation f...
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Insecurity: Emir of Keffi demands constitutional recognition of traditional institutions

By Ronald Mutum | Published Date September 5, 2018 The Emir of Keffi, Shehu Chindo Yamusa III has called for a review of the constitution to give administrative roles to traditional institutions as a means to check insecurity in the country. He made this known in a lecture on ‘The Role of Traditional Institutions in the Preservation of Cultural Values and the Management of National Security,’ delivered at the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that before the erosion of the powers of the traditional institution in post-colonial Nigeria, the traditional system was vital in intelligence gathering and checking criminal trends. He insisted government must make specific provisions in the laws, so as to enable the traditional institutions get an active participation in the security architecture of the country. He lamented that the traditional system is now reduced to begging for financial assistance and pushing for political appointments for ...
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Shekarau dumps PDP, returns to APC

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By Yusha'u A. Ibrahim, Kano | Published Date September 4, 2018 A former governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). His media aide, Sule Ya’u Sule, Tuesday, confirmed the development in an exclusive interview with Daily Trust. He said the former governor decided to leave PDP after meeting with his supporters. Sule said: “I want to confirm to you that Shekarau has decided to defect from PDP to APC due to the injustice meted on him and his supporters by the leadership of the PDP”. He also confirmed that Shekarau has met with the governor of Kano state, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje on his move to the APC. “My boss met with Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje in Abuja yesterday and concluded plan for our return to APC. He will meet with all the stakeholders concerned in Kano before going public on the defection,” he added. Sule said that it was im...
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Adorable Family: See Photos Of JayJay Okocha, His Wife And Their Grown-up Children

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The Okocha family Nigerian football legend, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha and his family are picture perfect in adorable new photos which emerged on social media. The former PSG and Bolton Wanderers playmaker, was pictured with his wife, Nkechi and their two children, A-Jay and Daniella. The couple got married in 1997.
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FG, states, LGs share N714.809bn for July

By Chris Agabi | Publish Date: Sep 1 2018 2:00AM             A total of N714.809 billion has been distributed as federal allocation for the month of July 2018 among the federal, states and local government councils. A communiqué issued by the Technical sub -Committee of Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of its meeting indicated that the gross statutory revenue received was N597.975 billion which is lower than the N694.672 billion received in the previous month by N96.697 billion. Crude oil export sales volume was 3.74 million barrels, resulting in an increased revenue from the Federation Crude Oil Expert Sales by 0.17 million barrels when compared to the previous month’s sales volume of 3.57 million barrels. Despite the improved revenue, the communiqué said the production was negatively affected in the period by shut-ins and shut-downs at various terminals for repairs and maintenance...
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