President Buhari Commiserates With Pastor Adeboye On Demise Of Son

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commensurate with the family of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on the sudden demise of his son, Pastor Dare Adeboye. Son of the revered cleric reported passed on in his sleep on Wednesday, shortly after ministration. President Buhari in a statement signed on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina commiserated with members of the RCCG on the demise of the Assistant Pastor in charge of Region (Youth) 35.

Reps Move For Suspension Of 2021 Population Census Over Insecurity

The house of representatives has asked the federal government to suspend the planned national census over Nigeria’s security challenges until the country stabilizes. At Tuesday’s plenary session, the green chamber said the census scheduled for this year should be put on hold until the country’s security situation improves. The lawmakers also invited Nasir Kwarra, chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), to appear before them over the feasibility of conducting the census in the face of insecurity. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Shehu Beji from Niger state. Beji said the current insecurity had displaced numerous citizens, dwellers of various communities, to be
captured in the exercise.

NIN-SIM Linkage Will Guarantee Success Of War Against Insecurity – President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that the success of linking SIMs to National Identification Numbers, NIN, would determine the success of the ongoing war against insecurity. “Linking SIM with NIN will help Nigeria to easily identify people, including the crooks,” President Buhari said during the launch of National Policy for the Promotion of Indigenous Content in the Nigerian Telecommunications Sector and Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Cards registration in Abuja. He said “The NIN will cover one of the weaknesses in our security structure. We will be able to easily identify and know the personality of Nigerians. We will identity people easily, including the crooks.” He said the launch of the Revised National Digital Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration was quite timely and will support efforts to enhance security and develop the economy.

Abducted Student Of Greenfield University Released

One out of the 17 abducted Greenfield University students has been released by their captors on Tuesday. The bandits' leader, Sani Idris Jalingo, popularly known as Baleri, had on Monday in an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa confirmed that 17 students, including 15 females and two males, were remaining in their custody after killing five penultimate weeks. Baleri threatened the 17 students would be killed if N100 million and 10 Honda brand motorcycles, popularly known as Boko Haram, were not delivered to his gang as ransom by the end of Tuesday 4th May.