Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the killing of 32 residents of Ungushi community in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State, describing the attack as another painful reminder of the worsening security situation in the country. Reacting to the incident in a statement, Atiku expressed deep sympathy...
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Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the loss of ten gallant Police personnel during an encounter with a heavily armed group of suspected bandits along the Rafin Makuku axis of Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State. The Force spokesman, CSP Ani Iniedu, confirmed this in a statement issued to...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the successful rescue of 308 Nigerian citizens who were abducted in different attacks in Niger and Kwara states. One hundred and sixty-three of those rescued were abducted from Woro Community in Kaiama LGA, Kwara State, and 145 from Niger State. The victims were...
Federal government, on Wednesday, arraigned two commanders of the Ansaru terrorist organization captured by the Department of State Services (DSS), and their three foot soldiers, for terrorism, kidnapping and murder of two teachers of schools in Orire LGA of Oyo State. The five suspects were arraigned before Justice Salim...
No fewer than 13 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly attack on Efeyi Community in Ugboju, Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. Benue State Police Command confirmed that the attack occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, triggering the deployment of tactical police units and other...
Fresh attacks by suspected bandits have thrown several communities in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State into panic, leaving at least five people dead, several others injured, and hundreds of residents displaced. The renewed wave of violence has also seen the abduction of the village head of Garin-Magaji,...
No fewer than 30 persons, including eight children, were killed on Sunday night when suspected terrorists attacked Naridon community in Kamaru Ward of Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, in one of the deadliest assaults recorded in the area in recent times. The attackers reportedly stormed the community...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the abduction of a Kebbi State High Court judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, describing the incident as a dangerous assault on Nigeria’s judiciary and the rule of law. Justice Bunza was reportedly kidnapped by suspected armed bandits on Sunday night after gunmen...
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the security challenges facing the country, especially in the North, will soon be brought under control through measures introduced by his administration. Speaking on Saturday at the Third Late General Hassan Usman Katsina Memorial Conference in Kaduna through his Special Adviser on...
Nigeria Police Force has debunked a misleading report claiming that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (+), NPM, ordered police officers to “shoot anyone with illegal firearms.” Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Ani Iniedu, in a statement on Saturday, said the claim is...
Federal Ministry of Education has strongly refuted the false and misleading reports circulating on social media alleging that Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. The Ministry in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, described the report...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on Monday received the teachers and pupils rescued from their abductors after spending 56 days in captivity following the attack on Ahoro Esienle and Yawota schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The Nigerian Army formally handed the victims over to the...
2027 presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has decried the renewed heartless Killings in Benue and Plateau states. Mr. Obi, in a post on his X handle on Monday, said the unending violence in the region is worrisome and deserves special attention. He said the...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for failing to publicly react to the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly 18 hours after they regained their freedom. In a post shared on his official social...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken another major step in strengthening its counter-terrorism and national security operations with the successful factory acceptance of three additional AW109 Trekker Type B helicopters in Italy. The helicopters successfully completed factory acceptance tests at Leonardo Helicopters’ facility in Vergiate between June 29 and...
Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the successful rescue operation of two persons who were abducted by armed kidnappers at Tiro Village, Irawo, in the Oke-Ogun area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, who confirmed this in a statement on Friday, said the couple...
A carefully coordinated security operation involving the Nigerian military and multiple security agencies has led to the rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, bringing an end to nearly two months of uncertainty for the victims and their families. The Nigerian...
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, CON, has expressed profound shock, sadness and outrage over the gruesome killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his associate. Senator Akume in a statement...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government’s push for state police legislation, describing the process as rushed and driven by panic rather than careful institutional planning. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the opposition party said although...