Gov. Fubara Donates 100 Operational Vehicles To Police
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advised police officers in the state against abandoning their professional responsibilities to take advantage of the political crisis in the state to pursue vested political interests The governor urged them to know that the enmity they fuel and eventually create will hurt them in the long run. He gave the advise at the inauguration and...
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...
Buhari Urges Service Chiefs To Find Means To End Insecurity In Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed security chiefs to find tactics to solve the security challenges in the country, particularly in the North-West and North Central. The President issued the directive on Tuesday, during a three-hour security meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He reiterated the urgent need to deal with the bandits, who according to the security...
Nigeria Army On Victory Path Against Insecurity, Says Chief Of Army Staff
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has reassured Nigerians that the military will soon surmount the prevailing security challenges bedevilling the country. Lagbaja stated this during the closing ceremony of the COAS combined second and Third Quarters Conference 2024 on Thursday in Uyo. ”The reassurance is based on the security briefings we received from different army formations...
Tinubu Visit Borno To Evaluate Flood Impacts
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Maiduguri, Borno State, to commiserate with the government and her people over the recent flood disaster. In the North West state, the president would evaluate the impact of the flood on residential houses, hospitals, markets, schools, and other public facilities. In a video seen by our correspondent on X, the president’s aircraft landed at the...
Insurgency Has Reduced To 90% In Borno, Says Gov. Zulum
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Sunday said the Federal Government and security forces have succeeded in containing 90 per cent of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. Nigeria has been battling insurgency for over a decade with several people killed and many others kidnapped in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. Zulum, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, admitted that...
Restrict Your Use Of Super Tucano Jet Only In North, US Cautions FG
The United States Government has advised the Nigerian Government to restrict usage of the Super Tucano fighter jets to the Northern Part of the country. The US government stated that the Super Tucano aircraft are expected to be used only in the northern part of the country where Boko Haram terrorists have wreaked havoc for almost a decade. Briefing journalists earlier...
Media Promoting Banditry, Secessionism, DSS Alleges
The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused media organisations of promoting the activities of terrorists and secessionists in the country. This is even as Ekwulobia town in Orumba South local council area of Anambra State was thrown into serious tension yesterday, following the alleged killing of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) by unknown gunmen. Spokesperson of DSS,...
Abducted Catholic Priest Killed In Edo
Rev. Fr. Christopher Odia, who was kidnapped at his residence in Ikabigbo community, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, on Sunday morning, has been killed. He was killed less than 24 hours after Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, another priest, was ...
Ex-Councillor’s Wife, 7-Month-Old Son Kidnapped In Zamfara
Ex-councillor in Zamfara State, Mr Babangida Ibrahim’s wife and his seven-month-old son were in the early hours of Wednesday abducted from their home in Damba, Gusau, the state capital. Confirming the development, Zamfara State police command’s spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, said the ex-councillor was left with a gunshot wound and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital. He said: “The command...
