Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested by a group of hunters led by Hon. Joseph Salami, Chief Security Officer of Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi. Mr Onogwu Muhammed, the Chief Press Secretary to Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday....
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By MARY RONKE, Minna – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed nine worshipers and injured six others in an attack on a mosque at Tungan Ba’are village in Mashegu Local Government Area of Niger State. It was learnt that the incident occured in the early hours of Thursday,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than 3 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have been killed by troop in an ambush staged at one of the terrorists’ notorious crossing points along Kwadal-Agapalwa- Amuda axis. This is according to statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by...
The Katsina State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr. Rabe Nasir, has been killed by gunmen. A top government official who craved anonymity confirmed the incident to newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. According to the source, the commissioner was assassinated on Wednesday night in his residence located at GRA...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The efforts of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies across the country have continued to pay-off, with the neutralization of 158 terrorist elements, armed bandits, kidnappers and criminals, as well as the arrest of 100 others in the past two weeks....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has reiterated the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to advance the course of professional bodies in the Country. The CDS made the disclosure on Wednesday when members of the Governing Council of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has expressed the readiness of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) to sustain the existing strategic partnership with the California National Guards (CNG) aimed at boosting defence capabilities of both countries. A statement issued by...
Four students of Delta State University (DELSU) and five others abducted on Saturday, have regained their freedom. Spokesman of the Police Command in the state, DSP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the release of the abductees to newsmen in Warri on Wednesday, said they were kidnapped on the Abraka-Eku Road...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto Suspected terrorists otherwise called bandits has burnt scores of passengers traveling from Sabon Birni Local Government Area to Sokoto Town. NATIONAL ACCORD gathered that the incident occured in the early hours of Tuesday around Gidan Bawa village, where the bandits blocked the road and set the...
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Army Council to immediately reinstate Brigadier-General Abubakar Hanafi Saad who was compulsorily retired in 2016. The military officer was among the 38 Army Officers that were compulsorily retired on 9 June 2016 without any cogent reason. The court ordered...
Three students of the Dowen College, Lekki Lagos are currently assisting the police in their investigation into the death of Sylvester Oromoni junior, a 12-year-old student of the college. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday, said three of the five...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Troops of Exercise GOLDEN DAWN Sector 3 have repelled an attempt by IPOB/ESN members to unleash mayhem on residents of Mgbidi and Awo Mmamma communities in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo state. The Army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The police authority in Osun State has arrested one of its sergeant for allegedly shooting to death a driver at Kobogbogboe/Ota-efun Area of Osogbo on Friday. The command’s spokesman, SP Yemisi Opalola, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have neutralized scores of Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who infiltrated Kala Balge Town mounted on gun trucks and motorcycles on Friday, 3 December 2021. The insurgents attacked troops deployed at...
By EFFIONG BASSEY, Uyo – The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) has arrested 30 suspects with four wooden boats laden with 16,000 litres of illegally-refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Ibaka, Mbo LGA of Akwa Ibom, The Commanding Officer, FOB, Navy Capt. Mohammed Abu, revealed this to newsmen...
The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has trained 62 Medical Military Contingent (NIMED) 8 Level II, to be deployed for peace mission to Mali. The medical personnel were trained at the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna. Maj.-Gen. Abdulsalam Ibrahim, Chief...
Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) extremist sect. The terrorists, PRNigeria gathered, met their waterloo after attempting to attack a military base in Rann, a town ravaged by insurgency, in Borno State. Two...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Army troops of Sector (2) Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have engaged in a fierce gun battle that ensued in Buni Yadi in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. A statement issued by the Army spokesman, Brigadier General...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya on Wednesday said that he had approved the production of 10,000 units of RICKSHAW Combat Tactical Vests for effective operations of the Nigerian Army (NA). Yahaya said this through the Chief of Logistics, Maj.-Gen. Anthony Akintade at the two-day 2021...
The police on Tuesday said it has arrested a total of 32 notorious suspects for their complicity in the crimes of kidnapping, armed robbery, arms smuggling, illegal possession of weapons, trading in illicit drugs, trans-border car theft, rape, amongst others. The Police team equally recovered 19 AK47 rifles, one...