Herdsmen Kill Six In Taraba
At least six persons have been reportedly killed and scores injured following attacks on Utsua Daa and Baafada villages around Gazabu and Takalafia communities in Bali Local Government Area of…
Nigeria Has Gone Beyond Breakup — Obaseki
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says Nigeria will not break up or disintegrate as it has gone beyond that stage. Obaseki said this in Benin yesterday when he received Muslims…
Femi Adesina: Like Man City, Nigeria will overcome security challenges
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says despite the current challenges, peace and security will be restored under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Adesina compared the present situation of Nigeria to the…
Officer shot as gunmen set police station, two vehicles, others ablaze again in Abia
Ten gunmen reportedly attacked and set ablaze the Divisional Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State on Monday. They also set ablaze two vehicles, three motorcycles and…
Insecurity: We Are Working Very Hard, I Hope Nigerians Will Understand – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged said his administration is working hard to tackle insecurity confronting the nation and he hopes Nigerians understand. Speaking to journalists at the State House…
Police arrest 2 inmates with AK47 rifle in Imo
The Imo state police command, yesterday said that it has arrested two suspected inmates of Owerri Correctional Center, believed to be among the over 1,800 inmates who escaped when the…
BREAKING: Army arrests another IPOB commander
The Second in Command to the neutralized IPOB/ESN Terrorist leader Ikonso, Awurum Eze, has been arrested by security operatives in Aba, Abia State. A statement by Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima…
Officer killed as gunmen attack two police stations in Akwa Ibom
An officer was killed when gunmen attacked two police stations in Etim Ekpo LGA of Akwa Ibom state on Wednesday morning. Odiko MacDon, police public relations officer in the state,…
Buhari to Nigerians: Pray against kidnapping, banditry — and desperate quest for power
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians, irrespective of religious affiliation, to pray against kidnapping and banditry. In recent times, there has been a spate of killings, kidnapping and banditry in…
Ndume Tackles Southern Governors, Rejects Ban On Open Grazing
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, has faulted the decision of southern governors to ban open grazing of cattle. Southern Governors Forum (SGF), had at its meeting held…
Wike Increases Curfew Hours In Rivers After Killing Of Policemen
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the review of the existing night-time curfew in the state. In a state-wide broadcast on Monday at the Government House in Port Harcourt,…
Bandits Kidnap 12 Muslim Worshippers During Midnight Prayers In Katsina
Twelve Muslim worshippers have been abducted by bandits while observing Tahajjud at a mosque located in the outskirt of Jibiya town of Katsina State. Tahajjud is a midnight prayer that…
Gunmen Attack Anambra Vigilante Office, Police Station
Gunmen have attacked the Anambra State Vigilante office at Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area in a spate of insecurity in the state. Ozubulu police station was also attacked by the…
Stray bullet kills Imo NSCDC officer in her home
A female security personnel attached to the Imo State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCD, Glory Chinenye Nkwoch, was on Thursday killed in her home by…
Girls’ School in Abuja Shuts Down for Fear of Attack by Bandits
Due to worsening insecurity and fear of attack by bandits, the Federal Government Girls College, Bwari, Abuja, on Friday, instructed parents to pick their children from the school. Earlier this…





















