Nigeria ‘Close to Defeating Banditry’, Says Defence Minister Badaru
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, says the country’s security forces are “inches away” from defeating banditry, despite a recent rise in school kidnappings. Speaking in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, the minister acknowledged that attacks by armed groups have persisted, but described the current pattern as typical of guerrilla tactics, sporadic strikes […]
Ex-Minister Seeks Fresh EFCC Appearance Date, Citing Medical Emergency
Former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has asked Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency to set a new date for him to answer questions over an alleged $14.8 million fraud, saying he is currently undergoing urgent medical treatment. In a letter sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 24 November and acknowledged […]
Jonathan Stranded in Guinea-Bissau After Military Coup
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is currently stranded in Guinea-Bissau after the country’s military announced a takeover and suspended the electoral process. The coup was declared on Wednesday, just as officials were preparing to release results from the presidential election held earlier in the week. In a televised statement, the group calling itself the High […]
Bandits Kidnapped 24 In Newest Attack In Niger
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting No fewer than 24 persons, including pregnant women, have been abducted from their farms by bandits in Palaita community in Erena Ward of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. They farmers were said to be working on their rice farm before they were kidnapped. The incident, according to a source close […]
Trending Video Of Bandit In Edo: Okpebholo Holds Security Meeting, Scales Up Surveillance Along Highways, Communities
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Following the trending video circulating on social media, allegedly featuring a self-acclaimed bandit issuing threats and claiming presence around Ekpoma and adjoining communities in Edo Central Senatorial District, the governor, Monday Okpebholo has held meeting with top security chiefs with the view of scaling up security and thwarting such threat. In a […]
Two Parents Of Niger School Abductees Die Of Heart Attack
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Two parents of the kidnapped students of St. Mary Catholic Missionary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have reportedly died of heart attack. This is coming barely one week after gunmen stormed the school and abducted 303 students and 12 staff in a midnight attack. Fifty of the […]
Kano State Hisbah Arrests Two Suspects for Alleged Child Trafficking
Kano Hisbah Board has arrested two suspects, a 58-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man, for allegedly trafficking three underage girls. Deputy Commander-General of the Hisbah Board, Dr. Mujahideen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrests on Wednesday. The pair were caught after a public argument over payment for the girls, with the man demanding N15,000 per girl, N5,000 […]
Tension Rises In Calabar As NSC, SWAN Unveil Shocking Findings At National Council Meeting
CROSS RIVER, CALABAR – The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Adebukola Olopade, said the Federal Government has implemented “significant policy changes and radical decisions’’ to strengthen sports development nationwide. He spoke during the second National Council on Sports meeting in Calabar, hosted by Cross River State Governor Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, and […]
Reps To FG: Use Diplomatic Efforts To Bring Trapped Goodluck Jonathan’s Back To Nigeria
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The House of Representatives has begged the federal government to use its diplomatic efforts to ensure the safe return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is trapped in Guinea-Bissau, following a coup in the West African country. Recall that Jonathan, alongside other African leaders, was on a joint mission of […]
Court Dismisses Former Binance Boss Claims Of Unlawful Detention Against EFCC
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Umar Mohammed has dismissed a suit filed by former Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming unlawful and prolonged detention. Justice Mohammed dismissed the case, ruling that the […]