Military Rejects Coup Scare Report Threatens Legal Action
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has refuted as false an alleged rumour of a military coup d’etat published in an online medium on Sunday, February 25. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Gusau said the Guards Brigade has the statutory responsibility of protecting the Presidency and the Federal Capital Territory and...
Troops Rescue Twelve Kidnapped Victims
Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued 12 kidnapped victims who were in transit from Imo to Adamawa states. The victims were rescued on Wednesday at Jootar village in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The Force Commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, told journalists that the kidnappers took advantage of the abandoned Federal Police Highway...
Chief Of Defence Staff Says Military Will Go After Coup Advocates
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa has vowed that the military will go after persons advocating coup d’ ‘etat in the country Describing such individuals as enemies of Nigeria, Musa said the law would surely catch up with them. Musa insisted that the Armed Forces was on top of its game and would continue to defend and protect...
Troops Kill Kingpin Of NDA Attack, Kidnap Of Kebbi School Girl
A notorious bandit kingpin, popularly called Boderi, who orchestrated kidnappings of Yauri school girls, Greenfield University and the NDA Nigerian Defence Academy attacks, has been killed. Boderi was killed with another kingpin, Bodejo, in an ambush by troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army. Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Nwachukwu said the duo was neutralised with...
Phyna Shares Ordeal After Escaping From kidnapp Attempt
Big Brother Naija Level Up winner, Josephine Ijeoma Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has recounted how she escaped a kidnapper’s attack in Delta State. Phyna took to her X account to explain her ordeal while also grateful for not being a victim. Narrating her experience, she said the kidnappers hijacked four cars in front of the vehicle she rode in and abducted...
Police Dismiss Two ASPs, Others $3000 Extortion In Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has said one of its men identified as Inspector Michael Odey involved in an act of extortion has been dismissed. Similarly, it disclosed that two other operatives involved in the act had been queried and recommended for dismissal according to established procedures. The three operatives, including two Assistant Superintendent of Police, were arrested and detained for...
Fresh #EndSARS Protest Hits Delta
Youths in Delta state on Wednesday protested alleged brutality and extortion by the Nigerian police. In now viral videos, the protesters were seen with different placards, including one with the inscription, ENDSARS NOW. They called on the leadership of the Nigeria Police Force to weigh into the matter. An X user, who shared the videos said police brutality in the state had...
Liberian Defence Minister Quits Ten Days After Appointment
Liberia’s new defence minister on Monday resigned from his post just 10 days after being appointed, following a protest by soldiers’ wives, the presidency said. The resignation marks the first political crisis facing Liberia’s new president Joseph Boakai since his inauguration at the end of January. Boakai “has received and accepted a letter of resignation from the recently confirmed Minister of...
Imo-Based Lawyer Murdered By Gunmen
Gunmen have reportedly murdered Victor Onwubiko, a legal practitioner based in Imo state and resident of Uturu in Abia state. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday night while the lawyer was returning to Abia State University, Uturu, where he resides. According to a source, the tragic event occurred along the Okigwe/Uturu road between 8 and 9 pm on Saturday, February 10, during a...
Bandits Kill Nine Traders In Katsina
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Sunday evening reportedly killed nine traders along Jibia/Batsari Road on Katsina State. Residents reported that the traders were returning to their community from a local market in Jibia when they ran into the gunmen around 6pm. It was learnt that the traders were being conveyed in two vehicles which the gunmen also burnt. A resident who...
