INSECURITIES

The police command in Kebbi says the vehicle used to kidnap students from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi, belongs to a high court judge in the state. Nafi’u Abubakar, Kebbi police spokesman, said the van was hijacked by bandits on Birnin Yauri road. Abubakar said the police are yet to determine the number of

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, says Nigeria has already broken up spiritually and if some drastic actions are not taken, the physical manifestation of the break up will soon become evident. Mailafia, who stressed that he believes in one indivisible Nigeria, spoke on Friday while featuring on

Fulani settlement near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been demolished by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Joint Task Force (JTF). The development was disclosed by Ikharo Attah, Chairman, FCT Ministerial Committee on City Sanitation, on Sunday in Abuja. He said the Ruga settlement contravenes sanitation regulations. He explained that the FCT Minister,

The 17 Southern Governors in the country have replied the Presidency after it described their resolution to ban open grazing in the region as unconstitutional.  The governors lambasted the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu and accused him of creating confusion in the polity.  Garba ShehuClassic FM, Abuja.

At least, 100 people have been killed in four council wards of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State at the weekend after gunmen unleashed terror on communities. Daily Trust is reporting that over 100 dead bodies have been recovered from many villages in the four council wards where the gunmen attacked simultaneously between Saturday and Sunday.

The alleged death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has elicited mixed reactions among Nigerians. Reports say Shekau allegedly blew himself up to avoid being captured alive by the Islamic State West Africa Province, a rival rebel party (ISWAP). The report of his death, however, elicited both doubt and excitement from Nigerians who demanded to

One person has been reported dead and 21 others mostly women and children abducted in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. An eyewitness told Channels Television that the armed bandits arrived in Batsari town at about 10:20 pm on Tuesday shooting sporadically and eventually abducted 21 persons. The eyewitness said that the hoodlums after

An officer was killed when gunmen attacked two police stations in Etim Ekpo LGA of Akwa Ibom state. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning. Odiko MacDon, police public relations officer in the state, confirmed the attack. He said the gunmen, who came in their numbers, first attacked the Etim Ekpo area command where the police

There has been a spike in the activities of gunmen across the country in recent months, with cases of kidnapping for ransom and banditry being reported weekly. Several police stations have also come under attacks with many officers losing their lives. Addressing a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, Mohammed said the country’s security personnel

The Nigerian Military has abandoned soldiers trapped in Sambisa Forest after the troops were dislodged by Boko Haram terrorists. The attack happened on Friday, May 7, 2021 around 8 am.  Seventy-two hours after the attack and the retreat by the troops, the command headquarters of the Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital,

Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay the N100 million demanded by the abductors of Greenfield University students, Kaduna state.  Several students were abducted on April 18 when gunmen attacked the school. The kidnappers have since killed five of the students and threatened to kill 17 of them still in

Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday lashed out at the nation’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, accusing it of playing politics with the issue of security in the country. Lai Mohammed, who addressed a press conference at the National Press Centre in Abuja, said the PDP went off track during a

One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by the bandits. Although the police and government authorities are yet to confirm the development, the mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed the release of her son to Channels Television, on Tuesday. She however refused to give details of how

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has stated that Boko Haram terrorists are the ones behind the abduction of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna. Twenty-two students and a member of staff of the institution were abducted from the school campus along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on April 20 and within a week, five of them were

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appealed to those clamouring for secession to jettison such idea. In a goodwill message at a Special Ramadan Prayer Tafsir lecture held at the Lagos House, Marina, on Sunday, Tinubu maintained that Nigeria is better together. He said the drums of war

The Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, has debunked a video circulating on social media alleging that Boko Haram terrorists are forcefully converting people to Islam in the state. The video was shared by many handles on Twitter including a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who said it happened in territories captured by Boko Haram in

If Governor Samuel Ortom wants peace in Benue, he should cooperate with President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime by accepting Ruga and other policies, says the Presidency. Mr Buhari’s media aide, Garba Shehu, claimed the recent spate of insecurity ravaging the state resulted from Mr Ortom’s rejection of Ruga settlements. His comment came on the heels of

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has issued a security advisory to all its staff as insecurity across the country worsens. In a memo sent out to staff on Wednesday, April 28, the management of the apex bank warned its staff to be wary of where they go in this trying times. See a copy

The Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has called for President Muhammadu Buhari to be impeached over the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. Mbaka, speaking at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu, said Buhari has failed Nigeria woefully and that he should resign now. The cleric wondered how Buhari is

Osinbajo said this at an interactive forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra governorship aspirants, organised by the state chapter of APC Patriots in Abuja. “The thing about the kind of conflict in this part of the world, developing countries, is that it is usually a war without end. “Everyone who thinks he has some