The Department of State Security Services (SSS) also known as the Department of State Services (DSS), has said that government and security agencies alone cannot tackle insecurity in the country without the support of the citizens especially on intelligence gathering. The Director General of the agency, Yusuf Bichi, said this on Saturday night in Abuja […]
There was a protest in Kastina State on Sunday over the abduction of many schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in the Kankara Local Government Area of the state, The Punch is reporting. The protesters demanded the prompt rescue of students abducted by bandits on Friday night. The protest was led by a […]
Four days after taunting “wailers” and declaring support for President Muhammadu Buhari, Usman Rabi’u, a social media user, has asked the president to resign. On December 8, Rabi’u had tweeted that that he is supporting the president till the end of his tenure in 2023, throwing jabs at those he described as “wailers”. “We are […]
Students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, yesterday gave a distressing account of the night they spent in the bushes following the Friday’s siege on their school by bandits. Many of the students are still missing while their parents said they are in distress. They called on relevant authorities to rescue their wards. […]
Gunmen suspected to be herders have killed four people in Tse-Angbande community of Makurdi Local Government Area in Benue state. The fresh incident which left seven other persons severely injured happened at 11:14 pm on Friday night. Among those killed is a head of a family, Timothy Emberga Akwa, his two sons, Innocent Akwa, Terhemba […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised President Muhamadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security as well as suspend boarding schools in the north as part of measures to curb the growing insecurity . He , however , said the elected political structure at the local and state levels should be left […]
Amnesty condemns abduction of Katsina students Students abduction despite Buhari’s presence in Katsina baffling —PDP Masari shuts all boarding schools after abduction of students Katsina abduction sad reminder of Dapchi, Chibok girls – Coalition No One Can Ascertain Number Of Students Kidnapped Yet, Says Katsina Governor Abducted Katsina students: Military has located bandits’ enclave ― […]
Two hundred students who fled for safety on Friday night after bandits attacked the Government Science Secondary School, Ƙanƙara in Katsina State, have been safely returned. The Police Spokesperson, Gambo Isah and the Principal of the school, Usman Abubakar confirmed this to Channels Television on Saturday. This comes amid reports that hundreds were abducted during […]
The 16 travellers who lost their lives on Abuja-Kaduna expressway were not killed by suspected bandits, according to the police. Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, had said the deceased who were from Dambatta local government area of Kano, were shot dead. In a statement, Abba Anwar, his spokesman, issued on his behalf, Ganduje laid curses […]
Fatai Aborode, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, has been shot dead. Aborode was said to have been gunned down on his farm along Apodun road, Igangan in Ibarapa north local government area of the state on Friday. According to Olugbenga Fadeyi, police public relations officer (PPRO) in the state, […]
