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Update: 13 killed, 40 others injured in rocket attack on Maiduguri
No fewer than thirteen persons have been confirmed dead, while over 40 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in rocket attack on Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram.
As at the time of filing the report Tuesday night,…
Rocket kills four, injures several others in Maiduguri
Parts of troubled Maiduguri was thrown into panic as a strange rocket fell, killing four persons and causing injuries to several others.
A large explosion which shook part of the town and caused many to flee was heard at about…
Troops recapture Borno town after COAS ultimatum
The Nigerian army has recaptured Marte, an area in Borno state, from the hold of suspected terrorists.
Brigadier General, Director Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, made this known in a statement titled, “Troops recovered…
Lagos panel on Police brutality summons IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu has been summoned by the
Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality, especially involving officers of the now-defunct…
Buhari: Why we must curb criminalities, use internet for national security, economic progress
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is witnessing a rise in threats posed by cybercriminals, online financial fraudsters, and cyber terrorists.
He also said cyber terrorists are using the internet to cause tension in the…
Ortom says Bauchi governor is member of Fulani terror group
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Monday said Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, was a member of Fulani terrorists group that has been terrorising Nigeria.
Ortom, spoke during a press conference in Makurdi, where he…
Okorocha, Uche Nwosu absent as Police arraign 14 ex-Gov’s loyalists
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha and his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu were absent on Monday as the police formally arraigned 14 persons suspected to be the ex-governor’s loyalists.
Among those arraigned include…
Rivers monarch, four others kidnapped by suspected gunmen
Suspected gunmen have abducted the monarch of Ikuru town in the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, HRM Aarom Ikuru, at his residence on Sunday night.
Also, some boat travellers, including a lecturer at the University…
Italian Ambassador killed in eastern DR Congo
Italy’s ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday during a fact-finding mission to the country’s troubled east, a senior diplomat told AFP.
The envoy, Luca Attanasio, “died of his wounds” after a convoy…
COAS gives 48 hours ultimatum for recapture of areas from Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Ibrahim Attahiru has given 48 hours ultimatum to the troops of the Nigerian Army to clear Boko Haram from reported captured areas of Borno State.
Marte, a local government in the…