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After Ebonyi Killing, Umahi Says Nigeria Will Overcome Agents Of Disunity
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has stressed the need for oneness among Nigerians, noting that upholding the unity of the nation will conquer every form of disunity. Umahi stated this in his Easter message issued on Saturday in Abakaliki. According to the governor, as Jesus Christ triumphed over death, Nigerians will also triumph over every agent of disunity. “Easter is a commemoration...
Search For NAF Missing Aircraft Continues As PDP, Ndume Express Worry
The search for the missing Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet entered its fourth day on Saturday with no sign of the wreckage of the aircraft. It was gathered that more troops and air assets had been deployed in the ongoing search of the jet which was believed to have crashed with two crew members, Flt Lts. John Abolarinwa and Ebiakpo...
I Did Not Appoint Anybody To Negotiate With Bandits ― El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said he did not appoint anybody to negotiate with bandits on his or the government’s behalf. He also said anyone found negotiating on behalf of the government would be arrested and prosecuted. This was made known in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Sunday debunking a...
Attacks On Imo Police, Correctional Facility Act Of Terrorism, Buhari Reacts
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned what he described as a “deadly insurgent attack” on the Police Command Headquarters and the Correctional Facility in Owerri, Imo State, on Monday, calling it an act of terrorism. President Buhari in his reaction that was contained in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu in Abuja,...
How Troops Rescued 5 of Abducted Kaduna College Of Forestry Students
Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army has rescued five of the students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits on March 11, Army Headquarters says. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yerima gave the names of the rescued students as Abubakar Yakubu, Francis...
IPOB’s ESN Exists Only On Social Media, MASSOB Backs Ebubeagu
Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, says the only security outfit recognised in the South-East region is Ebubeagu which was recently announced by the governors of the zone. According to him, the Eastern Security Network established by the Indigenous People of Biafra and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, only exists on...
Ebonyi Killings: FENRAD Tasks Buhari, Umahi On Protection Of Citizens
Following the recent killings in Ebonyi state in which dozens of lives were lost after suspected Fulani herdsmen unleashed mayhem in Umuogudu Akpu-Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government on Monday, April 12, 2021 an environmental and pro-democracy rights group, Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governor, Dave Umahi to...
Alleged Terrorism: I’ve Changed My Position On Killing Of ‘Infidels’ — Pantami
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has renounced his past controversial comments on terrorist groups including Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The minister said he was young when he made the radical comments, adding that he is now matured and now knows better. He spoke while answering questions during his daily Ramadan lecture at Annor Mosque in Abuja on Saturday. “For 15...
Katsina Government Employs Dogs To Secure Boarding Schools
The Katsina State Government have approved the employment of dogs by the security personnel deployed to secure the state’s boarding schools. This move, according to the Katsina State Commissioner for Education, Dr Badamasi Lawal Charanchi is to complement the efforts of the security personnel attached to each boarding schools. “We were advised to deploy these dogs at each school because they...
400 Suspects Arrested For Funding Boko Haram, Bandits [SEE SHOCKING LIST]
About 400 businessmen have been, reportedly, arrested for allegedly funding Boko Haram insurgents and bandits. For over a decade, there has not been a piece of clear information on how Boko insurgents are being funded. According to Daily Trust, the businessmen were arrested in an operation being coordinated by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), and in collaboration with the Department of...
