Gunmen have reportedly killed a lecturer with the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi in Benue State (FUAM). According to Daily Trust the incident occurred on Saturday night at the J S Tarka Foundation in High-Level area of Makurdi. It was learnt that the deceased, Dr. Karl Kwaghger, an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering was first […]
Seven people have been killed in a fresh crisis in Jama’a local government area of Kaduna state. Four people were injured, while two children have been declared missing. According to Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs, the incidents occurred on Saturday and Sunday. He said there reprisals after one Isiyaka Saidu, a […]
A Baptist Church cleric in Ikere Ekiti, Oladimeji Gbolagade, has been reportedly shot dead by unidentified gunmen while in transit to the town from a neighboring state. The President of Ekiti Baptist Church, Reverend Adeyinka Aribasoye in a telephone conversion with Channels Television said the deceased was found dead on the road close to Ikere […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace, unity and stability in the country. The president made the call in an address at the 70th anniversary of the Qaddriyya on Saturday in Kano. Buhari, represented by Alhaji Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said the call was imperative to […]
At least 22 people have been killed in southern Chad in the latest instance of deadly ethnic violence between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers, the communications minister said Friday. A curfew was imposed in the Kabbia region where the fighting took place and 66 people were arrested following the incident on Monday and Tuesday, minister […]
Isreal Adeusi, the Olufon of Ifon in Ose local government area of Ondo state, has been shot dead. Tee-Leo Ikoro, police public relations officer in Ondo, confirmed the tragic incident to TheCable on Thursday. He said Adeusi was on his way from a meeting in Akure, the state capital, when he was attacked. TheCable gathered […]
A wanted notorious bandit has been arrested by Nigerian troops at a clinic in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State. The bandit, identified as Mallam Usaini Mohammed was picked up 23 November at the Mainasara Clinic by soldiers of Operation Safe Haven, following a tip off. Major General John Enenche, who disclosed the arrest today, […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has painted a dismal picture of insecurity in Nigeria as he said bandits, in the northern part, now go into houses to kidnap people. The Sultan made the comment on Thursday during the 4th quarter 2020 meeting of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC, in Abuja. “How much an […]
The Senate on Wednesday , mandated its committees on Legislative Compliance and Communications to summon the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami. The panel was asked to impress on the Minister , the need to implement the resolutions of the Senate regarding security issues related to the mandate of his ministry . […]
The oalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has backed the position of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) over the growing security challenges in northern Nigeria, saying President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to address his most primary responsibility of providing security. The spokesman for the coalition, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, while reacting on Tuesday, said communities in northern Nigeria […]
