Troops Rescue Kidnap Victims In Nasarawa
Troops of the Nigerian Army intercepted and prevented a kidnapping incident along the busy Nasarawa-Kefi Road on Thursday. The suspected kidnappers had attacked the victim and abducted him. However, following distress calls from residents of the area, the troops embarked on a rescue operation along the route. A statement by the Nigerian Army on Friday on its X handle said the troops...
Ex-Defence Minister, Kwankwaso Says Military Can End Insecurity If…
Sen. Musa Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence, says the military can end the current security challenge facing the country, given the necessary motivation. Kwankwaso, also the National Leader of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) stated this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after the NNPP National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja. He said that although it was the responsibility of...
Another Tragedy: Colonel, Six Soldiers Feared Dead In Borno Boko Haram Ambush
A Lieutenant Colonel and six soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno state. The soldiers died exactly a week after the military personnel who were murdered while on a peace mission in Delta State were laid to rest at National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Boko Haram insurgent ambushed the soldiers at Kamuya, a village close...
Gunmen Abduct Channels TV Reporter In Rivers State, Place N30m Ransom
Gunmen kidnapped a journalist and reporter with Channels Television, Mr Joshua Rogers, at his residence in Rumuosi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday night. Rogers, who covers the Rivers State Government House for his organisation, was reportedly trailed after he closed from work to his residence. The miscreants accosted him before he alighted from his car, pointed...
April 7 Now National Police Day — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night during the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. He identified a complete overhaul of institutional mentality and memory of police officers as fundamental to his administration’s ongoing...
Yoruba Nation: Tinubu Talks Tough, Says Those Threatening Nigeria’s Sovereignty Will Pay Heavy Price
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that those who threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria would pay a heavy price. The president made the declaration while speaking on security when he received leaders of Afenifere, the respected Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation, at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday. “I am irrevocably committed to the unity of Nigeria and constitutional democracy. Constitutional democracy...
Eight Nigerians Arrested In South Africa Over Alleged Attack On Policemen
The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking the operatives and damaging their vehicles during a drug raid. The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, confirmed the incident that happened in the Northern Cape on Friday. According to a South African Police Service (SAPS) statement, at the time of the arrest, police were tracing...
Military Confirms Killing Of Six Soldiers In Fresh Ambush In Niger, Spits Fire
The military high command, on Sunday said marauding terrorists, who recently killed some of its personnel in Niger State will pay dearly for the dastardly act, saying they would be hunted down by fire by force. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, who stated this on Sunday and vowed that there would be “injurious consequences” for the act. Bandits had...
IGP Says Nigeria Not Mature For State Police, Wants NSCDC, FRSC Merged As A Dept In NPF
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said Nigeria is not “mature” for state police. Egbetokun said this at a national dialogue on state police organised by the house of representatives in Abuja, on Monday. The theme of the dialogue is ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria”. The IGP, who was represented by Ben Okolo, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, said the...
UN Challenges Nigeria, African Leaders To Renew Social Contract With Citizens In Order To End Terrorism
The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Ms Amina Mohammed, suggested that one of the ways to remove the enablers of terrorism on the continent is for Africa to work to rebuild its social contract with its citizens, and deliver good governance. “Rebuilding the social contract is necessary for recovery. We must pay attention to women and girls who...
