The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has directed immediate deployment of personnel to protect Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices nationwide. Audi gave the directive on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting with senior NSCDC officers. He said that...
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A Pan-Yoruba group, Yoruba Koya Leadership and Training Foundation (YKLTF), has dragged the governors of Yoruba speaking Southwest States to a Federal High Court the worsening insecurity conditions in the region. The suit filed at the Ibadan division of the Federal High Court is marked: IB/CS/189/22. Besides, the Southwest...
The Police in Bauchi have restated readiness to provide adequate security to maintain law and order during the Yuletide in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ahmad Wakil said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on...
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has restated his commitment to rid the state of banditry and other forms of criminalities. He stated this in a broadcast on Tuesday to commiserate with families of casualties in the ongoing crackdown against bandits terrorising Dansadau Emirate in Maru Local Government Area of...
No fewer than 213 bodies, comprising that of terrorists and their collaborators have been recovered days after intense exchanges of gunfire between Nigerian troops and terrorists in some Zamfara communities, PRNigeria gathered The military also lost 10 personnel while some civilians were killed when bandits fled toward the communities....
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Police in Nasarawa State has announced that a missing minor from Jigawa State was found in Lafia, the state capital. A statement signed by the state’s PPRO, Ramhan Nansel and made available to journalists in Tuesday, said the missing child, Hassan Mallam Tsalha...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Police Command has ban the use of fireworks during Christmas and new year celebration in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Maiyaki Muhammed Baba announced the ban in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lafia by the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Osun State Police Command has announced a ban on street carnivals during the Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, said in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo, that the ban was put...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – No fewer than 12 bandits and kidnappers notorious for terrorizing Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State and other neighbouring states of Taraba, Plateau and Gombe have been killed by a joint team of security operatives. The spokesman of The Bauchi State Police Command,...
The Nigerian Army on Saturday, treated 62 retired and retiring generals to a regimental dinner and awards to honour them for their 35 years of meritorious service to the nation. The senior officers comprising 24 major generals and 38 brigadier generals are those who retired or due for retirement...
At least 20 people from the Randa Community in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State were killed after terrorists loyal to notorious terror kingpin, Lawalli Damina, kidnapped the entire male residents of the community over missing rifles, PREMIUM TIMES has exclusively reported. Locals and a traditional leader told...
Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) on Saturday said the 2022 National Carnival Polo Tournament was an avenue to create synergy between the security services and the general public. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament, which galloped off at the Nigeria Polo Resort/Guards...
There is panic in some communities in Ogun State, following the alleged threat of fresh attacks from suspected killer herdsmen. The communities are Asa, Agbon, Ibeku and Oja-Odan communities in the Yewa-North Local Government Area of the state. According to The Punch, the letter was reportedly written on Saturday....
By EMEKA CHIKWE, Asaba – The Delta State Police Command has arrested 6 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers in Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Saturday in Warri. DSP...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN) Board has approved the promotion of 55 senior officers to various ranks in the service. The Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, 25 Captains were...
Nigerian Troops have intercepted some surveillance cameras and combat drones in the southeast. Multiple sources who confirmed the development told PRNigeria that the drones, which were deployed by terrorists of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were on surveillance and combat missions to some communities in the southeastern region....
The Ebonyi State Police Command has recovered some Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) following the discovery of what it described as the biggest bomb factory in the South-East belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The police said the recovered IEDs are capable of causing colossal damage to...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, has charged cadets to imbibe the core values of the military in order to progress in their chosen career. The COAS gave the charge during a dinner for Direct Short Service Course 26 Army, and Direct Regular Course 30 of...
Gunmen on Wednesday attacked Nwakpu Market in Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi and shot a motorcyclist on the head. The gunmen also set a vehicle ablaze and destroyed properties worth millions of Naira. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been fear and tension...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – The Coalition of Imo Young Leaders, a political pressure group, has decried the recent spate of attacks on facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo. The Group’s Secretary, Mr Ajachukwu Eze, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday...