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Bandits Shot Dead Eight Farmers In Kaduna Fresh Attack

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Bandits have killed eight farmers in Buruku and Udawa villages of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims were attacked while working on their farmland. The two villages located along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway have been under constant attacks. A resident of the area and a community leader Muhammed Umar confirmed the attacks on Saturday. “Five farmers were killed in Buruku while...

Akeredolu Reacts To Killing 25 Passengers In Plateau, Urges Calm

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Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has appealed to residents of the state not to take laws into their hands over an attack on indigenes of the state in Rukuba village of Plateau State. The Governor, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, assured them the situation is under control. He also appealed to the people to refrain from any hasty...

CAN Condemns Killing Of Fulani Travellers In Plateau

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The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has reacted to the gruesome killing of 23 travellers in Plateau state on Saturday, August 14th. The association condemned the attack and called on security agencies to swiftly bring the perpetrators to book. Below is a statement signed by the Chairman of the Association, Plateau state chapter, Rev Fr Polycarp Lubo; “The leadership of the...

Late APC Youth Leader’s Death Mysterious, Unfortunate, Umahi Mourns Elem

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The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi has commiserated with the families of the Ebonyi State All Progressives Congress, APC, youth leader, Mr. Ogochukwu Elem, and two police officers who died after their car veered off the road and plunged into a mining pit along Abakaliki – Ikwo road on Saturday, describing the accident as “very mysterious and...

After Several Weeks Of Detention, Nnamdi Kanu Meets With Family Speaks Way Forward

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Several weeks after his detention at the DSS facility in Abuja, a younger brother of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, Prince Emmanuel Kanu has finally met with leader of the separatist group. Speaking with ABN TV shortly after their meeting on Monday, Prince Emmanuel Kanu said the embattled IPOB leader is of sound mind. He...

Repentant Boko Haram Members Dangerous, Same As ESN, Igboho — Arewa

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THE pan-northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, has kicked against reintegrating repentant Boko Haram insurgents into the society, saying they are not different from Eastern Security Network, ESN a wing of IPOB and Yoruba nation agitators led by Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The National Chairman of ACF, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the repentant Boko Haram members should...

Gov. Ikpeazu Challenges Abians To Be Their Brother’s Keepers As State Hosts First World Humanitarian Day [PHOTOS]

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Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has challenged people of the State to be their brother's keepers at all times and imbibe the culture of volunteerism especially during emergencies, ABN TV reports. The Governor made the call on Thursday at an event in Umuahia to mark the 2021 World Humanitarian Day. He noted that humanitarian needs have continued to occur in...

FG Working To Address Nigeria’s Security Challenges – Boss Mustapha

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Secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha has stated that the federal government is working to address the country’s security challenges. This was stated on Thursday by Boss Mustapha when he spoke at a workshop of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) in Abuja. The theme of the workshop was ‘Leveraging the Financial Market to Achieve Double-Digit Economic Growth for...

Nnamdi Kanu’s Lawyer Denies Collecting Bribe To Suspend Sit-At-Home

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Nnamdi Kanu’s legal counsel, Aloy Ejimakor has weighed in on the recent crisis rocking the Pro-secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. ABN TV gathered that the group is having a bitter leadership battle as some members are accusing Kanu’s lawyers of collecting bribes to suspend the Monday ‘Sit-at-home’ in the South-East announced to protest their leader’s detention. In a...

Prof. Ibe Extols Lady Victoria Aguiyi Ironsi, Nneoha Adanma Okpara, Describes Death As Tragic

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The Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Prof Gregory Ibe has bemoaned the tragic demise of two prominent Abia Amazons, Lady Victoria Aguiyi Ironsi and Nneoha Adanma Okpara. Speaking against the backdrop of news conveying the coincidental death of the two notable women, both at the age of 97 and almost on the same day, Prof Ibe described the development as...

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