An undergraduate student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), identified simply as Adekunle, was on Saturday shot dead by armed robbers at Harvey Road, Moore Road Junction, in the Yaba area of Lagos state. It was gathered that Adekunle and his school mate identified as Opeyemi boarded a shuttle bus from Yaba to UNILAG and […]
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Two girls identified to be among the remaining 98 Chibok school girls have escaped from their captors in the Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Sources who spoke with Daily Trust said that the escape was a result of intense military operations in the forest. Meanwhile, following probes, a security source identified the escapees as Hauwa […]
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The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed, has warned that there is a high-risk coastal flooding in Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos and Rivers States. The warning is due to the expected rise in sea level and tidal surge that may negatively impact agriculture, human settlements and transportation. Ahmed, gave this warning […]
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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned anybody who wants to disrupt the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday. There is heightened tension ahead of the elections, with political parties and their supporters, fuelling fears of election-day violence. Police commands across different states have however assured Nigerians of adequate security as they troop out to […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued security warning to Nigerians ahead of the governorship and state house of elections in the country. The DSS said the plot is designed to cause total chaos after the governorship and state assembly elections. In a statement released on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, the security […]
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The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday, commissioned six emergency patrol speed boats, in Ologbo, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of the state, as part of efforts to boost security in riverine communities across the state. Obaseki at the commissioning said his government has taken pragmatic steps and increased collaboration with security agencies […]
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An investigative report by Reuters has accused Nigerian Army of killing children fathered by insurgents. In the investigation published on Monday, Reuters reported that top army commanders allegedly ordered soldiers to “delete” children born to insurgents. According to the report, the directive was issued “because the children were assumed to be collaborating with militants in Boko […]
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NIGERIA – The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard stations along the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. The force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police […]
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LAGOS, NIGERIA – The police in Lagos said that four murder cases were reported and recorded in the state in the last seven days. The Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to journalists on Saturday. Mr Hundeyin said that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases. He […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused the arrested Tukur Mamu, the Kaduna train attack negotiator, of terrorist financing, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism. DSS said the publisher of Desert Herald is involved in the funding of international and local terrorism. The DSS alleged that Tukur shares information with terrorist groups, resulting in […]
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