‘This Is Not 1967’, IPOB Denies Planning To Attack Lagos
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has denied a claim by the police that it was planning to attack Lagos state. Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB leader, said in a statement on Monday that the claim was made to fuel division between the Yoruba and the Igbo. https://twitter.com/MaziNnamdiKanu/status/1392071155335372801?s=20 At a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday, Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos commissioner of police, had said the command is investigating...
Ikpeazu Imposes Curfew On Umunneochi, Bende, Deploys Vigilante Groups In 17 LGAs
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has announced a 6pm to 6am daily curfew on Umunneochi and Bende local government areas of the state. This is squel to the subsisting curfew imposed by Abia State Government between the hours of 8pm-6am in Aba, Umuahia, Ohafia and Arochukwu. Though no reason was given for the extension of the curfew to the two...
Buhari Approves New Security Measures For S/East And S/South
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures for the Southeast and South-South regions of the country. This was one of the outcomes of the series of security meetings held in the last eleven days and concluded on Tuesday in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the meeting. He,...
Nigeria Has Collapsed! Trouble Is Coming, Buhari Will Suffer If… – Father Mbaka
The Founder of Adoration Ministry Enugu State, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will suffer if he doesn't show that he is not part of those causing insecurity in the country. According to him, "Start preparing where to run to, trouble is coming, Nigeria has collapsed and Abuja will no longer be a safe zone for...
Ikpeazu Spits Fire As Gunmen Attack Abia Police Station, Burn Vehicles, Others
Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed anger over an attack on Mike Okiro Police Station located along Umuahia-Uzoakoli Road, close to Ubani market, insisting that perpetrators will not go unpunished, ABN TV report. In a statement on Sunday, the governor through the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu announced that the attack which occurred around 9:45 am...
Boko Haram Plans To Have A Separate Islamic Country, Lures Borno And Yobe With Naira (Photos)
Militants belonging to the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da'wah wa'l-Jihād, have organised da‘wāt in some villages in Borno and Yobe state. They also hoisted their flag in the villages, assuring them of good governance, better security, and basic amenities as soon as they have a...
There Was An Attempt To Burgle Buhari’s Chief Of Staff’s Residence – Presidency
There was an attempt to burgle the residence of Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Presidency has said. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed that the incident occurred very early on Monday morning. His confirmation followed the report by an online news medium, Peoples Gazette, that gunmen suspected to...
I Lost My Pregnancy In Captivity, Freed Kaduna Student
A pregnant woman who was one of the 37 students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, has narrated how she lost her pregnancy in captivity. Speaking with Daily Trust soon after reuniting with her husband at the college premises, Fatima Ibrahim Shamaki said she was two months pregnant when she and other students were abducted...
Our Satellite Does Not Focus On Where Insurgency Is Taking Place – National Space Agency DG
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) on Wednesday said inadequate satellite and other facilities affect monitoring of bandits and other criminal elements operating in the country. The newly appointed Director-General of the Agency, Halilu Shaba said, “the Satellite is not static where the insurgency is taking place. That is why one satellite is not adequate. What Nigeria has...
Misguided Igbo Leaders Behind Insecurity – Lauretta Onochie
Personal assistant to President Buhari, Lauretta Onochie has blamed Igbo leaders for the lingering insecurity in South East. Onochie who hails from Anioma, the part of Delta State that speaks Igbo said; 1. Where are Igbo Leaders? Why are they Silent? Misguided ones among Ndigbo are turning your Homeland into a battleground 8 Mothers are crying today. 8 Fathers are Crying today. Many Aunts are crying...