Benue, Zamfara Govs Summoned Over Insecurity
The governors of Benue and Zamfara states, Hyacinth Alia and Dauda Lawal, respectively, along with their state assemblies, have been invited to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions on Thursday, May 8. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the summon was in connection to the rising insecurity in the state which prompted a civil rights organisation, Guardians of Democracy...
”99 Rescued In Rivers Boat Mishap” – Navy
The Nigerian Navy ship Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, saved more than 99 people from drowning on a local market boat after a boat accident occurred in the Bukuma River in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State. The market boat, popularly known as ‘Blood of Jesus’, which was conveying passengers and goods worth millions of naira, set out from Port...
Brig.-Gen. Unachukwu Takes Command As New GOC Of 7 Division, Pledges Renewed Push For Peace
Brigadier General Unachukwu has officially assumed duty as the 15th General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division and Commander, Sector 1, Operation HADIN KAI, following a formal handover ceremony held Thursday at the Division Headquarters in Maimalari Military Cantonment, Maiduguri. Unachukwu, a seasoned officer with prior experience leading the 21 Special Armored Brigade in Bama, Borno State, and most recently serving...
“Send Soldiers After Killer Herdsmen, Not IPOB” — Igbo Women Fire Back At Defense Chief
The Indigenous Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has issued a scathing response to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, urging him to redirect military efforts from crushing Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members to confronting the real threats in the South East — armed herdsmen who are terrorizing rural communities. Reacting to the CDS’s recent remarks advising against...
Nigerian Army Court Martial Sentences Soldier To Death, Another To 10 Years For Murder, Robbery
A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army in Enugu has sentenced Private Adamu Mohammed to death by hanging and Private Abubakar Yusuf to a 10-year prison term for separate criminal offences. The sentences followed a trial in which both soldiers were found guilty of serious crimes, including murder and robbery. According to...
COAS Urges Nigerian Army To Innovate Against Emerging Threats
Location: Bauchi State 🗣️ Speaker: Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Chief of Army Staff 🏷️ Event: Combat Arms Training (CAT) Week 2025 🛡️ Theme: “Strengthening Combat Arms Cooperation in a Joint Environment: A Prerequisite for Success in Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency Operations” 🔑 Key Highlights: COAS called on all arms of the Nigerian Army to think beyond doctrine and adopt innovative, resource-efficient strategies...
Delta: Police Kill Five Suspected Kidnappers, Recovers AK-47 Rifles.
Delta State Police Command operations have killed five suspected kidnappers who were causing terror in Delta State's Ubulu-Uku, Issele-Uku, Issele-Asagba, and surrounding areas. The police public relations officer in the state Command, SP Bright Edafe stated this in a statement on Sunday in Asaba, the Delta State capital. According to Edafe, acting on intelligence, the operatives stormed one of their hideouts...
Hunters Seek FG Support To Combat Banditry
Hunters and farmers have urged the federal government to give them official authority to expel bandits, Boko Haram insurgents, and other criminal elements that hide in forests in the face of growing insecurity throughout the nation. The groups, including the Nigerian Forest Security Service, Professional Hunters Association of Nigeria, Agbekoya Farmers’ Society of Nigeria, and the Oodua Peoples Congress, insisted...
Borno Gov Raises Alarm As Boko Haram Regroups
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has raised the alarm over the regrouping of Boko Haram insurgents in the Tumbus areas of Lake Chad and the Mandara Hills within the Sambisa Forest in the state. Zulum lamented what he called a setback in military operations in the state, saying Boko Haram terrorists were freely breeding in Tumbus water areas on the...
Insecurity: Governors Form Subcommittee To Collaborate With Security Chiefs
Alarmed by the escalating insecurity marked by rampant crime, banditry, kidnappings, and widespread destruction of property across the country, the 36 state governors, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), have formed a subcommittee to partner with security agency heads in crafting a coordinated and urgent response to the nation’s security crisis. In response, the 36 state governors...
