A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people on Saturday when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in Texas, the latest mass shooting in the United States. As President Donald Trump led the condemnation over “an act of cowardice” that police are treating as a possible hate crime, calls […]
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A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation. In the 20 conflict situations monitored in the 2018 edition of the Annual Report of the Secretary-General […]
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At least twenty-two persons were killed, while many women were abducted as suspected bandits attacked Zangon-Kankara and Makera in Kankara local government area of Katsina state. A resident of Zango-Kankara told newsmen that the attacks occurred on Thursday evening. He said while 18 people were killed in Zangon, four lost their lives in Makera where […]
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has reiterated his commitment to supporting security agencies to protect lives and property in the state. Zulums stated this on Sunday when he visited Gajiram, headquarters of Nganzai local government area of the state, to commiserate with the people over the murder of 60 villagers by Boko Haram insurgents. He […]
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Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, on Friday launched a new state Security outfit code-named ‘Operation Sting.’ He said “Operation Sting”will be fully funded by the Rivers State Government with the aim of tackling criminal elements and reducing crime and criminality in all parts of the state. “Operation Sting is therefore, our own specialized and […]
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Some stern insurgents suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect struck at Dalori internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Thursday night. An eyewitness told newsmen that the attack took place around 9pm. The witness said suicide bombers first struck before gunmen opened fire from different directions. The […]
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Two Nigerian Air Force personnel have lost their lives and several others injured in an ambush by suspected armed bandits in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The victims were said to be in two patrol vans before they bumped into the bandits. According to an eyewitness, the assailants were in the process […]
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The Nigeria Police Force, on Monday confirmed the death of Mr Usman Umar, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), in the violent protest by members of the Shiitte movement in Abuja. In a statement by Force Spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, in Abuja, he said that two other officers and a Channels’ Television Reporter were injured […]
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National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Monday accused members of the Shiite group, Islamic Movement in Nigeria, of burning down two ambulances at the Agency’s Emergency Response and Ambulance Bays (ERABs) in Abuja. Head of Media and Public Relations of NEMA, Malam Sani Datti, made this known in a statement in Abuja. “This is to […]
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The Kano State Police Command said it had arrested a 57-year-old man, Tijjani Yahaya, for allegedly stabbing his 20-year-old brother, Aminu Mohammad, to death. This is contained in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, in Kano on Sunday. He said that the incident occurred at […]
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