2023: Northern Elders Forum, CNG, ACF, others reject zoning, back restructuring
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF and other conveners of the […]
Bandits
Stop romancing bandits under amnesty guise, Matawalle told
Some stakeholders in the Northwest have cautioned Zamfara State Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle against treating bandits with kid gloves. They urged the governor to stop […]
Bandits Must Be Wiped Out -Gov El Rufai
Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has stated that bandits causing havoc and terrorising the country must be wiped out. El-rufai made this known during a […]
The audacity of anarchy, By Azu Ishiekwene
There was a BBC News story in February that caught me between laughter and bemusement. The news channel reported, in very strong language matched only […]
Abduction: Kaduna hands over 5 freed students to parents
The Kaduna State Government on Thursday hand over the five out of the 39 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Mando in […]
5 of 39 kidnapped Kaduna students regain freedom
Five of the 39 students abducted by bandits from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have regained freedom. The five students […]
Settle bandits ready to surrender, set up special courts on banditry – Obasanjo, Gumi tell FG
•Gumi (left) and Obasanjo ABEOKUTA -Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a prominent religious leader in the North, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, have asked the Federal Government […]
Search begins for Air Force jet missing in Boko Haram action
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has raised a search and rescue team for its missing Alpha-Jet. The fighter jet with two crew members lost contact […]
Police Invitation: Why I Rejected IGP Adamu’s Invitation – Sunday Igboho
A leading Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has spoken after rejecting an invitation from the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. The letter was […]
No Going Back On Call For Yoruba Nation — Gani Adams
Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, has thrown his weight behind Yoruba activists calling for the establishment of Oduduwa Republic. Gani Adams, […]
Bandits burn down military camp in Niger State kill 5 soldiers, policeman, 8 villagers
MINNA – Bandits in the early hours of yesterday invaded a military base in Allawa, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and killed five soldiers […]
Niger: Bandits storm military base, kill 5 solders, 1 policeman, 7 villagers
Hundreds of armed bandits invaded a military base in Alawa, Shiroro, Niger State, in the early hours of Thursday, killing five soldiers and a mobile […]
Kaduna: Bandits kill 8, injure 4 in three LGAs
No fewer than eight persons have been killed by bandits, injured four in fresh attacks on Wednesday, spanning Chikun, Giwa and Kajuru local government areas […]
Presidency: findings on Boko Haram sponsors shocking
The Federal Government has made a shocking discovery of sponsors of Boko Haram and bandits, the Presidency said last night. It restated the claim that […]
Identify, take out sponsors of bandits, kidnappers, Buhari orders security chiefs
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the service chiefs as well as heads of other security and intelligence agencies in the country to “identify and take […]
Shoot-on-Sight Order By The President Hindering The Rescue Of Abducted Kaduna Students – Sheik Gumi
Following the shoot-on-sight order issued by President Buhari to the military for anyone wielding AK-47 in the bushes, prolific Islamic cleric and scholar, Sheik Gumi, […]
Bandits open fire on traders in Benue
One trader has been killed with seven others injured as bandits who disguised as buyers opened fire on traders in Abaji market, Kastina-Ala Local Government […]
Gumi: Bandits won’t surrender until…
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated bandits will not surrender until they feel safe. He spoke on Wednesday during a virtual meeting hosted by […]
Displaced Herders Have Become Bandits Terrorising Nigeria, Says Miyetti Allah
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, one of the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, says herders are facing so many challenges from hostile host committees […]
Banditry: Security experts want service chiefs to relocate to Borno, Benue, Niger other
Disturbed by the spate of killings and kidnapping, security experts have urged the service chiefs to permanently relocate to Borno, Plateau, Niger and Benue States […]