By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to assess the security situation in the region following a recent Boko Haram terrorist attack on a naval base. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the attack killed scores of...
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The General Overseer of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries, Pastor Lazarus Muoka, has declared that God is ready to deliver Nigerians from economic, social, and spiritual challenges. Muoka made the assertion during the Church’s Thursday Counseling and Deliverance Service, ahead of its upcoming deliverance revival crusade. According to...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled his official visit to Kaduna State. Instead, he will travel to Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, as part of renewed efforts to foster peace and address the persistent conflict affecting communities in the state. The presidential spokesman, Bayo...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has arrived Yelwata town in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, where scores were killed in a coordinated attack on Friday night. The visit follows a series of brutal attacks on communities in the state...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has once again expressed deep concern over the continued and escalating killings of citizens in Benue State. He warned that the situation may compel residents to resort to self-help and defend themselves if the government continues to fail...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has declared that the bloodshed in Benue State has reached a crescendo – a brutal and heart-wrenching reality that can no longer be ignored. In a statement he personally signed and issued on Monday, the former Vice President said:
June 16, 2025 His Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces,Federal Republic of Nigeria,State House, Abuja. Your Excellency, I write to you as a concerned Nigerian and stakeholder in the fate of Benue State, deeply moved by your June 15, 2025 directive to security chiefs and...
By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – A Non-Governmental Organisation, the Ior Gboko Foundation,has condemned the recent spate of killings in Benue State, particularly Yelewata, where scores of indigenes were exterminated last weekend. President of the Foundation, Dr. Jimmy Ajim, made the condemnation in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on...
y HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has urged 6,195 new recruits of the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State, to be prepared to combat terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria. Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of the 88 Regular Recruits Intake, Oluyede...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– A devastating attack was carried out by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on a vigilance group office in Umunze, Orumba-South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, resulted in the death of a security operative and the destruction of...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, retired Brig.- Gen. Bashir Adewinbi, on Saturday said the escalating security challenges in the country was a gang-up by the oppositions against President Bola Tinubu. Adewinbi, a security expert and immediate past Osun Amotekun Corps State Commandant, stated this...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Regional Programme Manager, North East Youth Development Initiative (NEYIF), Dr Abu Suraj has revealed why insecurity continues to linger in the north, despite several efforts to end the menace. Dr. Suraj emphasized that the harmful practice of shielding criminals due to family ties,...
Niger State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims of Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement by its Public Relations officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, on Saturday in Minna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Feb. 20, around 10...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has described female journalists as critical stakeholders in Nigeria’s battle against insecurity. Highlighting the unique role of women journalists, Mahmoud noted that their work extends beyond reporting. Mahmoud made this assertion...
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has decried the rising insecurity in Borno, lauding Gov. Babagana Zulum for his commitment in handling the challenge. Obi, a former governor of Anambra, in his X handle on Tuesday, said that the security situation in the Marte...
No fewer than 23 farmers and fishermen were killed in an attack by the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the village of Malam Karanti near Baga, in the Kukawa Local Government Area of the northern part of Borno State, sources have said. Our correspondent gathered...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked the 3 Battalion, a military formation in Rann, headquarters of Kalabalge Local Government Area in Borno State. This fresh attack occurred at 12:00 a.m. Tuesday, killing five and injuring six soldiers, inciting fears in nearby residents, according to local...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Governors of the 19 Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and top traditional rulers met in Kaduna and called for urgent, coordinated action to tackle the rising wave of insecurity, economic challenges, and infrastructure deficits confronting the region, as a result called for creation of state...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru, has charged Nigerian Army troops to maintain aggressive operations against bandits and terrorists in the Northwest, aiming to restore security and stability in the region. Badaru gave the charge while addressing troops at Dukku Barracks in Birnin Kebbi, during his ongoing...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered an immediate ban on the sale of fuel (petrol) in filling stations across Bama Local Government Area, including Bama town and Banki. The ban was issued after due consultations with security agencies in the state...