How Bandits Attacked Intending Pilgrims In Sokoto
Bandits on Monday attacked intending pilgrims who were coming to Sokoto from Isa Local Government Area. The pilgrims were due for take-off to the Holy Land today, Tuesday by 7:30am. The bandits were said to have attacked their convoy along Gundumi fo...
26% Of FIFA 2022 World Cup’s Budget Allocated For Tournament Prize Money
Thirteen persons including seven mobile policemen and six civilians have been killed at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki in Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. The mobile policemen were attached to the mining site to provide secur...
Matawalle Approves Death Sentence For Convicted Bandits, Kidnappers, Informants, Others In Zamfara
Zamfara State Government has has signed a new law that approves death penalty for anyone convicted for banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, cultism, or serving as a bandits’ informant in the state. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle disclosed this in a broadcast on Tuesday morning. According to the Zamfara Governor, the new law is one of the measures adopted by his administration...
Abductors Of Nasarawa State Commissioner Demand N100m Ransom
The police in Nasarawa State have confirmed the abduction of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Yakubu Lawal. Lawal was kidnapped by gunmen at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon, the headquarters of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred on Monday, August 15, 2022, caused panic in Nasarawa Eggon LGA where a schoolteacher was killed by some...
Education Suffers Huge Setback As Parents Withdraws Children From Schools Over Banditry In Zamfara
The banditry activities ravaging Zamfara State for over a decade have forced indigenes of the state to be suspicious of any strange face, especially in rural areas. Report had it that many people living in the Damba area of Gusau, the state capital, have been vacating the axis as it has become a bandits’ den, with terror attacks being unleashed...
Hard Times For Kaduna Bandits As Troops Dislodge Camp, Rescue Six Hostages
Following the ongoing military operation against bandits and terrorists in the northwest zone, troops of Operation Forest Sanity have raided a camp belonging to bandits at Kuriga and Manini communities, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. During the operation early Tuesday, the troops rescued six hostages who were kidnapped by bandits at different locations. A statement by the Kaduna state...
FG Awards ₦4billion Monthly Contract To Ex-Militant Leader Tompolo To End Oil Theft
The Federal Government has renewed a multi-million dollar pipeline surveillance contract to a former militant leader and Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo. It was gathered that the government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited signed the deal with Tompolo to end illegal bunkering, illegal refining and other forms...
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...
Ohafia Crisis: Ikpeazu Wades In, Promises Return Of Normalcy
Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has appealed for calm following the disturbances that erupted in Ohafia, Ohafia L. مراهنات سباق الخيل G.A of the state, promising immediate action, ABN TV reports. موقع كازينو 888 The Governor also expressed shocked by this reckless display of disregard for human lives, his chief press secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka said in a statement...
More Than 200 Soldiers Not Seeking Voluntary Retirement Because Of Low Morale — Army
The army on Saturday said the voluntary discharge of over 200 soldiers is not due to alleged corruption, poor service conditions and low morale. The army was reacting to reports that 243 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres had applied for voluntary retirement. Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the development but argued it was a routine process. He described insinuations soldiers...
