I Will Teach Unknown Gunmen What I Learnt During Civil War – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will teach unknown gunmen destroying state infrastructure what he learnt during the civil war. I receive daily security reports on the attacks on critical national infrastructure, and it is very clear that those behind them want this administration to fail. Whoever wants the destruction of the system will soon have the shock of their lives....
Ganduje Weeps, Says Bandits Have Taken Over Kano Forests, Seeks Military Support
Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has raised the alarm that armed bandits have taken over forests in the state. The Kano governor, who made the disclosure at the Defence Headquarters, where he met with the service chiefs, said the bandits are grouping in Falgore forest, even as the state government is working hard to open up the forests. Although he...
Road Users Decry Inhuman Treatment By Military Along Enugu-Anambra Express
It was a horrible and dehumanising experience for road users on the dilapidated Enugu-Onitsha Expressway following their subjection to a stop-and-search operation by soldiers mounting a checkpoint between Enugu and Anambra states. The inhuman treatment, they said, was akin to the treatment meted to captives from a war-ravaged territory. To cross the Amansea-Awka boundary, passengers are dropped off a few metres...
Police Restore Peace To Orji After Gunbattle With Unknown Gunmen
Imo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Abutu Yaro, says peace has been restored in Orji, Owerri North Local Government Area, after Thursday’s shootout with hoodlums. Yaro said in a statement issued in Owerri on Friday by police spokesman, SP Bala Alkana that four hoodlums were fatally injured, but others fled during the gun battle. He said the police were on the...
Insecurity: Convene A National Peace Summit Now, Prof. Ibe Urges Buhari
As the country continues to face protracted security challenges, the Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe, has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to urgently convene a National Peace Summit to address the issues ravaging virtually all parts of Nigeria. Speaking to newsmen recently in his Amaokwe Achara Uturu country home, Prof Ibe, who currently consults to the fifteen...
Buhari Blames Niger Delta Militants For Drop In Oil Revenue [VIDEO]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Niger Delta militants who vandalised oil pipelines contributed to a drop in Nigeria’s oil revenue. The President disclosed this in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authorities, NTA, on Friday. “I want Nigerians to be fair to this administration. They should reflect seriously the time we came, especially relative to North East and South South,...
Interface With CSOs In Abia To Know Registered Advocate Groups, FENRAD Urges Ikpeazu
Civil society and Human Rights organization, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy & Development (FENRAD) has called on Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu to convene a civil society organization dialogue and interface to determine the Registered and recognized advocate groups working in the state. FENRAD was reacting to a press release by the state government in which it called on...
Count Us Out Of Fulani Group’s Plan To Attack Delta — Miyetti Allah
Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has finally spoken on an alleged threat by a Fulani group to attack Delta state. On Monday, a group simply identified as ‘Fulani Jihadists’ threatened to attack the state if the governor, Ifeanyi Okowa does not rescind the ban on Open grazing in 72 hours. National Secretary of Miyetti Allah, Othman Ngelzarma, during an interview on Channels...
We’ll Soon Make Insecurity A Thing Of The Past, Osinbajo Vows
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has expressed optimism that the current security challenges facing Nigeria would soon become a thing of the past. The Vice President also said that the federal government has intensified efforts aimed at adequately securing the country with the recent supplementary budget sent to the National Assembly for approval for the procurement of military hardware for the...
‘Dot Nation’ Shirt: We Did Not Arrest Senator Abaribe – DSS
The Department of State Security Services, DSS has called on the general public to disregard reports that Abia senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe has been arrested by the agency. On Wednesday, a report went viral on social media that the controversial senator was arrested for wearing a t-shirt with the inscription, ‘dot nation’. Another report alleged that he was arrested in Transcorp Hilton...
