Ekiti State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed an attack by suspected thugs on the campaign venue of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and former governor, Chief Segun Oni in the Efon local government area of the state. Read more…
If Western countries continue to expel Russian diplomats, Moscow won’t rule out the possibility of severing diplomatic ties with the states concerned, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned on Wednesday. He explained that the recent wave of expulsions threatens continued diplomatic relations. “There Read more…
Russia’s human rights ombudsman has pledged to investigate information that some Crimean officers, held captive in Ukraine, have been allegedly designated by the Kiev authorities as “unexchangeable” and could even be subject to execution. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Tatiana Moskalkova confirmed Read more…
Perhaps it was the way the lifeless bodies, bloodied by bullets, and some with hands bound, had been left strewn about or shoveled into makeshift mass graves. Or the reality of seeing them up close in widely circulated photographs and Read more…
Retreating Ukrainian forces have allegedly blown up a tank allegedly containing hydrochloric acid, at a chemical plant in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) town of Rubezhnoe, which has emerged as a flashpoint in the ongoing military conflict. The tank explosion Read more…
At least 15 soldiers have been killed after bandits attacked a military base in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State. Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst had reported that 11 soldiers were killed when militants in Read more…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers State Command, has arrested 14 suspects for unlawful dealings in petroleum products. These arrests premised on the renewed vigour and strategic efforts put in place by the Command to combat the Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The President of Imo General Assembly (IGA) Nnewi branch, Chief Chinedu Igwe has advocated detection, dialague and deployment (DDD) to solve insecurity challenges in Nigeria in general and South East in particular. Chief Igwe who is the Read more…
Governor Charles Soludo’s directive that the people of Anambra not comply with the Monday sit-at-home order in the state called by separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was ignored in Nnewi. As usual, markets, offices, schools and every other Read more…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged South East governors to explore dialogue and consultations to reach lasting peace and security in the region. HURIWA National Coordinator Emmanuel Onwubiko said in a statement that constant military deployment Read more…
A committee of the mosque at Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja, on Monday, has sacked its Chief Iman, Nuhu Khalid, over a sermon he delivered last Friday criticising Nigerian leaders including President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity in the country. In his sermon, the Read more…
Controversy has continued to trail the sinking of a gunboat under the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) named NIMASA-BARUGU in Lagos waters on Sunday evening. This is even as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Read more…