Tag: weapons
Black market AK-47s flood Sudan’s capital
SUDAN- The price of an AK-47 assault rifle, one of the most-recognisable weapons of war, has fallen over the last few months by 50%...
Repentant political thugs hand over weapons, embrace peace in Zamfara
By ABUBAKAR AHMED
ABUJA- Two gangs of political thugs in Zamfara have embraced peace and urged the state government to engage them positively so as...
Police intercept vehicle loaded with bomb-making materials, weapons in Kano
KANO - The Kano Police Command has cracked down on a car loaded with bomb-making devices and sophisticated weapons in the state.
PRNigeria gathered that...
Buhari deploys more operatives, weapons to Imo to battle Unknown Gunmen
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the deployment of more security operatives and weapons to Imo state to battle the menace of unknown gunmen in...
War: You’re making dangerous move – Russia warns US against transferring...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has warned the United States (US) about the potential consequences of transferring weapons to Ukraine.
Ryabkov said that convoys...
US experts urge Biden’s to send more weapons to Ukraine
Group of U.S. experts advocating for a hardline in relations with Russia, called on National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to add weapons to Kiev...
Chief of Air Staff Explains Why Weapons Purchased With Supplementary Budget...
Following the worsening insecurity in the nation, Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has opened up on why weapons purchased with supplementary...
Iran accelerates enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade – IAEA Report
Iran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, the U.N. atomic watchdog said in a report seen by Reuters.
The enrichment is a...
Terrorists Set Military Base On Fire In Borno
A military formation has been set on fire by terrorists in Kwamdi village, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
It was gathered that the...
June 12 protesters apprehend travellers with guns, weapons in Akure
AKURE - Youths, who took part in the June 12 protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, have apprehended a commercial bus alongside its...
Bandits kill 11 in reprisal on Katsina community
Bandits on Saturday afternoon killed eleven people at Tsatstkiya in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The bandits, who were said to have invaded...
Jonathan Foundation advocates media freedom, responsible journalism
The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has called on governments in Africa to ensure press freedom in their countries and urged practitioners to use information...
IDPs block Makurdi-Lafia Highway, protest killing of 7 by herdsmen
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Abagana camp have blocked the Markurdi-Lafia Federal Highway protesting the recent killings by herdsmen and laying the corpses...
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...
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...
Wike to NSA: Nobody misquoted you on missing weapons, money
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has told the National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd) nobody misquoted his assertions on the missing arms and...
Bill Designating Grazing Routes for Herders Sparks Fresh Anger in Ogun
Stakeholders, including farmers and cattle breeders, on Wednesday, rejected the grazing routes proposed in the Animal Grazing and Cattle Ranch Establishment Bill, being considered...
1 killed, 6 abducted in Niger community
Gunmen have killed one person and kidnapped six others in Erena community in Shiroro local government area of Niger state.
This is the second attack...
Repentant Bandits Buy More Weapons After Collecting Cash From the Dialogue...
A Nigerian governor has raised an alarm, revealing that repentant bandits use money they are given as part of dialogue option to acquire more...
Helicopters dropping weapons, food for bandits in Zamfara – Security sources
Aerial supply of arms, ammunition and food to bandits is a major reason for the imposition of ‘no fly zone’ order on Zamfara State,...