A coalition of 50 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Friday said that arms bearing by citizens for protection as suggested by a legislator was not the best option. The CSOs, at a news conference in Abuja, said that such acts might jeopardise the security architecture of the country as...
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Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ado Doguwa, has said Nigerians should be allowed to bear arms in self-defense considering the deteriorating security situation in the country. The All Progressive Congress (APC) member who is representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State said this during plenary on...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, on Wednesday blasted service chiefs and the ministers of relevant agencies over their failure to honour the lawmakers’ invitation. The lawmakers summoned the service chiefs and ministers of relevant ministries and agencies to appear before it in conjunction with...
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a low-cost housing estate at Kofar Gayan in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped six people including a Customs officer and his son. The police authorities are yet to confirm the incident but a resident of the area told...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has expressed grief over the sustained invasion and killing of Benue people by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The governor l, who was reacting to the recent murderous activities of Fulani herdsmen in Benue with scores hacked to death in unprovoked...
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has warned communities against shielding suspected criminals in their midst as government strive to tackle insecurity in the state. El-Rufai gave the warning on Wednesday when he visited the Chief of Kagoro, Mr Ufuwai Bonet, at his palace in Kaura Local Government Area, to...
Some victims of Monday’s attack on a Abuja-Kaduna train have been admitted to the 44 military hospital and St. Gerald hospital in Kaduna State. It is not yet clear how many persons were injured but the attacked train had the capacity to convey more than 1,000 passengers. At least...
A train conveying passengers from Abuja to Kaduna has been attacked by gunmen suspected to be bandits in Kaduna State. Many passengers are feared injured while several others were said to have been kidnapped by the assailants. Although the police authorities are yet to confirm the attack, which happened...
At least 11 persons, mostly elderly women have been kidnapped by gunmen at Shinfida Village in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. They were abducted on their way to join other residents who earlier ran to a refugee camp for safety after their village came under attack by...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following the rising spate of insecurity bedeviling the country, The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has said that until all the states are secured, no single citizen is safe. Governor Tambuwal, who discloses this on Wednesday, when he received the Minister of Foreign Affairs,...
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has assured Nigerians that the year 2022 will see peace returning to all troubled parts of the country. Gen. Irabor gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 2022 International Military Sports Council’s Day Run for the armed forces and...
By Esther Alexander (ABUJA) – Comparing your ex to your current partner is not ideal, in this article I will explain some of the hidden mysteries behind comparing your ex and your present relationship. Nobody likes completion, especially when it’s a constant reminder that someone else is better than...
Niger State Police Command has confirmed the killing of “many bandits” by the Joint Security Task Force in the North-Central state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bala Kuryas, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Minna that several bandits were neutralised by the joint security...
“Without a common power to keep them all in awe, they(men) are in that condition called war”. -Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). The political history of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari whenever it will be written if he makes good his pledge to respect the supreme law and go into...
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...
Chief Dan Orbih, National Vice-Chairman, South South of the PDP has advised the Federal Government to make bold and informed decisions that would put an end to insecurity in Nigeria. Orbih gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. He...
The University of Maiduguri says it is one the best universities in the country in spite of Boko Haram insurgency bedeviling the state. Prof. Aliyu Shugaba, the Vice- Chancellor of the university, expressed this view at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja. Prof. Shugaba who buttressed...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba, says the Police Force was deploying technology in virtually all areas of its operations, in tackling new waves of crimes in the country. The IGP said this on Wednesday while addressing officers and men of Akwa Ibom Command at its...
Terrorists have written to nine communities within the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, asking them to pay levies or face deadly attacks. The communities, which were sent letters include, Wawan Icce Salihu, Wawan Icce Ibrahim, Gangara, Gande, Tungar Gebe, Galle, Nan Narki, Ruwan Kura, and Yar Galma...
No fewer than 200 people, including security operatives, have been killed in various attacks by bandits on communities in Niger State this month alone. The state governor, Abubakar Bello, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa in Abuja. He stated...