Sadiq Abdullahi, son of Ango Abdullahi, convener of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), has been released by gunmen who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train. On March 28, a train on its way from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by gunmen in Kateri-Rijana area of Kaduna state. The train was said to have been a few minutes […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Muslims on the Eid Mubarak celebrations, reiterating his administration’s commitment to tackling terrorism in the country. Buhari in a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the final victory against Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province is within sight. The President said with the designation of […]
A former student at Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, Lydia Pogu, has delivered a moving speech during her convocation at Southeastern University, United States. Pogu, who was one of the about 300 students abducted on April 14, 2014 by Boko Haram terrorists, bagged a master’s degree at the university after earning […]
More details about the outcome of the screening exercise for the presidential aspirants under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP which revealed that two presidential aspirants were disqualified by the committee. Chairman of the committee, Sen. David Mark, had announced their disqualification after the committee concluded its screening of the party’s 17 […]
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says terrorists and bandits are denied access to telecommunication services with the ongoing implementation of National Identity Number, SIM linkage policy in Nigeria. The Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement NCC, Mr Ephraim Nwokonanya, represented by Head Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement, NCC, Mr Alkasim Umar made this disclosure at the One-day […]
The Military High Command says its troops have killed a prominent Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Commander, Abubakar Dan-Buduma and 62 other terrorists. It also said the troops also arrested 79 others and rescued 179 kidnapped victims across the North West within three weeks. The spokesman for the military, Maj.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, […]
The terrorists that kidnapped passengers of the AK9 Abuja-Kaduna bound train have released the picture of the newly born girl delivered by one of the pregnant women taken hostage. The mother of the baby was said to be eight-month pregnant before she and 62 others were abducted by the terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna train […]
A Nigerian soldier has killed himself while being taken to the barracks, following his arrest for allegedly collaborating with ISWAP terrorists. PR Nigeria reports that the deeds of the soldier who belonged to one of the battalions of the Nigerian Army in the North-East was unraveled by military intelligence operatives. “He was involved in […]
THE Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, and to prohibit the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022 yesterday was sequel to the consideration of a report by the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal […]
Terrorists have ambushed officers of the Nigerian Army with an Improvised Explosive Device, (IED) in Katsina State, killing atleast two personnel. Reports says that the soldiers were said to be on a special operation at Kaiga community when one of their vehicles stepped over the planted IED. According to SaharaReporters, Many soldiers were said […]
