Insecurity: Security Agencies Have Failed Nigerians, Masari Weeps
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State says government and security agencies have failed to secure Nigerians. Masari, whose state is among the worse hit by banditry, said this in an interview with BBC Hausa. Reacting to the pressing insecurity bedevi...
Abia Police Parade 11 Suspected Electricity Vandals Who Sabotage EEDC’s Services (Photos, Video)
Residents of Aba, Umuahia, and environs will now heave a sigh of relief and witness improved power supply at officers of Abia State police command have arrested 11 suspects who engage in vandalizing the installations of Enugu Electricity Distribution...
Buhari Wasn’t Aware Terrorists Threatened To Kidnap Him Till I Informed Him — El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he was the one who told President Muhammadu Buhari of the terrorists threat to abduct him. In a video released at weekend, the terrorists who abducted some train passengers in March, threatened to abdu...
Troops Raid Terrorists Hideouts In Bwari Abuja, Neutralize 30 – Army
The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Ber...
After Attack On Guards Brigade Soldiers, Defence Headquarters Assures FCT Residents Protection
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has assured Nigerians especially residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of their safety, saying the security situation in the nation’s capital is under control. The assurance is coming after the attack on Gu...
Insecurity Beyond What One Nation Can Fight, Says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the issue of insecurity has become the business of all nations as it has gone beyond what a single country could effectively contain. He also commended the collective efforts of nations towards tackling security challenges across the globe, and within Nigeria, urging more collaboration to check terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping. Receiving letters of credence...
Security Of Lives, Property Of Abians Paramount To My Administration, Ikpeazu Assures
The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu promised that his administration will continue to put issues affecting the security of lives and property of the people of Abia State on the front burner of the scheme of things in the State. He, therefore, sought the support of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the protection of...
We’ll No Longer Tolerate Attacks On Northerners – Northern Elders
THE Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday declared that it would no longer tolerate further attacks on members of the northern community in the southern part of the country. The Chairman, NEF, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, made the declaration in Port Harcourt on Tuesday during a town hall meeting with members of the northern community in Rivers State. While noting that the forum...
Boko Haram Will Face South When They Are Done With North – Aisha Yesufu
The co-covener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign and one of the active voices during the #EndSARS protest has warned that Boko Haram will start attacking the southern part of Nigeria when they are done with their mission in the northern region. She Tweeted saying: When Boko haram are done with the North they will face the South. If you...
A North-West Governor Is Sponsoring Bandits – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says a governor in the north-west is sponsoring bandits in the region. The APC said this in reaction to a protest led by Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the abduction of some schoolboys from Kankara, Katsina State. The schoolboys were released on Thursday night. In a statement, Yekini Nabena, APC deputy spokesman, said the...
