IGP to officers: Step up fight against IPOB

Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), has charged police operatives in Delta state to step up the fight against “criminal activities” of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Alkali,…

Police Confirm Five Killed, 50 Abducted In Zamfara Village Attack

Bandits have killed five locals and abducted over 50 others in Gora Namaye village in Zamfara State, police have said. The incident occurred very early on Monday in Maradun Local…

Gowon Leads Prayer Against Insecurity, Instability In Nigeria

A former Military Head of State, rtd Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Monday, led conveners of Nigeria Prays mission to seek divine intervention against security threats and social-economic instability in the…

14 Killed, Houses Burnt As Southern Kaduna Boils Again

At least fourteen people have been killed in a fresh attack at Mado village, Mabushi in Atyap Chiefdom of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Some houses were…

Politicians who attended Buhari’s son’s wedding with hired jets are not different from bandits ― Gumi

An Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi has said politicians who attended the wedding of Yusuf Buhari with hired jets are not different from bandits. “People think only those in…

Insecurity: UniJos Suspends Academic Activities, Closes Hostels

The University of Jos on Friday suspended academic activities and closed its hostels. The suspension order was due to the intensified killing of students around the university area shortly after…

Nine Bandits Killed As Rival Groups Face Off In Kaduna

At least nine bandits have been killed during a gunfight between rival groups in Kaduna State. This is according to credible human intelligence network reports corroborated by security agencies, the…

IPOB denies involvement in killing of Imo oil workers

Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied involvement in the killing of oil workers in Etekuru community and Asa in Ohaji council of Imo State. The group, in a statement…

Insecurity: Buhari receives briefing from service chiefs, IGP

President Muhammadu Buhari has received briefings from the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, and other security chiefs on the efforts to tame insecurity in the country. It…

Lai: Battling insecurity in one corner of the country doesn’t make Nigeria failed state

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says Nigeria cannot be called a failed state and that insecurity is only prevalent “in one corner of the country”. Speaking during ‘Focus…

BREAKING: Lalong Relaxes 24 Hours In Jos

Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State has relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Jos North Local Government Area, following the killings of travellers along Rukuba road, on the…

Armed ‘Preachers’ Engage Bandits In Zamfara

There is currently tension in parts of Dansadau Emirate of Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State as a result of the activities of an armed group that has been…

Gov Asks Nigerians To Take Up Arms Against Bandits

Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has called on residents in the areas prone to banditry to acquire weapons and defend themselves against the outlaws. While noting that prayers…

Plateau killings: Anyone rushing to bail suspects will be arrested, says Lalong

Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, has ordered that anyone who “rushes to bail suspects” linked to attacks in the state will be arrested. The governor stated this on Tuesday at…

There’s Nothing Like Unknown Gunmen’, Ebonyi Blames South Easterners For Killings In Region

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has blamed some persons in the South East for the widespread violence in the region. The governor said this while reacting to the sit-at-home…