Nigerian Military Airstrikes have eliminated Amir Buba Danfulani and four other notorious ISWAP Commanders in Tumbuns and Sambisa axes of the North-East. PRNigeria gathered that Amir Buba Danfulani was a senior ISWAP Commander saddled with indoctrinating Fulanis and herdsmen in joining a terrorist group. He also coordinated activities of...
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Unknown gunmen have killed Mr. Sule Mathew, a first-class graduate of Communication and former intern with PRNigeria while travelling to Anambra State with other passengers. Mathew, who studied Information and Media Studies, graduated with first-class from the Faculty of Communication, Bayero University Kano (BUK), recently. He was killed with...
Coordinated aerial bombardments by the Nigerian military has killed no fewer than 34 terrorists in Marte, the Northeast, PRNigeria reports. This is just as nine soldiers of the Nigerian Army sustained serious injury when their convoy ran into IEDs planted by terrorists in Malam Fatori under Abadam Local Government...
By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia – At least eight persons have been killed by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Confirming the incident in a statement on Wednesday, The Commissioner for Information, Chief Eze Chikamnayo, said on Feb....
… Hold national summit in Abuja By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – All is now set for the National Stakeholders’ Summit on “Protecting Nigeria’s Critical Infrastructure, Monuments and Business Assets,” scheduled to hold in Abuja from February 28, according to the Coordinating Committee for the event. The two-day National Stakeholders...
Suspected bandits have abducted the regional accountant of Nigerian Customs Service in charge of Kano & Jigawa State, Mr Mahassan Lawal. Mr Lawal was kidnapped late on Friday night in his country home of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The officer was whisked away by gunmen who...
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of shooting dead his parents and 10-year-old brother following a row over bad school grades, police said Saturday. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening in a rural area just outside Elche, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the southeastern...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, and former Chief of Army Staff, His Excellency Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), has advocated for continuous training among the Armed Forces of Nigeria as panacea for excellence in strategic leadership. Ambassador Buratai made the assertion at...
The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory (NNSV) said it has destroyed no fewer than six camps used by various notorious kidnap gangs in Cross River and recovered various weapons. The former Commander, NNSV, Commodore Chiedozie Okehie, during his handover ceremony in Calabar on Friday said they destroyed six camps used...
Air Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have eliminated no fewer than 20 armed bandits at the general area of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Credible intelligence sources told PRNigeria that bandits, riding on over 50 motorcycles were seen on Thursday evening, advancing towards the Academy, in Kaduna State. Recalled...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Police (FCT) Command has again announced restriction of movement of residents from 8a.m. to 3p.m. during the FCT Area Council Elections slated for Saturday, Feb. 12. The FCT Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday, made the disclosure in a statement made...
Operatives from the Anambra State Police Command have repelled an attack by an unknown gunmen on its Divisional Police Station, Uli, in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the gunmen launched an attack on the community on Thursday but were repelled by a combined...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The FCT Police Command has relaxed the restriction of movement as earlier announced for the Area Council Election schedule to take place on the 12th February, 2022. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – A total of 965 terrorists and their families and 550 children surrendered to Nigerian troops while 145 others were eliminated in the past three weeks as the war against insecurity in the North-Eastern part of the country continued to record significant results. The troops...
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, have killed more than 120 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the North East in the last three weeks, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, said this while giving...
Under-Secretary-General of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, says Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), a terrorist group, is expanding its affiliates and network beyond Syria and Iraq to Africa. The UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday that the epicentre of ISIL terrorist group...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – No fewer than four gunmen of the outlawed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) have been killed by troops of the Nigeria Army at Ihiala town in Anambra State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement...
Armed bandits, numbering over 200 have raided several communities in Kontagora, Mariga, and Rijau Local Government Areas in Niger State. PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists stormed the communities in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles and killed children at Bangi, a community in Mariga local government Wielding dangerous firearms...
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant has promised to use modern technology to re-secure Nigeria if elected. He stated this after a consultative meeting with Kebbi State PDP executives, delegates and other key stakeholders of the party held at the state secretariat in...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) during an attack on Jibia town in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The slain security operative, A. A. Rano, was until his death the officer in charge of the Divisional Police Headquarters in Jibia, eyewitnesses...