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Don’t Try It, Navy Warns Militants Threatening To Resume Hostilities

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The Nigerian Navy has warned Niger Delta militants, who last week threatened to resume attacks on oil facilities over alleged Federal Government lackadaisical attitude to the development of the zone to have a rethink and toe the path of dialogue or be dealt with decisively. This came as South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, asked the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs,...

You’re Unseen Pillars Of Nigeria, Hon. Kalu Applauds Widows Of Slain Soldiers

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Member representing Bende federal constituency, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has applauded wives of Nigerian soldiers who died fighting for the country, describing them as an unseen pillar of the country's security. He made this remark on Tuesday while addressing widows of slain soldiers at the 14 Brigade of Nigerian Army, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Barracks Ohafia Abia State. According to Hon. Kalu who...

We’ll Roll Out Unified Security Outfit Soon — Southeast Governors

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South East governors have said they will soon roll out operational vehicles and uniforms for the region’s joint security outfit to tackle the rising insecurity in the zone. Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi, stated this on Tuesday while briefing journalists at his Uburu country home in Ohaozara Local Government Area of the...

Prepare To Enter Sambisa Forest After Training, Buratai Tells Army Recruits

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The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has told the Army Recruits currently undergoing training at the Falgore forest in Kano state to get ready to go to Sambisa Forest at the end of their training. This is just as he said the Nigerian Army will uphold thoroughness in its recruitment processes to ensure that only qualified persons are...

47 Fulani Herdsmen With Guns Arrested In Oyo

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No fewer than 47 Fulani men armed with guns and other weapons have been arrested in Igangan, Oyo State, by men of Operation Burst, which is a joint security team of soldiers and policemen. Our correspondent gathered that the suspects were arrested in the early hours of Sunday by the Ofiki River along the Tapa/Igangan Road in the Ibarapa North...

Three Killed, Houses Burnt as Amotekun, Herdsmen clash in Oyo

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No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others were injured in a clash involving men of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps and suspected herdsmen in Ayete community, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state. Unconfirmed sources said about seven houses were also razed in the clash whose cause could not be ascertained yet, The Nation reports. Although...

Insecurity: Give Our Military More Time And Support, Buhari Pleads With Nigerians

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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians to give the military more time and support to fight insecurity in the nation. “I plead with fellow compatriots to give our military and other security agencies more time, cooperation, and support by volunteering credible intelligence/information on activities of armed bandits, insurgents, and other criminal elements within their communities in order to put an...

Pray For Troops To End Insecurity – Defence Minister

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The Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi, has urged Christians to pray for the country to overcome its security challenges as they celebrate the birth of Christ. Gen Magashi, the Defence Minister gave the charge in a Thursday statement felicitating with Christians on the special Christmas occasion. He urged Christians to be Christ-like in celebrating the birth of Jesus...

We Were Told To Say Boko Haram Kidnapped Us – Kankara Student

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One of the hundreds of schoolboys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State has said that their abductors were not members of Boko Haram. The schoolboy disclosed this in a viral video, adding that they were told to say that the kidnappers were Boko Haram insurgents. Asked if their abductors were bandits or Boko Haram, the students said,...

Terror Attacks ‘Have Reduced Drastically’ In Zamfara – Governor

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Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle on Sunday said the security situation in the northwest state has improved since he assumed leadership. The Governor was responding to accusations by the All Progressives Congress that he was sponsoring bandits in Zamfara. Matawalle, a Peoples Democratic Party Governor, said such accusations were malicious and insulting. “I find it insulting that the Apc is accusing me...

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