When Mariia Pankova last exchanged messages with her close friend Pavlo in December, she had no idea that he was among the Ukrainian troops fighting in Russia’s Kursk region. She found out when a fellow soldier told her several days Read more…
Category: Security
The Anambra State Police command has secured the release of a Catholic priest, Rev Fr Stephen Echezona, who was abducted in Ichida, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. In a statement in Awka, the PPRO said: “In the early Read more…
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly killed six operatives of the Zamfara State Community Protection Guards, CPG, popularly known as Askarawa and four local vigilantes in an ambush in Anka Local Government Area of the state. The operatives Read more…
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) belongs to Russia and will be operated by Russia, its director, Yury Chernichyuk, has stressed, dismissing any possibility of US or Ukrainian control over the facility. Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Police operatives in Anambra State have arrested two suspected cultists/armed robbers. This development was revealed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, Tochukwu Ikenga (SP) in a press statement made available to journalists. He Read more…
The Afenifere National Youth Council (AYC) has expressed concerns over the escalating killings and kidnapping crisis in the Southwestern part of the country. It has, therefore, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on kidnapping urgently Read more…
President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa backing efforts to ensure Syria’s territorial integrity and offering Russia’s “practical cooperation” on a whole range of issues, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The fall in December of President Read more…
There was uneasy calm in Rivers State yesterday as residents went about their normal business even as the security situation remained tense in some strategic parts of the state. Heavily armed police men were deployed to forestall possible breakdown of Read more…
From Ismail Omipidan, Romanus Ugwu, Ndubuisi Orji, Sola Ojo, Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja, Tony Osauzo, Benin, Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa and Tony John, Port Harcourt Outrage, anger and condemnations have trailed National Assembly’s ratification of the declaration of emergency rule imposed on Rivers State by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more…
STATEHOUSE PRESS STATEMENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday lauded the National Assembly for its decisive and patriotic ratification of the State of Emergency proclamation in Rivers State, a critical step to restoring stability after a protracted political crisis that Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze Anambra state government has reiterated its commitment to fighting all forms of crime and criminality in the State through the instrumentality of the Agunechemba security initiative. Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor gave the assurance at Stakeholders Read more…
The Russian military has said that it had to shoot down its own drones to fulfill President Vladimir Putin’s order to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The president gave the order as a result of discussions with his US Read more…