Security
Dowen College closes school temporarily as family moves to protest student’s death
Following the controversy that has trailed the death of a Dowen College student, sylvester Oromoni in Lagos, the school has shut down temporarily. In a video that went viral, it was rumored that the late student, aged 12, was reportedly attacked by “some of his senior colleagues” for refusing to join a cult group. In …
IPOB gives FG condition to suspend agitation.
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given the federal government condition it will suspend it will only suspend its agitation if the federal government sets a date to hold a referendum on the secession of the south-east region. The past few years, have IPOB’s agitation for the secession of the south-east has heightened. …
FG alleges beheading of two policemen by ESN , says perpetrators will face ‘swift justice’
According to the federal government , the Eastern Security Network (ESN), an outfit of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has “beheaded two police officers”. This tragic news was made public by Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, said through a statement issued on Monday, adding that the attack occurred on Saturday. Earlier the …
Nigerian troops wipe out several Boko Haram Terrorists, loose Two personnel in latest fight.
The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) killed several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists who attempted to infiltrate its forward operating base at Gajiram Nganzai in Borno on Sunday. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. Army spokesman Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “Several charred remains of …
Plateau community suffer another attack as Gunmen killed 11, raze 30 houses’.
If eye witness report are to go by , at least 11 persons have been reportedly killed following an attack by gunmen on Ta’agbe community in Bassa LGA of Plateau state Aside the killings, over thirty houses were also said to have been burnt down by the gunmen who attacked the community in the early …
Secondary school students kidnapped by bandits rescued by Zamfara police.
The Zamfara state police command says it has rescued 24 kidnapped victims in Shinkafi and Tsafe local government areas of Zamfara State. This was disclosed by the state police commissioner, Ayuba Elkana, during a press briefing. He said four of the victims are secondary school students abducted while writing their WAEC examination in Shinkafi and …
Niger SSG alleges Boko Haram, ISWAP are setting up camps in Niger.
According to the Ahmed Matane, secretary to Niger state government, he says Boko Haram and a faction of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) are setting up camps in the state. The SSG disclosed this at a press conference in Minna, Niger capital city, on Tuesday, Matane said these groups have been telling …
Suspected hoodlums attack, stab #EndSARS protester who testified before Lagos panel.
An #EndSARS protester Kamsichukwu Ibeh, who also testified before the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality, has been stabbed by suspected hoodlums. According to reports, Kamischukwu was said to have been attacked on Sunday evening in the Sangotedo area of Lagos while she was heading home from work. Ibeh testified before the Lagos panel on …
Bandits kill APC Zamfara governorship aspirant
A governorship aspirant under the umbrella of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Sagir Hamida, has been shot dead by suspected bandits, on Sunday. Mr Sagir was reportedly killed by bandits at Rijana, along Kaduna-Abuja highway late Sunday The unfortunate incident was confirmed by Imran Ahmad-Rufai, a political associate to the deceased and media aide to …
Civilians caught in the midst as troops repel attack ISWAP in Borno.
About six civilians were caught in a cross fire as troops of the Nigerian Army repelled an attack by suspected members of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) in Damboa, Borno state. According to military sources, the insurgents who came in about 10 gun-trucks attacked the town in the early hours of Friday, …