CRIME
Gunmen Shoot Village Head In Plateau Community, Kill Son, Abduct Wife
At least two persons including Baba Yarima Jabi, the village head of Angwn Baraya in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, have been shot when gunmen attacked the community in the early hours of Sunday . It was learnt that while the village h...
Insecurity: Again, FG Moves For Ranching In Each States
The Federal Government has restated its appeal to states to cooperate in ensuring that herders embrace ranching in ending the perennial farmers-herdsmen clashes. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, restated the appeal in Lon...
I Won’t Rest Until I Address Insecurity, Cost Of Living, Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has again reassured that his administration would continue to address the current security challenges and costs of living in the country, saying ”I won’t rest until I bring relief to Nigerians.” Malam Garba Shehu, the...
Osun Guber Election: IGP Deploys DIG FCID, 4 AIGs, 5 CPs, 15 DCPs, others
Inspector-General of Police, Baba Alkali The Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, ...
Gov Ortom Seak International Support For Christian Safety In Benue.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has called on international organisations to support efforts towards ending the attacks on Christians in Nigeria. Governor Ortom made the call at the headquarters of the International Christian Concern, ICC, in Wash...
Gunmen Kill PDP Lawmaker In Adamawa
He was a member of the PDP. A gang of armed men stormed the lawmaker’s residence in his hometown, Bannga, in the early hours of Saturday, shooting his son and whisking him away before killing him a few hours after. The Police Public Relations Offic...
Nigerians React As Buhari Travels To Liberia To Deliver Lecture On Peace, Security
Nigerians have expressed their reactions as President Muhammadu Buhari left for Monrovia, the capital of Liberia today to deliver a lecture on peace and security. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu disclosed on Monday that “the trip signifies the ...
Oil Theft: Navy Hands Over Vessel, Crew to EFCC
MV Gratitude, a bunkered vessel and its crew of six, intercepted on January 9, 2020 by officers of the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, were today January 22, 2020 handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution. The Commanding Officer, Forward Operating Base, Commodore Suleiman Ibrahim, while handing over...
Alleged N4.9bn Fraud: Defence counsel’s absence stalls Fani-Kayode’s case
The N4.9bn fraud trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, scheduled to continue on Thursday before the Federal High Court in Lagos was stalled due to the absence of one of the defence counsel, Clement Onwuenwuenor. Fani-Kayode is being tried alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman; Danjuma Yusuf, and a firm, Joint Trust Dimensions...
Nigerian Soldiers Fighting Boko Haram Spotted Drinking Dirty Water (Video)
A disheartening and heartbreaking video just hit the internet. This video shows some Nigerian soldiers drinking dirty water from an unclean stream. From the video, many soldiers can be seen fetching and drinking water that doesn’t look good for human consumption, let alone soldiers fighting terrorism. The fighters can be heard lamenting the terrible and distasteful state they found themselves. This...
