One minor scandal is enough to down the ordinary police officer from his flight. Some other officers need more than one major scandal to make a dent on them. It has taken two major scandals to draw reasonable attention to Read more…
Category: Security
Gunmen kidnapped dozens of worshippers attending Friday afternoon prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, police and witnesses said. Armed gangs are rife across Nigeria’s northwest where they rob or kidnap for ransom, and violence has been Read more…
For decades, the illicit marketplace for oil and gas has plagued the energy industry. Around the world, rising energy and oil prices have been driving a rise in fuel smuggling. Just a few years ago, fuel smuggling from Colombia to Read more…
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and his government to redeem their battered image by rescuing Nigeria from the throttlehold of bandits, kidnappers, and terrorists, who were having a field day in the country. Ortom said Read more…
Akwa Ibom State youths drawn from Ibeno Local Government Area of the state have issued a stern warning to an ex-militant warlord, Government Ekpemupolo a.ka. Tompolo and others not to venture into their territory in the name of protecting pipelines. Read more…
The denouement in the Ukraine conflict is coming soon, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has predicted, alleging that there are tensions emerging between the country’s armed forces and its civilian leadership. Speaking on Thursday during a virtual class for all Read more…
Louisiana nun kidnapped in Africa reportedly found alive nearly 5 months later, Catholic Church says
An American nun in her eighties who U.S. federal officials said was kidnapped in Africa nearly five months ago has been found alive, the Catholic Church reported Wednesday. Sister Suellen Tennyson, a member of the Marianites of Holy Cross in Read more…
Germany’s chief of defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow’s military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so. “The bulk of the Russian land forces may Read more…
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans on establishing a “permanent presence” at the Russian-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear plant. Moscow has repeatedly accused Kiev of shelling the nuclear facility. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi made his remarks on Wednesday at a Read more…
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, on Wednesday, cautioned the newly promoted police officers against unethical practices. He warned that he would not take it lightly with any officer that fails to conduct themselves in an orderly manner. Read more…
A civil advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has tasked the Nigeria Police Force to fish out and prosecute some Cross Rivers youths who allegedly attacked and tortured two Catholic sisters to death over witchcraft allegations. Its Read more…
Taiwan’s Army Command said on Tuesday that its soldiers fired live warning shots at a “batch” of drones over the island of Erdan, after which the craft returned to China. With tensions high in the Taiwan Strait, Taipei has taken Read more…