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 […]
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Here is why we must love Nigeria, By Fredrick Nwabufo
We abide in wilful fatalism. We see only doom and gloom about Nigeria. We make cynical projections on our country and hold up to ridicule […]
Nigeria and war of tongues, by Femi Adesina
Our country is at war today on many fronts. Nigeria battles insurgency, terrorism, banditry, kidnappings, armed robbery, cult killings, ritual murders, and war of tongues. […]
IG: I will battle banditry, kidnapping, secessionists
Acting Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba began his tenure on Wednesday with a pledge to confront “increasingly, complex and pervasive security threats” in the […]
Soldiers on peace mission kidnapped in Benue •Troops launch manhunt for abductors
Soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have begun a manhunt for suspected attackers who ambushed fellow soldiers in a rural community in Konshisha council area […]
UPDATED: Hoodlums free over 2,000 prisoners in Imo
No fewer than 2,000 inmates escaped on Monday morning in Owerri, the Imo State capital when suspected hoodlums attacked the Correctional Facility near the State […]
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 […]
My father’s friend raped me, filmed the act – Victim
A suspected rapist, Mr Onuoha Odih, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 25-year-old lady, Blessing (pseudonym). The victim […]
Ogun Police rescue 3 as search for 2 abducted Chinese continues
Police in Ogun State have rescued three victims of a kidnap syndicate abducted along Siun/Ajura road in Ogere Remo. It however said search for two […]
Nigeria in serious danger –NEF
Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has again restated its earlier warning that the nation’s ship of state is in serious danger and called on President Muhammadu […]
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 […]
Student abductions total war on education institutions in Nigeria – ASUSS
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Nigeria has condemned the spate of student abductions in schools across the country, describing the phenomenon […]
Anambra Lawyers pretest over insecurity, murder of colleague
Anambra State lawyers Monday took to the streets, protesting rising cases of insecurity and the kidnap, killing of one of their members last week in […]
“Bandits Will Take Over Power From Buhari” – Buba Galadima
The National Secretary of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) party, Buba Galadima, has lamented about the high spate of insecurity in the country. Galadima […]
Gumi, El-Rufai, others urged to dissociate from herder-criminals
The founder of One Love Family, Satguru Maharaj ji, has urged Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Governors Nasir El-Rufai, Bello Matawalle and Bala Mohammed of Kaduna, Zamfara […]
Monguno is damned in translation, By Azu Ishiekwene
Last week, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno, stripped the government bare in public only to try hiding the ugly sight with fig leaves […]
FG Responsible For Insecurity – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has blamed the government for the high rate of insecurity in the country. Wike alleged that the federal government […]
Fulani Warlord Wakili Charged for Murder, Kidnapping, Remanded in Prison
A court in Oyo state has remanded an alleged notorious Fulani warlord Abdullahi Wakili in prison. The 70-year-old man will be held in a correctional […]
Suspected Bandits Reportedly Attack Primary School In Kaduna, Abduct Students And Teachers
Following the high rise of insecurity in the country, suspected bandits attacked the UBE Primary School in Rama, a village located about five kilometres from […]