President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has called on Nigerian leaders to unite against criminality stemming from the activities of bandits and kidnappers, as well as resist the antics of divisive elements bent on instigating inter-ethnic tensions across the country. According to him, “Insurgency, Banditry, Kidnapping and Militancy remain serious threats to a secured and safe Nigeria”, adding that …
Police in Ogun State have arrested “three members of Eiye confraternity for threatening to kill one Teslim Lateef, who refused to be initiated into their cult group. The suspects, Olajide Shittu, Emmanuel Fidelis and Sunkanmi Ifelodun were arrested on Thursday following a report lodged at Ajuwon police station by Lateef. Lateef told the police that the three suspects had been …
Fire Chief, Engr. Martin Agbili has recorded 8 fire outbreak in less than 24 hours in various parts of Anambra state. Agbili, who confirmed the incidents in a statement, attributed majority of the inferno to the carelessness of the victims, including indiscriminate bush burning. He enumerated the affected areas to include Awka, Nnewi, Onitsha, Awka, Ogidi, Nise and Enugwu-Agidi. Martin …
The Defence Headquarters, on Friday, said terror group, Boko Haram, has been ‘weakened’ in Borno State and other parts of Nigeria. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, said terrorists no longer have stronghold or ‘constituted authority’ over the North-East like it was the situation before May 2015 when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) came into office. He …
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, led Nigerians to pay tributes to fallen heroes at this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The president reminded Nigerians of the need to guard jealously the unity of the nation which was won at great cost. Buhari made the call when he layed wreath at the National Memorial Arcade. The event marked the climax of …
Soldiers attached to Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State went wild on Saturday in Dengi in the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, shooting dead a polytechnic student, Muhammed Mado, and injuring three other relatives heading for a wedding. It was learnt that the soldiers placed an illegal checkpoint at Kyamsagi village and when Mado, a student of Abubakar …
ONE of the suspects who allegedly took part in the cutting of the private parts of a six-year old girl for suspected ritual purposes in Bauchi State has said that he was charmed by his friend who is now at large to take part in the dastardly act. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7.20 pm on …
A suspected den of kidnappers and ritual killers has been uncovered inside a tunnel in the Sari-Iganmu area of Lagos, along Orile-Badagry Expressway. Body parts as well as personal effects such as school uniforms, small-size socks, diapers among others, were reportedly found in the den. The tunnel is in front of Araromi Secondary School, a public school in the community. …
Palpable fear has gripped members of Ukum and Katsina-Ala local government areas of Benue State as a result of alleged burning of motorcycles images of which are currently trending on social media. The Benue State Security Council has earlier banned the use of motorcycles as a form of transportation. The measure was taken to curb rising insecurity in the areas. …
The Police Command in Oyo State has decried the rate at which unlicensed firearms are being used by some people in the state. This was disclosed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that the use of unlicensed firearms was against the executive order signed by …
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday condemned the killing of 70 people in Zaroumdareye, a border town between Niger Republic and Mali by militants. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari sympathises with Niger Republic over the terrorist attack that killed 70 people, …
A security professional in Nigeria, Jackson Lekan Ojo, has stated President Muhammadu Buhari’s limitations in office, stays the inefficiency of a few of his cupboard members. The knowledgeable averred that because the President can not oversee each sector of the financial system in addition to all strata of governmental establishments, he’s being constrained within the quest for correct democratic supply …
The Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN) Imo State chapter has referred to as for the “fast and unconditional” launch of the Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, Most Rev Moses Chikwe. The prelate is believed to have been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers around World Financial institution Space of Owerri, the Imo State capital Sunday night. READ ALSO: Twisting …
Bandits on Monday killed a lawmaker’s uncle, kidnapped a newly wedded couple in addition to thirteen others in Safana native authorities space of Katsina State. It was gathered that the incident passed off at Rumka village when the bandits stormed the village and killed Sama’ila Supa, an uncle of a lawmaker representing Safana within the State Home of Meeting. Narrating …
c Dole on the weekend battled insurgents who attacked three villages in Hawul Native Authorities Space of Borno State, forcing tons of villagers to flee to the mountains. The hostilities began with the assaults by fighters of the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP), who launched assaults on Garkida and surrounding villages in Adamawa State on December 24, and …
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has pleaded for greater assistance for safety agencies and much more time to finish the insurgency. He explained ending insurgency as issues”past the simplistic alternatives being bandied around.” On bitterness, Buhari pleaded with Nigerians to once more trust his government’s commitment to restore peace in the nation. He explained since the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, he’d”not …
Land borders arranged to be reopened a week by President Muhammadu Buhari are still closed to movement of products, The Country has observed. The boundaries were closed on August 20, 2019, to halt the entrance of prohibited arms amongst others to the nation. However movements of individuals were notices in the boundaries — Seme (Lagos State), Illela (Sokoto), The rest …
Some gunmen have stormed a Quarry in Moniya in Ibadan to kidnap a female quarry employee on Monday. She had been taken to an unknown destination and instantly she had been abducted. Resources told News on Tuesday the gunmen stormed the website and kidnapped the victim. READ ALSO:Re: How a bloody night of bullets quashed a young protest movement State …
The Kogi State Police Control says it has prohibited the use of terror throughout the festive period. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Ayuba Ekpeji passed the order while briefing senior officers in the command headquarters, Tuesday in Lokoja. READ ALSO: METROFour days after, kidnappers release Kogi SDP chairman’s brother An announcement from the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), William …
The Presidency has called on Nigerians to be grateful that bombings no more happen in the nation daily. Adesina, who’s the President’s most senior press aide, was reacting to the complaints by Nigerians within the increasing insecurity in the nation. Even the President’s spokesman maintained there was some time at the nation when six bombs go off at one day …
