We’ve Not Proscribed Bandits As Terrorists Because We’re Following Procedures — FG
The Minister of Defense, Bashir Magashi, has explained that despite calls to designate bandits as terrorists, the Federal Government is yet to do so because it is still reviewing and following all the required procedures. Mr Magashi said this while responding to questions from journalists in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Friday when he led service chiefs to receive...
Oyo NSCDC Gets New Commandant Padonu
Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has experienced a seamless leadership transition as Commandant Augustine Padonu officially took over in a Change of Command ceremony at the State Command Headquarters in Agodi, Ibadan. This marked a new era for the Corps in the state. The proceedings began with a comprehensive tour of all Departments, Units, and facilities...
Tell Nnamdi Kanu We Can Enter Any Community In Igboland And Attack, Fulani Herdsmen Reportedly Boast
Killer Fulani herdsmen have reportedly challenged the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and his Eastern Security Network, ESN to do their worst, insisting that they can launch an attack in any Igbo community of their choice. Recall that the militia group had on Monday invaded Obeagu community in the Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and killed...
‘Deal Decisively With Troublemakers’ – IGP Orders Police
IGP Kayode Egbetokun has instructed his men to deal aggressively with troublemakers during the EndBadGovernance protest. Egbetokun vowed to arrest anyone caught committing a crime during the nationwide protest. The IGP issued the warning in a statement he signed yesterday. READ ALSO : ‘We Will Be Eating, Protesters Can Go Protest’ – Akpabio Mocks Organisers He also accused the protest organizers of neglecting...
Guinea’s Former Military Leader Who Escaped After Prison Attack Re-arrested
Former leader of Guinea’s military government Moussa Dadis Camara, who escaped from the central prison in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Saturday morning, has been recaptured, according to Guinean armed forces. Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, the chief of Staff and General of the Armed Forces of the Guinean transitional government who confirmed this in a statement, explained that Moussa Dadis Camara...
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...
Frustrated By Constant Attacks By Bandits, Zamfara Government Urges Citizens To Take Up Arms In Self Defence
The Zamfara State government has asked residents to arm themselves against bandits. Decrying the high level of attacks in the state, Zamfara authorities directed the Commissioner of Police to issue gun licence to those eligible to bears arms. The gov...
“Miyetti Allah Is A Well Known Terrorist Group In The World” ~ Sen Abaribe Blast Gov Mohammed
The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District at the red chamber of the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe earlier today rebuked the Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed over his recent speech where he declared that Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association is not a terrorist Organization. His reply was said to have come after an...
Insecurity: We Want Ebubeagu Now, Ohanaeze Begs South-East Governors
Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Friday said there was not enough to deny the Igbo the opportunity to produce the successor of president Muhammadu Buhari. Ohanaeze said that the current security challenges in the region should not be an alibi to deny Ndigbo the opportunity to succeed Buhari in 2023. The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, in his Christmas and New...
Insecurity: I Live In Grief Daily, Says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concern over the rising insecurity in the country, saying he lives with grief daily. The president said this in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday. While assuring Nigerians that the government is working hard to...
