The Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has explained that the reason banditry would not end was that the All Progressives Congress, APC, led Federal Government has continued the politicisation of security. Wike said by politicising insecurity, the APC Government plunged the security troubled states into an unimaginable scale of banditry that may not […]

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, on Wednesday vowed that kidnapping and banditry in the North West will soon be over. Speaking during an operational visit to the Nigerian Airforce Base in Kaduna State, he warned the criminals to prepare for the worst. He stated that the military would go after bandits […]

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents in the early hours of Tuesday burnt down a ‘military base’, school and health facility in Katarko village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Katarko is about 25 kilometres east of Damaturu, the state capital. The burnt primary school was renovated by Victim Support Fund a […]

Boko Haram terrorists have retaken Damasak, the Headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area, LGA, of Borno State after reportedly dislodging the Nigerian security forces. Damasak, a border town with Niger Republic is about 160kilometres, north from Maiduguri, the state capital which had suffered several attacks from the terror groups. Also, unconfirmed report claimed a United […]

Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army have neutralised 41 terrorists and rescued 60 captives comprising of elderly women and children in Gamboru, Borno State . The troops also recovered sophisticated weapons after they engaged the terrorists in heavy fighting in the early hours of Monday , March 15, 2021. This was disclosed […]

The Chief of Army Staff ( COAS) , Lt. Gen . Ibrahim Attahiru , on Sunday, assured that the ongoing war against Boko Haram will soon be over . Attahiru , who was in Yobe to play morale boosting visit on the troops of Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigerian Army in Damaturu […]

Islamic State-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy, killing 15 soldiers and four militia fighters in Borno, security sources said Saturday. The convoy came under heavy attack from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad region on Thursday. The attack was the latest in a jihadist conflict which has killed […]

THE Federal Government yesterday ruled out engaging mercenaries to assist Nigeria in the fight against insurgency, which has continued for more than a decade. It also vowed to come out in full force to fight insurgency in the country, saying it could no longer tolerate blackmail in any guise. Government’s declaration came on the heels […]

Parents of Leah, Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu have again appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use the same negotiators, strategies and means used to secure the release of other school children to rescue their daughter, Leah who is still being held in captivity. The grieving parents reminded the President of the promise he made to […]