Ogun Missing Banker Finally Found Alive In Niger State
A staff member of a Microfinance bank at Kemta Oloko, Abeokuta, Mr Olumide Openaike, who has been missing since Wednesday, January 17, has been found in Mokwa, Niger State. The wife of the banker, who also works at a microfinance bank in Onikolobo, Abeokuta, Temitope, broke the news to our correspondent on Thursday . She said, “I am happy to tell...
Public Should Not Fear, Only 5,000 Out Of 100,000 Repentant Boko Haram Are Fighters – Borno Commissioner
Borno State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zuwaira Gambo has said that only about 5,000 out of the over 100,000 repentants Boko Haram members were actual insurgents. Gambo made this known in Maiduguri while presenting a paper titled “Borno Model” at an event to commemorate the 2023 International Day of Peace, organised by an NGO, Peace Ambassador...
Bandits Invade Zamfara Mosque, Abduct Worshippers
Bandits on Friday abducted dozens of worshippers from a Jumuat Mosque in Zugu community of Gummi local government area of Zamfara state. Residents said the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and stormed the mosque when the Imam was about to start delivering sermon. The intruders reportedly told those outside the mosque to go inside. “When they laid siege, they...
How Troops Rescued 5 of Abducted Kaduna College Of Forestry Students
Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army has rescued five of the students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna who were kidnapped by bandits on March 11, Army Headquarters says. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Yerima gave the names of the rescued students as Abubakar Yakubu, Francis...
Open Grazing Our Heritage, If You Stop Us We Attack — Fulani Jihadists Warn Okowa
Residents of Asaba, Delta State capital, were, Sunday, thrown into confusion, following a threat letter by Fulani jihadists to attack the capital city over Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s support for the ban on open grazing in the southern part of the country. The threat letter, which was pasted in some parts of the state, including the premises of Living Faith Bible...
Buhari Meets Freed Kaduna Train Passengers, Assures Nigerians Of Security
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, met with the passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train who recently regained their freedom from captivity. On March 28, an attack on a train on its way to Kaduna from Abuja resulted in killings, injuries and abductions. A total of 61 persons were said to have been kidnapped during the attack. The abductees have been released at various...
Two Army Divisions Reach Partnership, Vow To Root Out IPOB
Two divisions of the Nigerian Army have partnered to fight against the operations of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the Southeast. Army spokesperson, Iweha Ikedichi, in a statement on Wednesday, announced that the General Officers Commanding (GOC) 82 and 6 Divisions have committed to cooperate and work even more closely. This commitment was made when the GOC 82 Division,...
No Threat To 2023 Elections, IGP Assures Nigerians
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has stated emphatically that there is no threat to the 2023 General Elections in the country. He said the conviction “stems from the robust security threat analysis carried out using global best standards to ascertain the trend of expectations for the electioneering processes. The IGP disclosed this during the United Nations Chiefs of...
“Wike–Naval Officer Clash Sparks National Debate on Respect for Uniformed Officers”
The fallout from the altercation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer in Abuja continues to dominate national discourse, as prominent defence figures warn that disrespect toward uniformed personnel undermines the authority of the Nigerian state. Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd.), and Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle,...
Abuja, Neighboring States Move To Step Up Fight Against Insecurity
The Federal Capital Territory Administration said it had taken steps to rejig security operations and collaborations with states contiguous to Abuja to curb rising insecurity in the nation’s capital. Speaking at the FCT security committee’s meeti...
