Four persons have been confirmed dead from Easter Sunday’s attack by suspected cultists on Swali community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that several residents of the community were injured in the attack. A resident, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN on Tuesday that the assailants wore masks. The resident said the…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Tundun Wada, have arrested a 55-year-old suspected notorious kidnapper, during a security operation in Sumana village, Tundun Wada Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state. This is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Capt. Babatunde Zubairu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 3 Brigade, of Kano on Tuesday….
Lt.-Col. Onyinyechi Anele, on Tuesday, took over command of the Directorate of Army Public Relations as the first female officer to hold the position in the Nigerian Army. Anele, whose appointment is in acting capacity, took over from the erstwhile Director, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who has been posted to the Nigerian Heritage and Future Centre,…
Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, says the Directorate of Army Public Relations (APR), has been retooled with cutting-edge multimedia equipment to respond swiftly and professionally to operational and non-operational media engagements. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwachukwu is the immediate past Director APR. He spoke on Tuesday in Abuja while handing over to the…
Gov Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Monday convened a meeting with critical stakeholders over the recent killings in the state. Speaking at the event, Mutfwang said that the meeting aimed at fashioning out ways of tackling the recurrent attacks and wanton destruction of properties in the state. The governor, who said that the security challenges…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed a report of bomb blast at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MaSCC) in Maiduguri. This is contained in a statement issued by the NCoS Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC) Abubakar Umar, on Monday in Abuja. According to him, there has been no reported explosion…
Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun has condemned the arson attack on Ilesa High Court building by yet-to-identified persons, describing the act as a criminal attack on the state judiciary. This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson for the governor, on Monday in Osogbo. Adeleke directed thorough investigation into the incident…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has denied any involvement in the reported kidnap of a 12-year-old girl in Rivers, describing the allegation as false and malicious. Abubakar Umar, Service Public Relations Officer, (SPRO), Deputy Controller of Corrections, (DCC) said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Umar said that the claim was a fabrication…
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday said that unmanaged natural disasters can exacerbate insecurity, enable displacement, disrupt critical infrastructure, and deepen societal fragilities. Ribadu stated this at the Validation Workshop for the Anticipatory Action Framework for Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja. The workshop was organised by Office of the Vice President…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated a high-level committee on the forthcoming national population and housing census. The President tasked the committee to submit an interim report within three weeks, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. The President said the census was crucial for national development, accurate planning, and effective decision-making in…
