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- Residents Flee Their Villages Over Herdsmen Attack As Buhari Visits Nasarawa
- Man Conveying Fire Arms To Benue Intercepted In Jigawa
- President Buhari's Speech Delivered On His Visit To Nasarawa State Today
- President Buhari Welcomed By Mammoth Crowd On His Visit To Nasarawa State
- Syndicate Of Notorious Gunrunners Apprehended By Security Agents After Months Of Manhunt
- Daniella Okeke On Vacation In Hollywood And Las Vegas
- Saidi Balogun Celebrates His 51st Birthday With Dapper
- Arewa Youth Leadership Group Honours Olakunle Churchill In Abuja
| Residents Flee Their Villages Over Herdsmen Attack As Buhari Visits Nasarawa Posted: 06 Feb 2018 04:25 PM PST President Muhammadu Buhari was in Lafia, Nasarawa State yesterday for a one day working visit. In our previous stories, about the President's visit to Nassarawa, we showed the President's being welcomed by mammoth crowd.http://www.nollywoodtimes.com/2018/02/president-buhari-welcomed-by-mammoth.htmlWhile the President was performing his official assignment in Nassarawa, news by Nassarawa Mirror surfaced in the internet showing some villagers fleeing their homes for fear of Herdsmen attacks.It was later discovered that about 25 villages are fleeing for the same purpose.  The source listed the villages as Azer, Tamen, Bature, Agbara, Peter Agbede. Nguchi, Igbacha, Shatse, Gidan Sule, Ngur, Nyam Adaga, Cha, Tseiyo (Gidan Akpen), Ahima, Mori, Kpilaior, Che Tor, Chia, Anisa, Dooga, Mbamar, Rest house, Anom, Che Utsaha and Ikpe. The source further alleged that despite the fact that the military had been drafted to the affected areas, the police were not properly liaising with the military for the military to credibly discharge their duty to get to the terrorists that sacked the villages.      Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
| Man Conveying Fire Arms To Benue Intercepted In Jigawa Posted: 06 Feb 2018 03:49 PM PST A team of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Jigawa has apprehended a young man with firearms, and on interogation he disclosed that he was going to Benue state.The arrest of the suspect was made known by the deputy commander of NDLEA in Jigawa, Oko Micheal, while addressing journalists on Tuesday at Dutse, the state capital. See the officers account of the story below: The deputy commander, Mr. Oko said operatives of NDLEA were on normal operation around Jahun – Gujungu Road where the suspect was arrested. "The suspect, identified as Salisu Mahmuda was arrested on Sunday 4, February, 2018 with some three locally fabricated firearms (2 locally made revolver pistol, one cut to size revolver rifle) with five-rounds of live ammunition," he said.  The NDLEA, revealed that the suspect and the exhibits recovered will soon be transferred to the state police command for discreet investigation. The suspect, identified as Salisu Mahmouda, said he is an indigene of Kaduna state. He attended a school in Nasarawa where he later became involved collection of discarded metals between Nasarawa and Benue state. He said two men of Tiv and Fulani ethnic nationalities respectively, ordered for firearms, and he eventually found someone who fabricated the arms for him in Labara village in Kano. "I am able to come down here through a friend of mine whom we schooled together in Nasarawa. He is the one that led me to the man that manufactured the firearms in Laraba village," he said.  Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
| President Buhari's Speech Delivered On His Visit To Nasarawa State Today Posted: 06 Feb 2018 03:13 PM PST The President of Nigeria, Mohammadu Buhari had a working visit to Nasarawa State yesterday and he commissioned an International Market in Karu, which is named after him and Comprehensive Special School in Lafia. |
| President Buhari Welcomed By Mammoth Crowd On His Visit To Nasarawa State Posted: 06 Feb 2018 11:45 AM PST President Buhari today visited Nasarawa State to anaugurate an International market in Karu named after him and the Comprehensive Special School in Lafia, Primary Healthcare Center in Kwandere among others.The president also visited the Emir of Lafia where other traditional leaders welcomed him.The President was welcomed by a mammoth crowd where one Grace expressed her enthusiasm over the President's visit.  "The market and other projects will boost economic activities, improve our standard of living and generate employment to the teeming population. "It will boost internally generated revenue of the state, thereby boosting the socio-economic development of the state. "His visit will no doubt bring blessings as it will also improve the standard of education as the president will also commission the Special School in Lafia," she said.    Sharing is caring. Share this story.  |
| Syndicate Of Notorious Gunrunners Apprehended By Security Agents After Months Of Manhunt Posted: 06 Feb 2018 10:53 AM PST One Christian Chidebere and Benjamin Mallo who had been on the security operatives wanted list were apprehended recently at a hideout in a village in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau state. This was disclosed by Operation Safe Haven operatives.The Army and the Police had been on manhunt of Christian Chidebere, who is a native of Enugu State, and finally fell to the traps of the operatives, last week.A quick search carried out in the hideout by the security operatives revealed a cache of arms and ammunition. comprising long guns and pistols. The second suspect, Benjamin Mallo was also arrested with a handmade rifle with live ammunition. Meanwhile the security operatives disclosed that investigations into the matter is still on.      Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
| Daniella Okeke On Vacation In Hollywood And Las Vegas Posted: 06 Feb 2018 10:17 AM PST Nollywood Actress Daniella Okeke shared via her Instagram page, pictures from her vacation in Las Vegas, United States of America.The Nollywood Actress, who was previously spotted at the Big Brother Naija Double Wahala audition,is really having a swell time on her vacation as can be seen in these photo.          Sharing is caring. Share this story.  |
| Saidi Balogun Celebrates His 51st Birthday With Dapper Posted: 06 Feb 2018 05:19 AM PST Saidi Balogun Nigerian actor who just turned 51 today, shared some smashing new photos thanking God for the opportunity to see another year.Congratulations Saidi.   Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
| Arewa Youth Leadership Group Honours Olakunle Churchill In Abuja Posted: 06 Feb 2018 03:50 AM PST Dr. Olakunle Churchill, the famous ICT and real estate tycoon, has been honored with another award having been away for months on a business trip, returned to the country. Recently he received some Arewa Youth Leadership Summit Group in one of his offices in Abuja last week.  The northern youth group led by its chairman Ibrahim Yusuf commended Dr. Churchill impact in Nation building and honoured him with Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as MOST DYNAMIC & PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR 2017). The award according to the convener is given to Churchill in recognition of his enormous contribution in poverty reduction and food security in Nigeria through his of project empowering 36,000 youths, support for the needy, peace building, and scholarships. ,   Sharing is caring. Share this story.  |
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