Army Battling Insecurity In 33 States, Says Ndume

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume, said on Thursday that the Army is tackling security challenges in 33 states. Ndume spoke in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State…

EndSARS: Robbers on the prowl in Benin, targets hotels, business centres

THE activities of armed robbers across various areas in Benin City has assumed a new dimension as they have shifted their targets to hotels, guest houses and business centres. The…

Insecurity: Katsina won’t negotiate with bandits, Masari insists

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Wednesday reiterated his charge on the security agencies to be ruthless with bandits terrorizing the state as well as neighbouring Kaduna and Zamfara…

FG: America’s rescue operation did not violate Nigeria’s sovereignty

Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says the rescue operation carried out in Nigeria by United States special forces did not violate the nation’s sovereignty. The minister said the federal government…

Mosques razed as crisis breaks out in Enugu town

A mob razed two mosques and destroyed many shops in Nsukka, a town in Enugu state, during the weekend. TheCable gathered that the incident sparked tension in the town which…

Gunmen invade university, kill 19 ahead of book fair

In what looked like an attack against literacy and free speech, gunmen stormed Kabul University ahead of the opening of a book fair on Monday 2 November, killing at least…

One Soldier Dies As Troops Kill Bandits, Rescue Nursing Mothers In Katsina

A brave soldier paid the supreme price when troops of Operation Sahel Sanity battled bandits, killing three of them and rescuing three nursing mothers along with their infants in Katsina…

Soldiers didn’t kill 4 persons, dump bodies in Jos pond— DHQ claims

The Defence Headquarters has denied media reports that four persons were killed by soldiers and their bodies dumped in a pond in Jos during clampdown on looters of private properties…

Army: IPOB members killed 6 soldiers, stole their weapons in Rivers

The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has revealed that six of its personnel were killed and their weapons carted away by suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of…

Gunmen kill Police officer, motorcyclist in Benue – PPRO

The Benue Police Command on Thursday said unknown gunmen killed a Police Officer and a motorcyclist in Ado Local Government Area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer…

Eight arrested as soldiers, Agbekoya clash in Ibadan

There was panic at the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan on Thursday as soldiers attached to Operation Burst, a Joint Security Task Force, and some members of the Agbekoya clashed…

Six killed as police, soldiers repel bandits in Katsina

Five bandits were killed by security forces Tuesday morning when they ( bandits ) in their large numbers attacked Tsaskiya community in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State .…

I was almost stabbed by hoodlums in NYSC camp looting – DPO

The Kubwa Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Abdullahi Bello, on Tuesday, said the hoodlums who looted the NYSC Orientation Camp in Kubwa almost stabbed him while trying to safeguard the facility.…

People stopped thugs from burning my house – Melaye

The Senator who represented Kogi West in the 8th National Assembly, Dino Melaye , said on Tuesday that his people rallied him to save his house in his home town,…