The General Officer Commanding, GOC, 82 Division Nigeria Army, Maj. Gen. T. A Lagbaja, has promised “hard times for trouble makers” in the South East geopolitical zone.Gen. Lagbaja, made this known while reading the riot act at the closing ceremony of 82 Division Inter-Brigade Combat Proficiency Competition yesterday at the […]
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Abducted Students From College of Agriculture, Zamfara; Bethel Baptist school, Kaduna, and Tegina Islamiyyah in Niger State, Regain Their Freedom From Bandits, Hours Apart
Students of the College Of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura, Zamfara State, abducted on August 15, have regained their freedom. This was confirmed by the state Governor, Bello Matawalle after the students were released on Friday. According to Matawalle, the students’ return was facilitated by repentant bandits who worked hard […]
Fresh killings: Plateau State Re-imposes 24hours curfew on Jos-North LGA after youths take victims’ corpses to Government House.
It was a sad Wednesday as plateau youths trooped en masse to the Plateau State government house to air their grievances over the killings of loved ones overnight in Yelwa Zangam community in Jos North LGA of the state by gunmen. It was reported that about 35 people were killed […]
South West Governors Insist on Ban on Open Grazing Despite Buhari’s Approval on Grazing Sites
The South-West Governors forum has insisted that its ban on open grazing in the region stays despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of a recommendation asking for about 368 grazing routes to be recovered. The South-West forum chairman and Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, stated that the ban would be turned […]
NSCDC Says It Is Ready To Secure The State and Lives of Citizens Come November 6 Anambra Election
Mrs Mbamalu intimated the Corps of their mission in promoting credible, peaceful, and transparent election across the state as the organization will be deploying 500 observers to polling units spread across all the 21 Local Government Areas in the State…
Nigerian Girl Sues Inspector General of Police and Others to Court Over Unlawful Detention
Glory Okolie, a 21-year-old young woman arrested and enslaved by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Imo State, has sued Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and Attorney General of the Federation…
Federal Government To Set Up Quick Community Response Squad For Senior Citizens
The Federal Government, on Monday, unveiled plans to set up Anti-Elder Abuse Community Rapid Response Squad, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure unfettered justice for Senior Citizens across the country. Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Dr Emem Omokaro, who disclosed this in Abuja, during an interactive session with […]
Police Rescue Five Kidnap Victims In Imo, Arrest Three-member Gang
The Imo State Police Command has rescued a mother and her four children who were abducted in their estate by suspected gunmen operating in the state. The victims included Mrs. Odika who happens to be the wife of Mr. Obinna Odika of Human Race Estate Naze Imo State and his […]
Christian Association of Nigeria Asks Federal Government to Tackle Security Challenges Facing the Country.
CAN said that the government should take sincere and realistic steps to tackle the rising insecurity that has threatened the corporate existence of Nigeria…
Gun Battle in Kaduna Claims Nine Lives
The Kaduna State Government said a gun battle between two groups of bandits in Giwa Local Government Area of the state, had resulted in the killing of nine. Mr Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner, for Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said that credible human intelligence […]