Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky IraborThe Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, says Nigeria was currently reviewing its operational engagements in various theatres across the country. In a statement issued by the Director of Defence Information, Benjamin Sawyerr, on Friday in Abuja, Mr Irabor said this at a security meeting with military veterans … Continue reading Insecurity: FG reviewing operational engagement in troubled area.
APC rep to Buhari: your failure is responsible for insecurity in Nigeria
Yusuf Gagdi, a member of the house of representatives, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “show leadership” and rise to the task of protecting lives and property in the country. The lawmaker said the strategies adopted by the Buhari administration have failed and cannot guarantee the safety of Nigerians. Gagdi, a lawmaker from Plateau state and … Continue reading APC rep to Buhari: your failure is responsible for insecurity in Nigeria
352 Bandits arrested ~ Police
The police command in Bauchi says it has arrested 352 suspected bandits, rustlers, kidnappers in the past six months. Police commissioner Abiodun Alabi stated this in a statement issued on Thursday. Mr Alabi said the command recorded 221 cases and arrested 352 suspects between March 8 to date at different times and locations across the … Continue reading 352 Bandits arrested ~ Police
Plateau: 76 people killed and buried in a day
Recently, Plateau state has become a constant name in the media for negative reasons. It should be recalled that for a while now, there have been several reports of attacks and killings in different parts of the state. Sadly, while Nigerians have continued to react differently to the barbaric attacks and wanton destruction in the … Continue reading Plateau: 76 people killed and buried in a day
Police kill scores of ESN in Imo state.
An unspecified number of the Eastern Security Network and Indigenous People of Biafra members, including one of their leaders have been killed in a gun battle with the operatives of the Imo State Police Command. The members of the security wing of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group, were killed on Friday during a … Continue reading Police kill scores of ESN in Imo state.
Masquerades arrested, remanded for obstructing Peace at Nsukka
Seven masquerades, popularly called Oriokpa, were yesterday arrested at Ikpa junction, along Enugu road, Nsukka, Enugu State, for allegedly manhandling a passerby and obstructing peace. The masquerades, while observing their rites, allegedly caught the passerby, whose name was not provided, and beat him up. The commotion caused gridlock along the expressway. An okada rider, Chiemelie … Continue reading Masquerades arrested, remanded for obstructing Peace at Nsukka
How bandits tortured us for 88 days
News of the release of the pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiya School, Tegina, on Thursday night threw Tegina town, in particular, and Niger State as a whole into wide jubilation. While their parents and government officials were happy seeing them, the pupils were, however, not happy with the way they were treated by the bandits … Continue reading How bandits tortured us for 88 days
Those who burnt two mosques in Jos, forgot they could suffer the warth of God for their actions
The crisis in Jos is not what anyone will be happy about. Everyone knows how precious their life is to them, the killing of innocent people as well as burning of properties is against everything humanity stands for. As Nigerians, it was never our nature to be violent, inhuman, or selfish. Nigerians have always been … Continue reading Those who burnt two mosques in Jos, forgot they could suffer the warth of God for their actions
Lagos State evacuates students and 3-weeks-old baby from Jos.
Lagos State Government has evacuated a three-week-old baby, the mother and undergraduate students of the state’s extraction studying at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), from Plateau. The evacuation became necessary following recent attacks and killings in Jos and environs, following sectarian violence. The first set of evacuees, comprising 64 UNIJOS students, the three-week-old-baby, and the … Continue reading Lagos State evacuates students and 3-weeks-old baby from Jos.
NDA attack and Buhari’s son’s wedding.
The attack on and abduction of military officers at the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) are at once unprecedented, humiliating, and dispiriting, but they are not in the least shocking because they merely represent a predictable pattern of Nigeria’s tragically progressive declination into the low-water marks of extreme precariousness in the last six years. I perfectly … Continue reading NDA attack and Buhari’s son’s wedding.
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