PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS FORMER GOV. ABDULKADIR KURE

President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Niger State on the passing of former governor, Engr. Abdulkadir Kure.

President Buhari also commiserates with wife of the deceased, Senator Zaynab Kure and her children, all the Kure family and the Nupe people, on the unfortunate demise of their illustrious son.

The President joins them in mourning the two-term governor and vibrant political leader who was a great promoter of peaceful co-existence, development and the unity of the Nigerian state throughout his life.

PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS AIG IBRAHIM IDRIS AS ACTING INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, as the Acting Inspector-General of Police.

The Acting Inspector-General, who hails from Kutigi, Lavun in Niger State, was born on 15th of January 1959, and was enlisted into the Nigerian Police Force in 1984, after graduating from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with a Bachelors degree in Agriculture. He also holds a degree in Law from the University of Maiduguri.

AIG Idris has served in various commands and formations in the Nigerian Police Force, working in the Police Mobile Force for 17 years as Unit Commander, Squadron Commander, and Commandant. He served as Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa and Kano States and was also the Commissioner of Police in charge of Police Mobile Force at the Force Headquarters.

BREAKING: President Buhari Appoints Kpotum Idris As New IGP

Nigerian President , Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Kpotum Idris as the Acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force.

AIG Ibrahim Kpotum Idris from Niger State, may have been appointed as the acting Inspector-General of Police following the exit of Mr. Solomon Arase from the position on Monday.

A confirmed source within the Aso Villa comfirmed him as Buhari's choice for Arase replacemen.

Idris was accompanied to President Muhammadu Buhari’s office by Arase at 2:20pm on Tuesday. Some officials were seen carrying the new rank which Idris would be decorated with.

CBN Governor: Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, Forex Scarcity Bringing out the Best in Nigerians

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele has described the current scarcity of foreign exchange confronting the country as good riddance, saying local production of various essential goods are now being given top priority.

Emefiele said this during a tour of the farmlands cultivated under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme in Kebbi State over the weekend. He stated that the commitment of stakeholders and the expected output from Kebbi State alone had proved critics of the central bank’s policy measures wrong.

In a statement from the CBN, Emefiele, who was full of praise for the farmers and the Kebbi State Government for their determination and commitment, said that with the level of success attained under the pilot project in the state, in addition to what he saw at the Sunti Golden Sugar Estate in Niger State recently, it was becoming more of a reality that the country can produce enough food to feed itself and even export in no distant future.

Former Military President, Babangida reportedly seriously ill

Former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) is seriously suffering from an illness which has greatly emaciated him, It was gathered yesterday from a source close to his hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital.

The source noted that the former leader now looks pale and is unable to walk unaided without a walking stick or the assistance of his security personnel, and that the illness has made him unable to attend most public functions.

While the real cause of his sickness could not be ascertained, the source claimed that aside it being age-related; the former military president might be suffering from a relapse of the radiculopathy disease which has troubled the former Nigerian leader since he was head of state.

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE: PRESIDENT BUHARI’S VISIT TO CHINA YIELDS BILLIONS IN INVESTMENTS FOR NIGERIA

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction with the outcome of his working visit to China, which has yielded additional investments in Nigeria exceeding $6 billion USD.

President Buhari believes that the several agreements concluded with the Chinese during the visit will have a huge and positive impact on key sectors of the Nigerian economy including power, solid minerals, agriculture, housing and rail transportation.

In the power sector, North South Power Company Limited and Sinohydro Corporation Limited signed an agreement valued at $478,657,941.28 for the construction of 300 Mega Watts solar power in Shiriro, Niger State.

PMB replaces Ade Abolurin with Abdullahi Muhammadu as new Civil Defence commandant

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Muhammadu as the new Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. 

Muhammadu succeeds Dr. Ade Abolurin, who has retired from service. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the new NSCDC boss, who was an Assistant Commandant-General of the NSCDC before his new appointment, hailed from Muye in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State.

Muhammadu holds a B.Sc in Sociology from the University of Sokoto, and a Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

Boat mishap claims 11 in Niger state

A boat conveying 18 passengers capsized in the inland waterways in Borgu Emirate Council of Niger State, killing no fewer than 11, out of the 18 passengers onboard.

Seven of the passengers onboard, however, escaped death by the whiskers as the corpses of the deceased were recovered and buried immediately.

Malam Danburan, an Assistant Secretary at the emirate, said in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday that the unfortunate accident occurred on Monday between 5 and 6pm. “The boat was conveying passengers, who were mostly locals, from Garafini Kodo to Garafini when the accident happened,” he maintained.

If you don't want Jonathan to be President you better go on exile - Aliyu

Governor Aliyu of Niger state says "Nobody Can stop what God has ordained, if you don't want Jonathan to be President you better go on exile, Jonathan is an ordained President Aaliyu emphasize.

Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, who is the Chairman of Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), has urged Nigerians to stop tying the increase in the activities of the Boko Haram sect to people not wanting President Goodluck Jonathan in power.

Aliyu, who is also the governor of Niger State, added that the activities of the sect started long before the President came into power. According to him, Nigerians need to bury this conspiracy theory making rounds, and focus on crushing the activities of the sect totally.

Guards Brigade arrest a 72yr old Man over Abuja, Niger gun factories

The Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army has arrested a 72-year-old man for operating four gun factories in Suleja Niger State and the Federal Capital Territory. The Public Relations Officer of the Brigade, Capt. Charles Ekeocha, told journalists on Tuesday in Suleja, Niger State that three of the factories were in the Federal Capital Territory while one was located in Suleja.

He said while initial investigations revealed that three of the factories were in Gwagwalada and Bwari local areas of the FCT, the Suleja factory was discovered during a cordon and search operation in Paiko and Kache in Niger State. Ekeocha said that the illegal gun dealer would be handed over to the State Security Service for further interrogation and prosecution.

Armed gunmen kill two, injure three in Niger state - Police

Unknown armed Gunmen invaded Shadna village in Bosso Local Government of Niger State, killed two and injured three others at about 11pm on Tuesday during their monthly traditional dance event.

Three armed gunmen reportedly shot sporadically into the air and strayed bullets hit two of the villagers leading to their instant death and causing serious injuries to three other persons in Niger state. Injured persons were rushed to an undisclosed hospital while the dead have been buried according to Islamic rites.

The Police Public Relation Officer PPRO in the state Richard Adamu Oguche (ASP) who confirmed the report explained that the Command has beefed up security in the community in order to forestall any further gunmen attack on the community, urging members of the community to remain calm and assist the police with useful information on the activities of strange movements in their area for prompt security action.

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Kaduna Mass Killing: ‘Police on the trail of killers’

Kaduna State Commissioner of Police (CP), Umar Shehu, on Wednesday, marked his first month in office parading armed robbery suspects among others.  

But he confessed he had not been able to make any arrest over the attack that killed scores of villagers in Kaura Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, and the banditry that almost on daily basis happens in communities in Birnin Gwari LGA.

Asked whether any arrests had been made over the killings in three villages in Kaura LGA on March 14, the police boss said: “No, we have not made any arrest. Investigation is still going on. And we are on the trail of the killers. But all stakeholders in the areas concerned will be holding a meeting very soon, so we can find an end to this problem”.