104 Boko Haram, ISWAP fighters surrender to Nigerian military
No fewer than 104 fighters of the Islamic State – West Africa Province, ISWAP faction of the Boko Haram have surrendered to Nigerian troops in Borno State. The Nigerian Army Headquarters made the disclosure on Monday via a post on its verified Facebook page. According to the post, those who surrendered to the 25 Task […]
Bandits kill over 25 villagers in Zamfara communities
Some gunmen suspected to be terrorists over the weekend stormed Nasarawa Maifara and Yarkasina villages in Tsafe and Bungudu local government areas and killed about 30 persons. According to a villager from the Nasarawa Maifara community, Idris Lawal, the bandits earlier imposed a levy on the community some weeks ago, demanding the sum of N40million […]
Over 30 bandits attack Kogi Police Command, one killed
Over 30 suspected bandits, in the late hours of Sunday, attacked Okene Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Kogi State. One of the bandits was killed, while several others ran to their enclaves during the exchange of firearms between the criminals and the security personnel. In a statement on Sunday night by Kingsley […]
Atiku donates N50m to Benue IDPs
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has donated N50 million to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue State. Atiku made the donation to support the IDPs in the north-central state when he visited the state at the weekend. The former vice president, speaking during a courtesy call on Governor Samuel Ortom, called for more support for […]
ASUU set to commence strike public universities, declares lecture-free day
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may soon shut down all public universities over the inability of the Federal Government to implement agreements the two parties entered into in December 2020, which led to the suspension of a nine-month prolonged strike. The union had shut down academic activities in public universities in March 2020 […]
Ekiti 2022: Ex-Governor Oni plans to pick APGA ticket
A few days after the controversial governorship primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, one of the aggrieved aspirants, Segun Oni, has concluded plans to join the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) to contest for the June 18 governorship poll. It was gathered that Oni is on the verge of finalising discussions with […]
Federal High Court shortlists 164 lawyers for 15 judges slots in Abuja
No fewer than 164 lawyers have been shortlisted for appointment as judges to fill the available 15 slots in the Federal High Court bench. The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho in late December 2020 wrote relevant agencies, including the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) about the court’s desire to hire 15 […]
Bandits burn down Security Task Force camp, ransack armoury in Niger State
Allawa Secondary School in the Shiroro local government area of Niger State, which serves as camp for the Joint Security Task Force, has been razed by terrorists. The terrorists also ransacked the armoury and took away the military patrol van during the attack that happened on Thursday night. The terrorists stormed the town with sophisticated […]
Bandits invade Katsina town, kill village head, abduct scores of residents
Bandits have struck again in Katsina State, attacking Daddara town in Katsina State, Northwest Nigeria. Over 100 bandits, reportedly on a reprisal, stormed Daddara town in the Jibiya Local Government Area of Katsina State, killing six persons and kidnapping 15 others. Among those killed were a village head and his four guards, according to a […]
Fulani gunmen kill 11, injure many residents in Southern Kaduna communities
No fewer than 11 persons have been killed by suspected Fulani militia in an attack on Kagoro and some other communities in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the attackers who stormed Kagoro in the early hours of Thursday attacked scores of residents and burnt their houses. “Besides those […]
