Nigerian army kills over 40 terrorists in North-West, recovers Boko Haram uniforms
The Nigerian military has neutralised no fewer than 40 members of terrorists and destroyed 50 illegal refining sites in two weeks – between 23 March and 6 April 2023. This was contained in a press release on Thursday by the Directorate of Defence Media Operations, Musa Dandadami, revealing that the armed force discovered and destroyed […]
Gunmen kill 46 residents in fresh attacks on Benue state community
At least 46 people have been reportedly killed in Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district in the Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State by armed invaders. The same village suffered invasion by the gunmen on Tuesday during which three people were killed. The Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Bako Eje, whose son was also […]
Biafran group threatens invasion of Lagos over reported attacks on Igbo
The National Leader of the Biafra Nations League, BnL, Princewill Chimezie Richards has threatened that supporters of the organisation will attack Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, should attacks on Igbo people continue in the state. There were allegations of targeted attacks on Igbo people and Labour Party supporters during the general elections, especially the governor poll […]
NDLEA declares Nigerian prophetess, couple wanted for recruiting girls into trafficking
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has declared a popular Port Harcourt-based prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, Faith Ugochi, wanted for allegedly recruiting teenage girls into drug trafficking. The agency also declared a celebrity couple Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Simba Allen wanted for the same offence. The spokesperson […]
IPOB condemns killing of protesting members in Abia, threatens to retaliate against Nigerian government
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government and its security agencies to desist from the killing of its members in the South-East or be ready for the consequences. IPOB gave the warning while condemning the killing of its members in Aba, Abia State on Friday by the personnel […]
Many injured as Nigerian police, army teargas protesting Shiites in Abuja
A combined team of Nigeria Police and Nigerian Army have dispersed protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ites with teargas in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Shi’ites on Thursday continued their protest to demand the release of the passports of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, […]
Supreme Court throws out ex-minister, Nwajiuba’s suit seeking disqualification of Tinubu, Atiku
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking the disqualification of the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The apex court threw out the suit because it was statute-barred, having no legs to […]
How 82,000 Nigerian women die yearly from pregnancy-related complications – UNICEF
No fewer than 82,000 Nigerian women are now dying yearly from pregnancy-related complications, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said. The organisation that seeks for urgent action by authorities to halt the ugly development, noted that 225 women are dying every day from maternal mortality in the country. This was made known by the […]
No sit-at-home order for Igbo residents in Lagos – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from a sit-at-home order in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, issued by one Simon Ekpa, Finland-based self-acclaimed disciple of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. It had been reported on Wednesday that Ekpa asked indigenes of Southeast Nigeria popularly known as Igbos, who are resident in Lagos to […]
Nigerian Army rescues 2000 cattle after terrorists attacked Niger State communities
The Nigerian Army has rescued over 2000 cows after a gun battle with armed bandits in Niger State’s Mariga Local Government Area. Prior to their capture, over 500 bandits from Kaduna State’s Birnin-Gwari axis had raided several communities in Mariga in a convoy of about 100 motorcycles, PRNigeria reports. According to Adamu Warari, a local […]
