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Army Responds to IPOB’s Call for Igbo Youths to Reject Ongoing Recruitment

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The Nigerian Army has issued a strong warning to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for their unpatriotic call urging youths in the Southeast to abandon the current recruitment drive for the military.

In a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, denounced this call as a “brazen yet futile attempt to undermine national unity and cohesion.”

He described the reckless statement circulating in the media, which discourages youth participation in the Nigerian Army’s 88 Regular Recruits Intake (RRI), as misguided.

Nwachukwu emphasized that the youth from the Southeast have consistently shown their dedication and patriotism by fulfilling their recruitment quotas in various military and paramilitary services, as well as contributing significantly to federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).

He noted that, contrary to IPOB’s unfounded threats, the registration for the 88 RRI has seen a promising number of applicants from the region. He also highlighted that Southeast youths successfully occupied slots during the recent commissioning of Direct Regular Cadets at the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).

The General reiterated that the Southeast remains a crucial source of loyal and skilled personnel within the Nigerian military, contrasting this with IPOB, which he labeled as a group of terrorists and militias that have led the region into economic decline.

Nwachukwu criticized IPOB’s enforcement of illegal sit-at-home orders that have stifled local businesses and their involvement in kidnappings and violence that have inflicted suffering on the very communities they claim to represent.

He characterized the latest IPOB statement as a veiled threat aimed at intimidating the youth, whose futures they are jeopardizing for their own selfish motives.

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The Army spokesman made it clear that IPOB has only intensified the challenges faced by the Southeast, calling it a destructive force. He urged the youth to reject IPOB’s tactics and pursue their aspirations within the military, a profession that prioritizes merit over ethnicity, religion, or creed.

Nwachukwu highlighted the Nigerian military’s commendable efforts in restoring peace in the region and countering the threats posed by IPOB’s terrorist factions, noting that recent successes in combating these criminals reflect the strength and commitment of Southeast personnel serving in the military.

He dismissed IPOB’s propaganda as the desperate cries of a failing organization trying to cling to relevance as it loses its influence.

The General called on the youth of the Southeast and the Igbo community to remain steadfast and not allow anyone to undermine their dreams and rights. He condemned IPOB’s actions as causing only pain, economic hardship, and fear in the region.

“The Nigerian Army stands as a beacon of hope, providing opportunities for personal growth, honor, and national service,” he concluded. (NAN)

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Man Stabbed Neighbour Over Electricity Bill

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ASharia Court in Kano State on Wednesday ordered a 29-year-old man, Abduljabar Nura, to be remanded in a corrections centre for stabbing his neighbour over an electricity bill.

The police charged Mr Nura, who lives in Fagge Quarters in Kano, with causing grievous hurt.

When the charge was read to the defendant, he pleaded guilty to the offence.

The judge, Umar Lawal-Abubakar, ordered that the defendant should be remanded in the Goron Dutse Correctional Centre in Kano until April 15 for sentencing.

The prosecution counsel, Zahradeen Abubakar, told the court that Haruna Kasim, the complainant, reported the matter at the Fagge police station on February 28.

He alleged that the defendant and Mr Kasim had an altercation over an electricity bill.

The police said that the defendant stabbed the complainant with a pair of scissors on his back.

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FG converts 750km Sokoto-Zaria road project to concrete pavement — Umahi

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The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, said the Federal Government has converted the reconstruction of the 750km Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria Road project to concrete pavement for greater impacts.

Umahi disclosed this during an inspection tour to the ongoing road project in Dange-Shuni Local Government Atea of Sokoto State on Wednesday.

He stated that the present government recognised that many constructed Nigerian roads lasted for below 15 years while the concrete road innovation was aimed at ensuring more durability of roads across the country.

The minister explained that President Bola Tinubu deserved people’s support ahead of the 2027 General Elections, adding, “because of his commitment on executing legacy projects that target at maximum impact to the people’s lives at all levels.”

He emphasised that Tunibu was executing a 47-year-old dream of former President Shehu Shagari, which was 1,068 klm Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway project which had reached an appreciable stage.

Umahi reminded the contractors and officials handling the project that complete maintenance of the existing road with asphalt was instructed while the concrete work is ongoing in the other side.

” This was the decision reached based on President Tinubu’s mission of reducing the hardships faced by Nigerians and ensure that roads are motorable at all times, ” Umahi said.

According to him, the Minister of State Works, Permanent Secretary and other ministry’s officials would by next week also inspect ongoing road projects from Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna and Kano States to ensure quality and seamless projects.

In his remark, the Minister of State, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, described the project as a commercial booster and life-saving on the citizens, adding that the road project would surely enhance security and social developments.

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The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement (North-West), Alhaji Abdullahi Yakasai, said Tinubu was passionate toward ensuring massive infrastructural development in the region.

Yakasai said that security challenges had drastically reduce due to the president’s efforts and urged Nigerians to support him for his success and consideration for improve people wellbeing.

He also observed that the essence of leadership was to bring development to the people, adding that the president had brought uncountable developments to the people of the country.

Earlier, the Sokoto State Deputy, Gov. Alhaji Idris Gobir, thanked the ministers for the visit, describing the tour along with the project as a clear testimony of Tinubu’s concern to the people of the state.

Gobir reassured that the payment of compensation to the affected communities and structures would soon be completed to ensure hitch-free and hasten the project’s execution.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rep. Al-Mustapha Ibrahim (APC-Sokoto) member representing Wurno/Rabah Federal Constituency and the contractor commended federal and state governments for the commitment on the project. (NAN)

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Prisoners on death row rise by 98 in 6 months- NCoS Acting C-G

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The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), on Wednesday, said that the number of prisoners on death row had risen from 3,590 in September 2024 to 3,688 in March 2025.

This represents a 2.73 per cent increase or addition of 98 prisoners within six months.

The Acting Controller-General of NCoS, Mr Sylvester Nwakuche, gave the figure when he appeared for screening before the Senate Committee on Interior, chaired by Sen. Adams Oshiomhole.

The NCoS also sought strategic collaboration with the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS); Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to speed up the wheel of justice in the country.

Nwakuche said that the major challenge facing the correctional service in the country was that of inmates currently awaiting trials.

“That is our major headache we are trying to address on a daily basis,” he said.

The acting comptroller-general pledged to collaborate with other security agencies more strategically to ensure that the issues of awaiting trials inmates were permanently resolved to decongest the country’s prisons .

“This is very important for any establishment to forge ahead. An establishment like correctional centres cannot do anything without collaboration.

“We are the recipient of the products of all the prosecuting agencies,” the acting comptroller-general said.

In his remarks, Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, said the committee would submit its report based on the performance of the Acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). (NAN)

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