Insecurity: Nigerians Do Not Deserve This Torment — Reps Caucus Weeps
Members of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives have lamented that Nigerians do not deserve the torment which has become their plight in recent times. Their lament which was contained in a statement by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, was hinged on the recent rise in terrorist operations and the escalation of bandits’...
Buhari’s Government Has Failed To Secure Nigerians – Senate
The Senate on Tuesday took a strong exception to weekend’s killing of farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents. It castigated President Muhammadu Buhari’s government for failing to secure Nigerians and called for urgent measures to restructure the security architecture. The nation’s foremost lawmaking organ put the death toll of the Borno killings at 67, up from 43, whose bodies...
Insecurity: Dont Allow Southeast Become Another Northeast, FENRAD Charges Governors
Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, has decried the growing attacks on security formation and agents in the Southeast, urging Governors in the region not to allow the once peaceful Igbo land become another Northeast where it says the federal and state governments are fighting to fend off forces of domestic and transborder terror. FENRAD, a human rights...
After Killing Of 17 Soldiers, Army Vows Not To Leave Creeks In Delta
The Nigerian Army says troops will not leave the creeks in Delta State until culprits in the killing of 17 military personnel are caught. Last week’s killing of the personnel in what is a major blow to the Nigerian Army drew outrage have continued to generate conversations in the country. Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area, where the...
Wipe Off Terrorists, Bandits From The Earth, Buhari Orders Military
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered members of the Nigerian Armed Forces to confront terrorists and wipe them off the face of the earth. The president gave the order at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State while addressing military officer...
Minister Of Police Affairs Leads Nigerian Delegation To Interpol General Assembly
The Minister of Police Affairs, Senator (Dr) Ibrahim Gaidam, has led a Nigerian delegation to the 91st Interpol General Assembly held in Vienna, Austria. This was disclosed in a Tuesday statement by the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying the event which also commemorated the centenary celebrations of Interpol, witnessed the gathering of 196 member countries from Africa, Asia, and Europe. The...
‘Buhari’s Pardon To Nnamdi Kanu Will End Insecurity In South East’
A group, Youth Advocate for Peace, Justice and Empowerment Network (YAPJEN), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to end insecurity in the Southeast by granting a presidential pardon to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It blamed Buhari for what it termed creating the hitherto unknown Mazi Kanu and making him a hero by detaining...
You’re Unseen Pillars Of Nigeria, Hon. Kalu Applauds Widows Of Slain Soldiers
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...
Two Journalists, Wives Abducted In Kaduna Bandit Attack
Bandits have abducted two journalists and their family members in Kaduna State. The armed men stormed Danhonu community in Millennium city of Chikun local government area of Kaduna and raided houses of the reporters of The Nation newspaper, Alhaji AbdulGafar Alabelewe, and that of Blueprint Newspaper, AbdulRaheem Aodu, their wives and children . Alhaji Alabelewe is also the current chairman of...
NCAA Criticized After Plane Hit Antelope On Runway
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has come under fire from aviation experts for the Saturday incident at Asaba Airport where a large antelope collided with an Air Peace plane on the runway. According to the NCAA, the Air Peace aircraft decimated the animal, while the jet was eventually grounded. The agency’s spokesperson, Michael Achimugu, stated that as a result of the...
