983 Biafra Detainees Languishing In Prisons – Ohanaeze
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has said since 2016, it gathered that over 900 Igbo youths have been languishing in prisons across the country because of their connection with the Biafra agitation. The group advised Igbo elite and politicians to include them in the peace move they were trying to broker on behalf of the leader of...
Terrorists Abduct Nursing Mother, Baby, Others In Zaria
A mother, her baby and two other peasants were kidnapped by terrorists in Zaria, Kaduna State. Journalists were told that “in the early hours of Friday, gunmen attacked the Tudun Mun tsira village of Zangon Shanu, Samaru in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State” “They kidnapped a nursing mother and her baby. An elderly man, Mallam Abubakar Garba Aliyu...
Court Awards N200,000 Cost Against FG In Favour Of Nnamdi Kanu’s Co-Defendants (Photos, Video)
Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday awarded N50,000 cost in favour of the four co-defendants of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, amounting to N200,000. The Presiding Judge, Justice Binta Nyako held that this cost of time-wasting and unnecessary stress. According to Binta Nyanko, the case has been on hearing since 2015 and has lacked justification...
SWAT, RRS Commanders, Deputy PPRO, 60 Others Promoted In Abia Police Command (Photos, Video)
No fewer than 63 officers of Abia State Police command benefitted from the recently concluded promotion exercise by the Nigeria Police Force, ABN TV reports. Among those promoted include the state commander of SWAT, Eleazar Chijioke who before now was a Chief Superintendent of Police promoted to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Rapid Response Squad, RRS commander, Johnbull Obiogoru who before...
We Cautioned IPOB Against Violence, Arm Bearing — Uche Mefor
The Biafra De Facto Customary Government, Secretary of Information and Communications, Uche Okafor-Mefor, on Sunday said the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Nnamdi Kanu, were warned not to carry arms but IPOB refused. Mefor made this comment in Owerri, regarding the level of killings in the South East region. According to Mefor, trouble started in the...
Gunmen Invade ThisDay Abuja Office, Threaten To Kill Staff
Gunmen in their numbers storm Thisday Newspaper Abuja office in Utako on Thursday and threatened to kill staff. The armed men were said to have scaled the fence of the company’s premises to gain access. According to the newspaper, the gunmen, whose mission is yet to be ascertained stormed the office the office around 3am on Thursday. “Although the mission of the...
Police Helicopter Crashes In Bauchi
A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria police has crashed at Bauchi airport. The helicopter had on Wednesday evening took off in Abuja. Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) disclosed this on Thursday in a statement in Abuja. The statement partly read, “the accident occurred on 26th January 2022 around 7:30pm (Local Time) at Bauchi Airport. “The NPF helicopter had departed Abuja at 16:54 UTC for...
Buhari Talks Tough, Vows To Crush All Terrorists In The Country
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration will crush terrorists in Nigeria. He said residents of Kaduna should be assured of his government’s determination to crush terrorists and criminal gangs operating in the state and in other parts of the Nigeria. He was hosted to a State Banquet organised by Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State to round up his...
Bandit Attacks: Kaduna Youths Recieve Armed Combat Training
The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Kaduna and Bauchi states, has trained 103 youths on armed combat and intelligence gathering. The training is part of the efforts of the military aimed at tackling insecurity in southern parts of Kaduna state. The graduation ceremony of the trainees took place at the OPSH Sector 7...
Insecurity: Chief Of Defence Staff Announces New Military Approach
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor says the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is advancing a new strategy towards addressing insecurity. The CDS made the disclosure on Wednesday at a Youth and Security Summit organized by Abuja Global Shapers Community (AGSC) in collaboration with the Defence Headquarters. Irabor, as part of measures to sustain progress and successes, said the...
