There was breakdown of law and order at the Court of Appeal in Benin City the Edo State Capita late Friday as suspected thugs allegedly supported by persons in security outfit uniforms, invaded the courtroom, chased away court workers and carted away several court documents. According to gatherings, some lawyers had approached the Appellate court […]
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Suspected terrorists have attacked Gidan Waya community in Kaduna State where they abducted 4 female students of the State College of Education (KSCOE), Gidan Waya in Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the students were kidnapped at Mile 1 area of Gidan Waya . Spokesperson of the Kaduna State Student […]
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The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, the apex socio-political youth group in the South East has cautioned against further attacks on Igbos based in Sokoto State and their shops. Pandemonium had broken out in some parts of Sokoto State on Saturday following a violent protest by Islamic youths who stormed the streets to […]
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The Nigerian Army has tagged the murder of two of its personnel, Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Audu M Linus (retired) and Private (Pte) Gloria Matthew, by suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network(ESN), as barbaric and callous. The deceased according to the director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema […]
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The Police Command in Edo State Sunday, said its operatives have killed five suspected kidnappers during a gun battle. Police Public Relations Officer, Bello Kontongs, in a statement on Sunday, said the incident happened in Ovia North-East Local Government of the state when the suspected kidnappers attempted to abduct an expatriate working with Okumo Oil […]
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L/Cpl Jibrin, an instructor with his Army Battalion in Geidam, who was nabbed for collaborating with ISWAP terrorists has succeeded in killing himself while being escorted to the barrack. Jibrin who first disappeared for two days was very popular with his colleagues and well liked by his colleagues because of his known competence. He was […]
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Bandits on Sunday night killed four residents of Angwar Bulus community in Kajuru Local Goverment Area of Kaduna State. A resident of the area, Mr. Yohanna Magaji, told the press in Kaduna, on Monday that bandits numbering over 100 stormed the community on Sunday night, and started shooting sporadically, just as many residents who were […]
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A notorious bandits’ leader, known as Nasanda, has demanded the sum of N30 million from Zamfara State government for neutralizing his wife, her uncle and her aunt or he would kill 300 persons to revenge the killings. It was gathered that the bandits’ leader had already giving a 14-day ultimatum to the State government to […]
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There was pandemonium on Thursday as gunmen about 12 of them, attacked some adhoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Nkwo Ihitte market, Imo State. It was learnt that INEC Adhoc Staff were registering members of the community for the 2023 general elections when the gunmen attacked. INEC officer in charge […]
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The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the expression by Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai to invite foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists in Nigeria further confirmed its stands that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration allegedly fueled terrorism. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Sunday, PDP […]
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