IGP Orders Heavy Deployment Of Personnel, Equipment To End Attacks On Policemen In South East
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday ordered deployment heavy security operational assets in the South East following incessant attacks on police officers. Baba, who also rejigged the ‘Operation Restore Peace’, vowed that poli...
Insecurity: Northern Elders Forum Insists President Buhari Must Resign
The Northern Elders Forum has said contrary to the Presidency’s assertion, the delayed delivery of military equipment from the United States to Nigeria was not caused by the Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. The elders said rather than b...
Support Military To End Insecurity, Buhari Begs Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari says without mass and popular support to the “hardworking” Armed Forces, it will take Nigeria much longer to finish off the “successful” war being waged against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. He said this Tuesd...
Chief Of Army Staff Tells Troops To Capture Neutralise Terrorists, Secure Nigerians
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has directed troops to capture Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ weapons and neutralize them to secure the nation. According to him, the capture of terrorists’ weap...
IPOB Replies Army, Says It’s Not Responsible For Killing Of Army Couple
The Indigenous People of Biafra has denied being responsible for the killing of a military couple on transit to Imo State. In a statement on Wednesday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, described the accusation by the Nigeri...
Buhari Talks Tough Over Killing Of 55 Persons In Zamfara, Urges Military To End Banditry
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks by bandits on communities in Zamfara State. Report has it that no fewer than 55 people were killed in separate attacks by bandits in four Zamfara communities in three days. The affected comm...
Strike: Soldiers Attempt Running Over Protesters In Ibadan
Students protesting against strike action of the Academic Staff Union Universities on Friday, in Ibadan, had a face-off with a team of the Nigerian Army who, in a bid to force their way through blockage by the students, almost ran them over with thei...
Sultan Of Sokoto Urges FG To Takeover Forests Occupied By Unknown Gunmen, Criminals
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’adu Abubakar led-Jama’atu Nasril Islam, JNI, has called on the Federal and state governments to immediately take control of all forests and swampy areas that have become hideouts for criminals across the c...
Ikpeazu Finally Reveals Why Methodist Prelate, Dr. Kanu Was Released Timely After Abduction
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has explained why the Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr Samuel Uche Kanu, the Methodist Bishop of Owerri, Rt Rev Okechukwu Michael and the Prelate’s Chaplain were released within 24 hours after their ...
Troops Neutralise 14 ISWAP, Boko Haram Terrorists, Rescue 100 Family Members
The Defence Headquarters has said troops of Operation Hadin Kai, had, in the past two weeks, eliminated 14 terrorists and arrested 15 others. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this on Thursday while briefing jour...
