BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Gunmen suspected to terrorists on Wednesday midnight broke into the Rectory of St Patrick Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State and kidnapped 2 of the Reverend Fathers as well as 2 other boys from the house. The terrorists are...
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By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) has demonstrated the commitment of the Defence Ministry towards the provision of globally acceptable standard medical infrastructure and health care delivery to the serving and retired Armed Forces Officers and personnel. A prove of...
The Police Command in Ekiti state, on Saturday paraded no fewer than 37 suspects arrested at different locations in the state for offences ranging from alleged armed robbery, cattle rustling, theft and cultism between March and May. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sunday Abutu, parading the suspects...
The abducted Chairman of Keffi Local Government Area (LGA) in Nasarawa State, Muhammad Shehu-Baba and his aide Dr. Tanimu Mohammed, have regained freedom from their abductors. ASP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has condemned the killing and beheading of Mr Okechukwu Okoye, a member of the state House of Assembly and Director of his campaign organisation, Mr Cyril Chiegboka. The heads without (trunks) of Okoye and Chiegboka were discovered around Chisco park junction in Amichi, Nnewi...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Nigerian Army troops of 34 Brigade, in conjunction with operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS) have dislodged gunmen from their training camp at Okporo in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo. The Army spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in statement issued...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, in conjunction with Nigerian Drug Law enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested some drug suspects during raid operations in their hideout in Effurum in Urwie Local Government Area of Delta State. A total of 167 illegal refineries were...
Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku, has embarked on an official confidence-building and assessment tour of the Kaduna-Abuja highway. Command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, in a statement on Monday, said Mr Ayoku assured all road users that the highway was safe for travelling. Mr Jalige said the police commissioner...
The Kaduna State Government has raised an alarm about the activities of terrorist groups in the State. Speaking during the presentation of the first quarter security report for 2022 to the state’s security council, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said members of the Ansaru and...
Troops of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as well as other security agencies, have killed leader of a notorious gang, Otobong Moses, alias Otoabasi, during a raid at their hideout in Akwa Ibom. The Assistant Director, Army...
Residents of nine Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Anambra state are currently living in fear after they received a letter from gunmen, disclosing that they would be under attack soon. The local government areas listed to be attacked are Ihiala, Aguata, Nnewi South, Awka North, Awka South, Idemili North,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army (NA) has debunked the report by some online media alleging that some “pseudo” aggrieved personnel wrote an open letter to the president, accusing the top brass of the Nigeria Army of corruption and extortion. The Army spokesman, Brig Gen. Oyeama Nwachukwu...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Police Command on Monday said it has successfully defused a bomb planted by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists at Dalori IDPs located along Konduga -Bama road at the outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis . The Borno State Commissioner of Police, CP Abdu...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Troops of 34 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, in Owerri, have killed four gunmen in Amaifeke and Ihioma communities in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. The Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement on Monday that the gunmen, suspected...
The Police Command in Anambra State has confirmed the kidnapping of Mr Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker representing Aguata Constituency 1 in the State House of Assembly. Okoye, an indigene of Isuofia, the same community as Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, was kidnapped in Aguata on Sunday. DSP Toochukwu...
Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the burning of the headquarters of Idemili North Local Government Area in Ogidi, Anambra, in the early hours of Monday. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Anambra State Police Command, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of...
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly taken over communities between Mutun-Daya and Gunu in Sarkin-Pawa Road, Munya LGA of Niger State. These communities are about 20 kilometres from Minna, the Niger State Capital. Speaking on the latest attack, a resident, Shehu Abubakar, told our correspondent that the attackers...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 203, 879 tablets of various pharmaceutical opioids and illicit substances in raids across Abia, Kaduna, Yobe and Kogi States. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Fem Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Head of Mission of the Multinational Joint Task Force(MNJTF), Ambassador Mamman Nuhu has commended troops of the MNJTF for their efforts in the ongoing Operation LAKE SANITY, urging them to sustain the onslaughts against Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Amb. Nuhu, who is...