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UN Decries Continued Existence of Violent Extremism in Lake Chad Region
United Nations has decried that despite efforts made to address violent extremism and root causes of conflicts in the Lake Chad region, the problem has continued to persist, blocking progress in the region.
Salah Khaled, the…
Court fixes July 28 for ruling in El-Zakzaky’s no-case-submission
A Kaduna High Court on Thursday, fixed July 28 for ruling in the No-case-submission filed by the leader of the proscribed Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat.
Justice Gideon Kurada fixed the…
In major offensive, Troops neutralise 73 ISWAP terrorists; recover 44 AK 47 rifles, 7 Anti-Aircraft…
The Nigerian Military has killed a total of 73 Boko Haram Terrorists and recovered 44 AK 47 rifles as well as 7 anti-aircraft guns in what appeared as a major land and air operation in the North East.
Acting Director Defence…
Just In: IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu rearraigned, remanded in DSS custody
The Federal Government on Tuesday presented the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu before Federal High Court in Abuja.
Lawyer to the FG, S. M. Labaran, said Kanu was arrested through intelligence and…
Kaduna police confirm death of protesting student
The Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the death of a protesting student at the College of Education Gidan Waya in Kafanchan.
ASP Muhammed Jalige, the Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO) said in a…
Kidnappers place N30m on victim whose pregnant wife was killed
It was double tragedy for the kidnapped Lukman Ibrahim whose pregnant wife was killed in Offa on Saturday, as the kidnappers have placed N30 million on the head of the victim.
Ibrahim, a phone and accessories dealer in Owode…
Somalia’s Puntland region executes 21 al-Shabab fighters
Twenty-one men have been executed in Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland after they were convicted of being members of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
They were sentenced by a military court in Galkayo and shot…
Many Schools Still Vulnerable to Attacks, Kidnapping says NSCDC CG
The Controller General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi has lamented that there are still many schools in the country vulnerable to attacks and kidnappings.
Audi however disclosed that the corps…
Just In: Suspected Gunmen Kidnap Village Head, Wife in Ibadan
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped the Baale of Araromi Village in Ibadan Chief Tafa Apanpa and his wife.
The duo was reported to have been kidnapped by gunmen, who stormed the village located in the Bakatari area of Ibadan, on…
Insecurity: I’m under pressure to lift curfew, says Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that criminals are mounting pressure on his government to lift the curfew he imposed on the state.
The governor had imposed a curfew on all the 23 local government areas of the…