The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, has said the embargo on firearms licence is still in force, noting that the police have stopped issuing licence to citizens who wished to own guns. The police boss stated this, on Sunday, in response to inquiries from The PUNCH about the directive by the state […]
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has signed an executive order for the compulsory installation of close circuit television (CCTV) cameras in public places in the state. The development comes weeks after the attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church, Owo area of Ondo. Days after the attack, six persons were killed in the […]
Defence Headquarters is said to have ordered the immediate retirement of some men and officers of the Nigerian Army who were said to have been found wanting in ethical behaviours and acts of gross misconduct. According to reports in an online media yesterday, leadership of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Airport have been directed […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that those he described as “cowards” behind recent attacks on churches in the country will be punished. The President said this on Wednesday following the recent spate of assaults on churches across the country. “As for the cowards, they will be punished for their crimes. We will bring […]
President Muhamamdu Buhari has said that his administration is the only in Nigeria’s history to implement a solution to decades-long herder/farmer conflicts, exacerbated by desertification and demographic growth. In a correspondence with Bloomberg, the president asserted that the National Livestock Transformation Plan, putting ranching at its core, is the only way to deplete the […]
At least five dead bodies were recovered on Tuesday after terrorists allegedly launched a fresh attack on people of Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Daily Trust learnt that 10 people were reportedly missing while a search party had been deployed to comb the bushes to find them. Chairman of Guma LGA, Caleb […]
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday warned the Federal Government that its inability to secure life and property in the country would soon leave citizens with no choice but to arm themselves in self-defence. Akeredolu, who gave the warning while delivering the keynote address at the meeting of the Attorney-Generals of the […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alerted residents of Southeast region to be vigilant against marauding bandits attacking and killing innocent people in churches and homes. The separatist group urged the people to be cautious of strangers that may disguised as worshippers, with the evil agenda of attacking them in churches and markets. […]
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba disclosed yesterday that more Police Special Operational Units and Assets have been deployed to the South-East in the bid to strengthen the anti-secessionist operation in that part of the country through Operation Restore Peace. Speaking during a meeting with Strategic Police managers (CPs, AIGs and DIGs) in […]
The Nigerian Army says it will take action over the allegation by Samuel Kanu, prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria (MCN), that soldiers are aiding kidnappers. TheCable had reported that Kanu was, on Sunday, abducted by gunmen along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway in Umunneochi LGA of Abia state. The prelate and two other clerics […]
