Terrorists in their numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons, have again attacked Dantsauni village in Batagarawa Local Government Area of Kâtsina State where they killed three people. One of the deceased persons was identified as Abdulrashid Abba Manna, a Katsina resident, who went to farm in the morning at Dantsauni village but was trapped and […]
Following the N5 million fine slammed on Trust TV over a documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, the television station has replied the The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) that it acted in public interest. NBC had said the fine was imposed on Trust TV because the broadcast of the said documentary contravened sections […]
The police command in Delta State has declared two suspects, Francis Odiakose and Christopher Odiakose, wanted for alleged terrorism, attempted murder and other crimes. The spokesman for the state command, DSP Bright Edafe, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Warri. Edafe said that a warrant of arrest had been issued against […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has given security forces “full freedom” to end attacks in the country. In a statement on Tuesday by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari condemned the recent attacks in Sokoto, Plateau and Kaduna, describing the incidents as “barbaric”. Buhari, who paid condolences to the family and loved ones of […]
A coalition of over 80 human rights organisations under the aegis of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the poor state of the nation and the worsening insecurity that had taken place in Nigeria during the first and second quarters of the year. The organisation, therefore, advised the President, […]
The Five kidnapped train passengers who regained freedom on Tuesday; have begged the government to rescue the remaining victims in captivity because they were in dire need of food and medication. The terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train in March 2022, have released 5 more kidnapped passengers on Tuesday. The 5 victims are […]
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to the killing of Al-Qaeda leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, by a United States drone strike. In a tweet on Tuesday, Fani-Kayode hailed the USA for killing terrorists warlords like Osama Bin Ladin, AbuBakr Al Baghdadi and Ayman Al Zawahiri. However, he alleged that terror kingpins […]
Terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train and abducted passengers on March 28, have, on Tuesday, released five more hostages including a victim shot while in their custody, Mukhtar Shuaibu. Shuaibu was shot during a “friendly fire” while in the den of the terrorists. Tukur Mamu, the Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media […]
Yusuf Ahmed-Baba, the running mate of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that both himself and Obi have solutions to end insecurity in Nigeria. Yusuf, however, failed to say what the plans to end the insecurity were, noting that there was no point talking about the plans as so […]
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor and surgeon, helped coordinate the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in which four […]
