FG In Pain As UK Promises To Offer IPOB/MASSOB Members Asylum
The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed anger over a plan by the United Kingdom to offer asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja, said the...
Troops kill 964 Fighters, 10 Terrorist Heads In February – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says troops on operations across the country neutralized 10 terrorist leaders and 964 fighters in February. The troops also arrested 621 terrorists, and rescued 466 kidnap victims, while 1,157 Boko Haram terrorists and their members of their families surrendered to troops. The military high command said this through the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, at a...
Buhari Lacks Courage To Tackle Insecurity – Gani Adams
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday, said President Muhammadu Buhari lacks the courage to tackle the security challenges facing the country adding that leadership remains Nigeria’s biggest problem. Speaking shortly after his ordination as an Apostle at the Saviour’s Ministries in Lagos, Adams blamed President Buhari for the security situation in the country, saying the...
Eid-el-Fitr: NSCDC Stations 2,250 Officers In Lagos, Issues Vandalism Warning
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sent 2,250 officers to protect people and property during the Eid-el-Fitr holiday. Eid-el-Fitr, also known as the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast. Lagos State NSCDC Commandant Mr. Adedotun Keshinro announced the...
As Bandits Raze Houses, Kill 13 Locals, Kaduna Imposes Curfew On Two LGAs
The Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaura and Jema’a Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. This comes hours after bandits attacked Kagoro Chiefdom in Kaura LGA, killing at least 13 villagers while several properties were destroyed. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, announced this in a statement on Monday. “Following advice from...
Nobody Can Dismantle This Nation, We’ll Be Ruthless On Anyone Threatening National Peace — DG DSS Talks Tough
The Department of State Services has warned that the agency will henceforth deal ruthlessly with anyone who threatens the peace and security of Nigeria. The Director-General of Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, handed down the warning at the graduation ceremony of participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course of the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja. The DG DSS...
Recruitment Of Children By Boko Haram, ISWAP Must End Now, Gov. Zulum Talks Tough
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has expressed the fear that Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists may continue tormenting the country if proper security steps are not taken to forestall the recruitment of young children into the terror groups. He spoke when the new Governing Board and Management of the North-East Development Commission paid him a courtesy visit in Maiduguri...
Terror Threat: DSS Calls For Calm, Says Nothing New In US Warning
The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for calm over the alert that the US issued to its citizens in Nigeria. ABN TV had reported how the United States embassy in Nigeria warned Americans in the country to be cautious of their movement in response to “elevated risk of terror attacks”, specifically in Abuja. “There is an elevated risk of...
Security Number One Priority In My Administration, Buhari Briefs Southeast Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari has told leaders of Southeast geopolitical zone that with less than two years left in his eight-year tenure as President, security remains a major priority for his administration. President Buhari stated this on Thursday at a town hall meeting with South- East leaders during his one-day official visit to Imo State. ‘‘If there is no security, there is...
We Made Juju To Fortify Ourselves With Heads Of 10 Young Girls, Suspected ESN Commander
A suspected commander of the Eastern Security Network, the paramilitary arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Emeoyiri Benjamin, has stated his roles in some bloody attacks allegedly carried out by the group in Imo State. The 28-year-old suspect dubbed Onye Army also explained how he and his gang members fortified themselves with charms prepared with heads of 10 young...
