Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers over the weekend, abducted a Swiss expatriate attached to one of Olabel Farms in Ogun State, Andred Beita, after a gun duel with the police along Ibese – Itori road in the state. Beita was Read more…
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Kanunta Kanu, younger brother of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has suspended the sit-at-home order in the south-east region.Advertisement This is coming a few hours after the secessionist group insisted that it would not go back on Read more…
The Police Command in Delta says it has arrested two suspected female drug peddlers at Ozoro in Isoko North Local Government Area of the state. The acting spokesman of the Command, DSP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement made Read more…
The US has dispatched heavy aircraft against the Taliban in Afghanistan, striking the group in the recently captured city of Sheberghan. The sortie came as the group reportedly reached Kunduz, the country’s fifth largest city. Taliban positions around Sheberghan, which Read more…
A 20-year-old shoe maker has been arrested by operatives of the Delta Police Command fir allegedly killing a 50-year-old woman who sells pepper in Delta State. The suspect, Akpoghene Idogo, was said to have been on the run after allegedly Read more…
Five people were killed in a series of attacks within Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. The Kaduna State Government has renewed appeals to citizens to end the deadly cycle of violence, following such reports from security agencies. Read more…
Faced with the obvious reality of defeat and inability to carry out attacks that have hitherto been the strategy to assert relevance in the eyes of the public, Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) have resorted to cheap propaganda in order to Read more…
A top Israeli official said his country is ready to strike Iran in retaliation for a recent attack on an oil tanker belonging to an Israeli firm. Defense Minister Benny Gantz replied, “Yes,” when asked by the Israeli news site Ynet News Read more…
The Joint Task Force has intercepted a large number of herdsmen, believed to be Fulani, who have the intention of settling down in Kwara. The JTF is made up of personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Read more…
More than 20 Chadian soldiers have been killed near Lake Chad after suspected jihadists, purportedly belonging to the Boko Haram group, attacked troops stationed in the notoriously volatile region. Speaking to Reuters, Chadian army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa said that Read more…
No fewer than six persons were killed in some villages in Kauru local government area of Kaduna State just as six huts and some maize crops were destroyed. Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the attacks, which spanned Ungwan Magaji, Kigam, Read more…
With Taliban fighters gaining ground as American troops prepare for a total pullout from Afghanistan by next month, one of Russia’s top foreign policy officials has said that there is still hope for peace and regional security. Zamir Kabulov, President Read more…