Those Of You Hailing Igboho Should Tell Him To Show Up Now, Says DSS After Detaining Nnamdi Kanu
Few days after Nnamdi Kanu was detained at its facility, the Department of State Services (DSS) has called on Sunday Adeyemo ‘Igboho’ to turn himself to security agencies as the agency confirmed it has launched a manhunt for the Yoruba nation agitation. DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya said this in a press briefing on Thursday evening in Abuja while confirming a...
Security, Economic Challenges: Nigeria Sliding To Failed State — FENRAD Weeps
Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and rights group, has raised the alarms over the worsening state of security across Nigeria and government's failure to address them, saying the country is gradually becoming a failed state. FENRAD says virtually all parts of the country is confronted with a situation where non-state actor of the militia type...
Kaduna Air Strike: Obi Insists On Investigation As He Visits Victims
Following the recent accidental military air strike at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate funding for the military and other security agencies in order to enhance their operations. Obi made the call when he visited...
Body Of Slain Ogun Couple’s Son Recovered In River
The police in Ogun State have recovered the remains of Oreoluwa Fatinloye, son of the slain couple, Mr and Mrs Kehinde Fatinloye, who were murdered and set ablaze by suspected assassins at their residence in Abeokuta, on Sunday. The corpse was recovered from the Adigbe river, along Obada Oko area of Abeokuta. According to information, the deceased’s hands were tied before...
Buhari In Maiduguri, Tells Security Forces To Totally Eliminate Terrorists
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on security agencies to take the fight to terrorists’ hideouts and ensure they are “completely eliminated”. He gave the directive in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital at an event to mark World Humanitarian Day. موقع المراهنات العالمي ”The Men and Officers of Operation Lafiya Dole, Security Agencies, and the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) are...
Troops Rescue 31 Kidnap Victims In Sokoto (PHOTOS)
Troops of the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have rescued 31 kidnapped victims in Sokoto State. This is as the Northwest Operation under the command of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Major General Godwin Mutkut, intensified the onslaught and conducted a series of clearance operations to terrorists/bandits’ enclaves in its areas of...
Obasanjo Charges FG To Desist From Negotiating With Terrorists, Take Action
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has rejected calls for negotiations with bandits, insisting that Nigeria must take decisive action and embrace international assistance to confront escalating insecurity. Obasanjo, who spoke at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival held in Jos, the state capital, on Friday, asked the Federal Government to stop apologising and negotiating with terrorists. His position comes...
South East Governors Insist On Restructuring, Condemn Attack On Uzodinma’s Home
South East Governors under the auspices of South East Governors Forum has insisted that the country must restructure now to move forward even as it maintains that the Saturday attack on governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State's home is condemnable. The Governors and Leaders made the condemnation after a meeting at Lion House, Enugu on Sunday. Briefing newsmen on the outcome...
Stay Away From Police Stations Now, Don’t Jeopardize Integrity Security Operatives, IGP Egbetokun Warns POS Operators
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered stoppage of Point-of-Sales (POS) machines and other electronic mobile money transaction devices within police stations and other police facilities nationwide. Egbetokun said the ban became imperative following public outcry on alleged illegal and illicit transactions of POS machine operators with certain police operatives. The police boss, who spoke through the force spokesman, Olumuyiwa...
Katsina Nurses Threaten Strike Over Rising Insecurity
The Katsina State Council, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwifery, threatened on Tuesday to remove its members from the state's frontline local government areas due to the government's purported inability to address welfare and security concerns. The association also threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should the government refuse to address their demands by the end of...
