US Security Alert: Our Abuja Operations Not In Collaboration With Foreign Military — DSS
The Department of State Services, DSS has said that there was no joint military operation with any foreign country’s military in the wake of the terror attack advisory raised by the United States and the United Kingdom embassies in Nigeria. The Spokesman for the DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, made the clarification while interacting with senior journalists in Abuja on Friday. Although...
Bandits Will Have No Hiding Place If I’m Elected President — Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said if he is elected President of the country, there would be no hiding place for bandits. Addressing delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina on Wednesday, Atiku said it is the negligence o...
Insecurity Around Gulf Of Guinea Gives Me Concern, Buhari Laments
President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented a surge in insecurity within African waterways, specifically within the Gulf of Guinea. Buhari noted that the development required collaborative efforts among stakeholders to tackle. He spoke at the Internation...
Troops Arrest Herdsmen Who Killed Newly Married Couple
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested a prime suspect in the Killing of a newly-married couple in a shooting in a secondary school in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Mr Rwang Danladi, 37, and his wife Mrs Sandra Rwang, 28, were murdered by suspected herdsmen who led a herd of cows into their school. The couple met their deaths...
Ohafia Traditional Rulers Seek End To Harassment Of Citizens, Want Return Of Social Life
Traditional Rulers in Ohafia local government area of Abia State under the aegis of Council of Ohafia Monarchs have appealed to the Nigerian Army to identify youths in the community said to be 'unknown gunmen' and arrest them, ABN TV reports. The Royal Fathers decried the invasion of communities in Ohafia resulting in series of harassment and intimidation of law-abiding...
Insecurity: Buhari To Discuss Issue With Macron In France
President Muhammadu Buhari is due to meet the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, on growing security concerns in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions. The President, who is billed to depart Abuja today, will be attending a four-day African Finance Summit in the French capital, Paris, during which he is expected to meet with Mr. Macron on security matters. According to...
Parents Of 14 Abducted Greenfield University Students Allegedly Paid N70m Ransom — Source
Reports have emerged that family and relatives of 14 abducted students and staff of Greenfield University in Kaduna State allegedly paid a whopping sum of N70 million to secure their release from bandits. They were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. The Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai and few others received the students...
Take Me Back To My Boko Haram Husband, Rescued Chibok Girl Begs
Another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, 27, has been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command. Nkeki, who was rescued on Monday last week, said she was married to a repentant Boko Haram terrorist she identified as Adam, The Chibok girl was rescued by troops of the 81 Task Force Battalion at Dikwa during an operation into the terrorists’ enclave. The...
Buhari Vows To Ensure Safe Return Of Kaduna Train Kidnap Victims
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed increased efforts through kinetic and non-kinetic means to bring the case of the kidnapped railway passengers in Kaduna State to a closure. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, ...
FG Backs AGF On Possibility Of Declaring State Of Emergency In Anambra
The Federal Government has expressed support for the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on the possibility of declaring state of emergency in Anambra if the incessant killings and other criminal acts in the state persist. Malami, also the Attorney General of the Federation, had given the indication on Wednesday that the Federal Government would not rule out the option of...
