Tag: dambazau
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Court nullifies election of Buhari’s ex-aide, orders INEC to recognise Dambazau’s son
A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday nullified the candidature of former presidential aide, Kawu Sumaila, as the elected representative of Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano in the House of Representatives. Sumaila, a former Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly matters, won the election last February on the platform of…
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JUST IN: Dambazau directs IGP, NSCDC boss to relocate to North East
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris; and the Commandant-General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Abdullahi Muhammadu, to relocate to the North East. The Presidency disclosed this on Wednesday in a series of messages posted on its Twitter handle, @NGRPresident. According to the message, the…
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Crime: Dambazau seeks enforcement of law against illegal possession of firearms
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has called for strict enforcement of the law against illegal possession of firearms in the country. Dambazau made the call as a guest at the monthly meeting of the Inspector-General of Police with Commissioners of Police and above on Wednesday in Abuja. “We must ensure the enforcement…
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Dambazau, heads of agencies meet over internal security challenges
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Tuesday in Abuja, held a crucial closed-door meeting with heads of internal security agencies over the security challenges in the country. Speaking before the meeting, Mr. Dambazau, a retired lieutenant general, expressed concern over the current security situation in the country. He said that the meeting was a…
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Senate summons Dambazau over Rivers, Benue massacres
The Chairman of the Senate committee on Interior, Andy Uba,has condemned the killings in Benue, Rivers and Kaduna states. He described the killings as sheer heartlessness and barbaric and urged the relevant security agencies to bring the criminals to book. He said the perpetrators were out to destabilise the relative peace being enjoyed across the…
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REVEALED! How cabals hijacked Buhari’s govt, reinstated Maina as pension boss
Indications have emerged on how appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari often referred to as ‘cabal‘ within the presidency, secretly reinstated a former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina, declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on corruption charges. According to TheNewsguru.com findings, those involved in the ‘Maina-reinstatement-saga’ include,…