By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 18, 2024 The Nigerian Military has debunked claims that it has embarked on reprisal attacks on Okuama Community in Delta. Some members of the community had on Thursday ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two Majors, one Captain and 12 …
Read More »Army accuses Okuama community of resorting to media propaganda; Assures, no reprisal
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 18, 2024 The Nigerian Army has accused Okuama Community in Delta of “resorting to media propaganda and shenanigans to divert attention from the gruesome killing of 16 officers and soldiers”. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, …
Read More »Peter Obi condemns ‘in strongest terms’ killing of military personnel in Delta State
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election has condemned “in the strongest terms, the mindless killing of security personnel who were on a peacekeeping mission in a community in Delta state.” The former Anambra State Governor, who sympathised with all the bereaved and …
Read More »Fish out killers of your officers and men in Delta, Tinubu orders Defence Hqtrs
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, March 16, 2024 President Bola Tinubu has authorised the military high command to fish out those who killed military officers and men in Delta. The President in a statement, joined Nigerians and the armed forces to mourn the needless deaths of the gallant soldiers. “The Defence …
Read More »Gunmen kidnap PDP chairman in Edo; Govt, Police, APC react
By Usman Aliyu Benin, March 16, 2024 Edo Government says it is on top of the kidnapping of the state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Tony Aziegbemi. The state Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, disclosed this in a statement issued in Benin on Saturday. The …
Read More »Fear of reprisal grips Delta community following killing of military personnel
There is fear, anxiety and palpable tension in Okuama community in Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State following the attack by youths of the community on troops of the 181 Amphibious Battalion, in Bomadi Local Government Area that resulted in the killing of the Commanding officer, two Majors, one Captain and …
Read More »‘Illegal arms manufacturing is of national concern, but…..’ – Sen. Ned Nwoko
By Deborah Coker Abuja, March 16, 2024 Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta) says Nigeria Army’s discovery of an illegal bomb and arms factory in a community in Delta on last Wednesday is of national concern. He was reacting to the discovery of the factory in an interview with the News Agency …
Read More »Nigerian Army foils kidnap attempt in Kogi State; Neutralizes insurgents in Zamfara
In a recent series of operations, the Nigerian Army has demonstrated its proactive stance against criminal activities, successfully thwarting a kidnap attempt and neutralizing insurgents in separate incidents across Kogi and Zamfara states. According to a statement released by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, troops …
Read More »Who killed NDLEA Operative, Ifeanyi Chiwetalu?
An operative of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), SN Ifeanyi Chiwetalu, from Mgbagbu-Owa in Enugu State was said to have been murdered in cold blood last week Friday by unknown persons said to be in military uniform while he was on official duty in Bida, Niger State. According …
Read More »Northern Governors agree on new options to tackle kidnapping
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, March 14, 2024 The Northern Governors’ Forum said it has agreed to new options at a meeting with service chiefs to address the recent spate of kidnappings in the region. Chairman of the forum and Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, made this known to newsmen …
Read More »2 Division Nigerian Army gets new GOC
By Suleiman Shehu Ibadan, March 13, 2024 Maj.- Gen. Obinna Onubogu, on Wednesday assumed office as the 46th General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division of the Nigerian Army. Lt.-Col. Polycarp Okoye, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Division Nigerian Army, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in …
Read More »Police recover remains of murdered DPO in Rivers State
Six months after the brutal murder of SP. Bako Angbashim, a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Ahoada in Rivers State, some parts of his remains have been recovered by the police. This development was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement released …
Read More »Coup: Trial scheduled for alleged far-right German plotters
Karlsruhe (Germany), March 13, 2024 Nine alleged members of a far-right extremist group who were accused of plotting to overthrow the German government will go on trial in Stuttgart beginning April 29. The trial was announced in the court on Wednesday. The defendants were accused of membership in a terrorist …
Read More »Cult clash: Abia Govt investigates death of varsity student
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Umuahia, March 12, 2024 The Abia Government says it has commenced investigation into the death of a student of Abia State University (ABSU), who lost his life in a clash between rival cult groups. Mr. Okey Kanu, the state Commissioner for Information and Culture, made this known …
Read More »$9.6bn P&ID fraud: EFCC tenders additional evidence against MICAD, Nolan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 11, 2024, tendered more evidence against MICAD Project City Services Limited and James Nolan before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja. Micad Project City Services Limited and James Nolan are standing trial on a 20-count …
Read More »How Emefiele allegedly awarded multi-billion Naira contracts to family, associates – Witness
A Seventh Prosecution Witness, PW7, in the trial of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele on Monday, March 11, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, how Emefiele allegedly signed and approved award and payments of contracts …
Read More »Woman jumps into river from moving boat in Lagos
By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, March 10, 2024 A woman who boarded a boat from Igando in Lagos State to Ogun has allegedly jumped into the river from the moving boat, the police have said. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency …
Read More »UN expresses concern as chaos continues in Haiti
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, March 8, 2024 The UN remains deeply concerned by the rapidly deteriorating security situation amid ongoing gang violence and police clashes in some parts of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, has said. Dujarric, in a statement on Friday, said Haitian National Police …
Read More »Baby factory: Police rescue 16 pregnant women, 8 children in Aba
By Ijendu Iheaka Umuahia, March 8, 2024 The Nigeria Police, Abia Command, rescued 16 pregnant women and eight children at a baby factory in Aba, its Public Relations Officer, Maureen Chinaka, ssid in a statement on Friday in Umuahia. Chinaka, however refused to disclose the location of the baby factory …
Read More »North-East Ambassadors Group visits Borno State
North-East Ambassadors Group meets State Governor, H.E. Babagana Umara Zulum, and Theatre Commander, Major General Waidi Shaibu, and visits sites in Maiduguri to explore how to achieve sustainable solutions to displacement. Abuja, 07 March 2024 A large delegation of the North-East Ambassadors Group visited Maiduguri, Borno State, Thursday for high-level …
Read More »Re: A vacuous judgment on Dele Giwa By Idowu Adewale
On Sunday, February 25, 2024, ThisDay newspaper published an article titled “A Vacuous Judgment on Dele Giwa” suggesting that the judgment of Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, delivered on February 16, 2024 in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/1301/2021: Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda v Attorney-General …
Read More »Police Service Commission approves promotion of 1,607 DSPs
By Monday Ijeh Abuja, March 6, 2024 The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 1,607 Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) to the rank of Superintendents (SPs). The Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. …
Read More »Police Recruitment: Sokoto command fixes Wednesday for CBT exercise.
By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto March 5, 2024 The Sokoto State Police Command has scheduled today, Wednesday, March 6, for Computer Based Test (CBT) as part of the 2022 recruitment exercise in the state. ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, the command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement made available to Newsmen …
Read More »Suspected kidnappers used my son as ‘collateral’ to buy rice – Father
By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, March 3, 2024 A 12-year old Junior Secondary School (JSS-2) student, (name witheld), who was allegedly used to buy two bags of rice by suspected kidnappers has been found. His father, Pastor Joshua Ogbonna told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that …
Read More »Police place N50m bounty on 2 Katsina bandits
By Zubairu Idris Katsina, March 3, 2024 The Police Command in Katsina State on Sunday promised a N50 million reward to anyone with useful information that could lead to the arrest of two bandits – Modi Modi and Jan Kare. The Police, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, …
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