Two years after young Nigerians protested against police high-handedness across the country, there hasn’t been a significant change. All the authorities did was simply rename the rogue unit and reshuffle other police units with the same rogue operatives, basically spitting [...]
Two Nigerian policemen were feared killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Ebonyi State. According to The Nation, the incident happened at the border between Ezza North and Ishielu local government areas on Thursday morning. The attackers were said to [...]
The abductors of the vice chairman of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Frank Ozue, have established contact with his family, demanding a ransom of N30 million. The council vice chairman was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Sunday [...]
The President also re-emphasized the importance of synergy between the armed forces, other security agencies and the general population for peace and security. President Buhari, who also commissioned the newly constructed Nigerian Navy Sports Complex, commended the Chief of the Naval [...]
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 30 suspects in connection with the ongoing cult clash that have claimed the lives of three persons in the Gboko Local Government Area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the clash involving [...]
The lead negotiator between the Nigerian government and bandits in Norther Nigeria Tukur Mamu has been arrested in Cairo Egypt. Mamu has been vocal about his role in negotiating the freedom of persons kidnapped by bandits from a train en [...]
The 43 Muslim worshippers who were kidnapped at Zugu community in the Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State have regained their freedom. According to DAILY POST, they were released by the terrorists after a ransom of N5 million and [...]
Several shops and houses were razed on Thursday when gunmen invaded Izombe, a community in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The gunmen were said to have attacked the community at about 4:30 p.m. The attack lasted for [...]
Some unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed a Nigerian Army officer, identified as Major Churchill Orji, in Anambra State. It was learnt that the army officer was killed during an operation on Monday in Azia axis, in the Ihiala Local Government [...]
At least six protesters and six police officers were killed as anti-government protests in Sierra Leone turned violent, according to officials and local media reports. Hundreds of people took to the streets on Wednesday in a public display of anger over [...]
Thieves allegedly broke into the Katsina State government house and stole N31 million. This was the second instance of such theft at the government house, which is supposed to be the most secured building in the state. In 2020, N16m [...]
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has issued a warning to Fulani terrorists in the six South-West states of Nigeria to leave before it is too late. Mr Igboho issued the fresh notice in a statement [...]
Anti-government protesters in Sierra Leone have clashed with police in the streets of the capital, Freetown, as tensions over the rising cost of living turned deadly in the West African nation. In a national broadcast on Wednesday, Vice President Mohamed [...]
Gunmen on Tuesday killed one immigration officer and injured two others in the Magari Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Maigatari council area is a border community between Nigeria and the Niger Republic. The incident occurred around the Galadi-Birniwa-axis of [...]
Gunmen have killed the father of an Owerri-based Newspoint Newspaper journalist, Hamilton Onuchukwu. It was gathered that the incident occurred last Friday in the Orlu Local Government Area of the Imo State where some gunmen have been causing terror. The [...]
The gunmen who attacked a Kaduna-bound train in March and abducted several passengers released five more hostages on Tuesday. The release of the hostages comes after the terrorists released four of the victims last week Monday. A newspaper publisher, Tukur Mamu, who [...]
Gunmen have reportedly abducted at least 50 people from Damari community in Birnin-Gwari LGA of Kaduna state. The gunmen were said to have invaded the community on Saturday after troops of the Nigeria military escorted some residents to neighbouring communities. In recent [...]
The Niger State Police Command says it has arrested one John Ijamu, a 42-year-old fugitive who fled from Kuje Custodial Centre during a terrorist attack on the facility. The command in a statement issued on Monday, by its spokesman, DSP [...]
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Abiodun Alabi, has assured residents of adequate security following reports which suggested that the state is on the radar of some persons planning attacks across the country. Alabi gave this assurance in a [...]
The Federal Government, yesterday, admitted that Nigerians are tired of the current security challenges facing the nation. Rising from its closed-door meeting, which lasted more than five hours, the National Security Council acknowledged the deteriorating insecurity across the country, fueling [...]
Two prominent Nollywood actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, have been reportedly kidnapped. Monalisa Chinda, AGN’s Director of Communications, broke the news in a statement made available to PREMIUM [...]
The Nigerian government has directed the closure of all private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, over the rising insecurity and fear of terrorists’ attacks. This was contained in a statement signed by the National Association of Proprietors [...]
Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the seat of government in Lagos on Tuesday, singing anti-government chants on the first day of a planned three-day nationwide demonstration against the continued closure of Nigerian universities. Workers’ unions across several sectors participated in [...]
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said on Tuesday that it has made an additional deployment of its officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, following reports of attacks in various parts of the city. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, said this in [...]
The management of the Federal Government College, Kwali, Abuja, has asked parents to evacuate their wards from the school over the fear of attack by terrorists. This has caused panic among the management, staff, students and parents of the school. [...]
Explosions and gunfire were heard in the early morning hours near the Kati military base on the outskirts of Mali’s capital Bamako, according to residents, in a suspected attack by armed fighters. The military, which cordoned off the roads to [...]
The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday rescued Mr Godwin Aigbogun, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in ward 9 Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo who was abducted on Monday. This is contained in a statement signed by [...]
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. ASUU had commenced strike on February 14, and other unions [...]
Three people were killed and another three injured Sunday at a mall in the US state of Indiana, officials said, the latest in a spate of gun violence in the country. “We experienced a mass shooting this evening at the [...]
The owner of the bar in the South African coastal town of East London where 21 teenagers mysteriously died last month has been arrested, police in the Eastern Cape province said. Provincial police said in a statement that the owner, aged 52, [...]
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