Exposed: FG Names Nine Persons, 6 BDCs Financing Terrorism In Nigeria
The Federal Government has named 15 entities said to be involved in terrorism financing. They include nine individuals and six Bureaux De Change operators and firms. The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. It was titled “Designation of Individuals and Entities for March 18, 2024”. According to the document, the Nigeria Sanctions Committee met on...
UK Donates Counter-IED Equipment To Nigerian Military
The UK Government on Friday donated advanced counter-Improvised Explosives Devices to Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the donation of the equipment marks another milestone in the strategic partnership between the UK and the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Counter-IED equipment is created primarily for military and law enforcement. They are used...
IGP, Chief Of Army Staff Asked To Resign Over Killings In Benue, Others
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), has urged adoration members to stop castigating Bishop Callistus Onaga and continue praying for Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Mbaka issued the warn...
No Ransom Paid To Secure Kankara Students’ Release – Masari
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State says no ransom was paid to secure the release of the abducted students. Masari disclosed this in an interview with German radio, Deutsche Welle, DW monitored by our correspondent on Thursday night. The Governor said the release of the students was facilitated by the Miyyeti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, who engage...
Abducted Zamfara School Girls Regain Freedom
The kidnapped schoolgirls of Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State have been released and are currently in the palace of the Emir of Anka waiting for transportation to Gusau, the state capital. A very competent source had informed our correspondent on Saturday that negotiations with the bandits who kidnapped the schoolgirls had reached a very advanced stage, saying “they...
IPOB, OPC Same As Boko Haram, Says Dambazau
A former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Abdulrahamah Dambazau (rtd), on Friday, said the activity of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) is not different from Boko Haram’s bloody campaign in the northern parts of the country. According to Dambazau, a former minister of Interior Nigeria is witnessing a new wave of ethnic extremism...
Air Force Seeks More Time To End Insecurity In Nigeria
The Nigerian Air Force has vowed to end insecurity in the country, urging Nigerians to be patient with the service. This as it described the security challenges as dynamic and uncertain which requires continuous review of strategies. The Director of ...
We’ll Arm Amotekun With Sophisticated Weapons — Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, yesterday, insisted that state security outfits in the country, backed by law must have access to sophisticated weapons to combat insecurity. Akeredolu said this during the Passing-Out Parade of Courses 3 and 4 of the State Amotekun Corps in Akure. His words: “State Security outfits backed by law whether in Western Nigeria, Katsina, Borno, Benue...
Buhari Vows To Rescue Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers Held Captive By Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday vowed to rescue 31 hostages taken in a train attack and return them “safe and unhurt”, his office said, five months after their abduction. Gangs of Bandits with no ideological or religious motives are known to kidnap for ransom in northwest and central Nigeria. On March 28, armed men blew up a train travelling between Abuja...
Police Arrest Two Suspected Kidnappers, Recover Weapons In Jigawa
The Police in Jigawa, in collaboration with a local vigilance group, have arrested two suspected kidnappers in Taura Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse. Shiisu said the suspects, aged between 35 and 40, were arrested on Sunday following reliable...
