Monday, May 2, 2016
Video - Real Estate booming in North East Nigeria after Boko Haram retreat
Property prices are booming in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram fighters have been forced to retreat.
There's a scramble for land and homes in the city of Maiduguri, where homeowners who've already bought at cheap rates are enjoying the rewards.
Video - Nigerian army targets Boko Haram stronghold in Sambisa forest
The Nigerian Army has set out to destroy all camps and hideouts of members of Boko Haram in Sambisa forest, the sect's stronghold. The country's Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan'ali said the troops are now at the verge of entering the forest to flush out the insurgents terrorizing some states in the northeast. He said tremendous success had been recorded in the fight against Boko Haram since the beginning of the present administration. The Nigerian government said in December 2015 that Boko Haram had been technically defeated and was no longer capable of conventional warfare, instead resorting to guerrilla attacks on soft targets.
Video - 359 police officers killed on duty over the past 2 years
A new report indicates that 359 policemen were killed on duty in Nigeria between January 2014 and April 2016. Nigeria's police chief said 272 policemen sustained various degrees of injuries within the same period.He added that police personnel required diverse skills to tackle modern crimes, especially since criminal elements are arming themselves with more sophisticated weapons. The killing of police personnel had steadily been on the rise since 2009 due to terrorist attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East.
Video - Nigeria might ditch costly fuel subsidy
Nigeria could ditch fuel subsidies in favour of private sector led fuel supply. The country's spending billions on subsidized fuel. And the head of the national oil company says it's simply too expensive.
Nigerian police deploy 2 helicopters to search for kidnapped former Education Minister
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed two helicopters to Ogun State to help in the rescue of a kidnapped former education minister, Iyabo Anisulowo.
The spokesperson of the police in Ogun, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the helicopters will help in ensuring the Mrs. Anisulowo is rescued alive.
The former minister and senator was abducted on Wednesday while returning from her farm in Sawonjo, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively reported how the kidnappers demanded a N200 million ransom to set her free.
Mr. Adejobi, who briefed journalists on the rescue effort, said the helicopters arrived Ogun State on Saturday and were already being used to patrol suspected hideouts of the kidnappers. He said high profile police chiefs led by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Bala Hassan, were part of the rescue efforts.
The Ogun State Police Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali, who spoke on behalf of the rescue team, said all efforts would be made to ensure she is rescued alive and her abductors arrested.
The spokesperson of the police in Ogun, Muyiwa Adejobi, said the helicopters will help in ensuring the Mrs. Anisulowo is rescued alive.
The former minister and senator was abducted on Wednesday while returning from her farm in Sawonjo, Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
PREMIUM TIMES had exclusively reported how the kidnappers demanded a N200 million ransom to set her free.
Mr. Adejobi, who briefed journalists on the rescue effort, said the helicopters arrived Ogun State on Saturday and were already being used to patrol suspected hideouts of the kidnappers. He said high profile police chiefs led by the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Bala Hassan, were part of the rescue efforts.
The Ogun State Police Commissioner, Abdulmajid Ali, who spoke on behalf of the rescue team, said all efforts would be made to ensure she is rescued alive and her abductors arrested.
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