CRIME
Journalist Who Exposed Ganduje’s Bribery Video Flees Home Over Death Threats
A journalist and publisher of Daily Nigerian, Jaafar Jaafar, who exposed a video in 2018 showing the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, stuffing dollars in his pockets, has fled his Kano and Abuja residences over some death threats he recently received. “The journalist is no longer staying at home. He is in danger as some unidentified persons, likely to be...
We’re Not Responsible For Zone 13 Police Zonal Command, Uzuakoli Police Station Attacks — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied any involvement in the attacks of security agents, agencies and their formations in any part of South East and Nigeria in general. IPOB while describing the attack of Police Zone 13 as unfortunate said that it does not involve in any violent activity and therefore should not be associated with any violence...
Take Your Military Operations To Terrorists, Bandits Overrunning The North, IPOB Tells FG
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has advised the Federal Government take its military operations to the Northern Nigeria where it said terrorists and bandits are overrunning and not the South East. IPOB also challenged the Federal Government to publish the names of those it claimed to be paying in the Southeast to drop the agitation for Biafra republic. It...
Military Spending: Senate Summons Finance Minister
The Senate committee on Army on Thursday summoned the Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, to give account of releases to the military for operation Lafiya Dole and the war on terrorism. The committee issued the summons after the Minister was absent at a meeting called by the committee. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry of Finance Aliyu Shinkafi represented the Minister but...
Buhari Replies Ortom, Says Governor Engaging In Political Diatribe
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed disappointment and sadness at repeated attacks on him and his administration by Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom. He said “lives of fellow citizens should not be desecrated by deploying them in political diatribe, which unfortunately appeared to be the intent of the string of emotional attacks and blame” by Ortom. The President reminded the governor...
Niger Communities Negotiate With Boko Haram, Pay N20m, Buy N500k Bike For Them
Residents of 65 communities in Niger State have resorted to negotiating and signing a peace deal with Boko Haram to avoid future raids by the insurgents. This development came few days after the terror group displaced over 5,000 villagers from their ancestral homes in Shiroro and Munya local councils. Abubakar Bello, the Governor of Niger had admitted that Boko Haram had...
Adopt Ruga If You Want Peace In Benue – Presidency To Governor
“Benue under the Ortom administration ought to cooperate with the federal government in the implementation of a number of national strategies programmes in addressing underlying issues militating against peace, progress, and development. “This can still get done when the interest of the people is placed above all other interests. A government voted into office by the people should treat the...
Nigeria’s Insecurity Massively Complex, Beyond Military Approach — UK
The British Minister for Africa, James Duddridge, has said the current spate of insecurity in Nigeria is massively complex. He further said there is no partnership from the international community that would resolve the multiplicity of the country’s problems, whether it is Boko Haram insurgency or a number of other issues. Duddridge disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists in...
Under Buhari, Nigeria Has Become A Giant Killing Field – PDP
The National Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decried the current security situation in the country, saying Nigeria has become a giant-killing field. In a communique read by the national chairman of the party after a meeting of the caucus at the Akwa Ibom Governor's Lodge in Abuja, the party said Nigeria was fast descending into anarchy, with...
Insecurity: Nigerians Are Safe Under Buhari – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is optimistic that Nigeria will overcome its current security challenges. “We know when it started but we don’t want to give excuses. This government will perform, Nigerians will feel safe and be happy,” he said “There is the twist and tone in democracy. We just have to build, tolerate each...
