Niger Governor, Muhammad Bago, has called on security agencies to ensure adequate security across the state for a hitch-free Eid-el Fitr celebration. Bago made the call while addressing thousands of Muslim Ummah that gathered for Eid-el fitr prayers after the two rakaats prayers at the Minna Central Eid prayer ground on Sunday. Represented by his…
The Police Command in Lagos State says it has rescued two kidnap victims and launched a search for their alleged abductors. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the alleged kidnappers abducted the victims on Wednesday at Ijede in the Ikorodu area of the…
Troops of the special military taskforce, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), have arrested two suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu. This is contained in a statement issued by Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH, on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repots that Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese…
Kidnappers of Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church, Izombe, Imo, are demanding for N2o million as ransom for the release of the clergyman. Ubaechu was abducted in Ejemekwuru on Sunday evening while on his way to attend the annual retreat of priests of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese, Imo. His…
No fewer than 11 soldiers have been killed and six others including a brigade commander have sustained injuries during terrorists attack on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) at Wajiroko in Borno State. According to military sources, the brigade commander was injured when his vehicle stepped on an Improvise Explosive (IED) enroute the location to provide…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned former National Security Adviser, retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and three others over alleged N33.2 billion fraud in an Abuja High Court. Dasuki was arraigned alongside Aminu Baba-Kusa, former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), along with two companies, Acacia Holdings Limited and…
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday announced the deployment of 171 troops to Abyei, in the border between South Sudan and Sudan for Peacekeeping mission . The Chief of Operations, Nigerian Army , Maj.- Gen. Boniface Sinjen, announced this at the graduation ceremony of Troops of Nigerian Contingent 3 United Nations Interim Security For Abyei at…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced the demise of Senior Correctional Assistant (SCA) Shuaibu King-David. Abubakar Umar, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) and Deputy Controller of Corrections (DCC), said in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, that King-David died during the unfortunate escape incident at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Koton-Karfe, Kogi, on…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have neutralised a suspected bandit and armed robber in Wase and Bokkos Local Government Areas (LGA) of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the Media Officer of OPSH, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Jos. Zhakom said that the two suspected criminals were brought down by troops following an…
The United Nations has stated that it is awaiting talks on a potential peacekeeping mission for Ukraine, but “no such mission is yet planned,” according to Under Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix in Brussels on Tuesday. Lacroix said he expected discussions on deploying UN peacekeepers to monitor a possible future ceasefire, but emphasised that a ceasefire agreement…
