Gunmen suspected to be terrorising waterways in the Ese-Odo Local Government area of Ondo State, have allegedly razed 14 houses in a midnight attack on the Asere riverine community. According to a report, the gunmen attacked the community for tipping off Security Agencies about their activities and movement. Women in the community protested the attack, […]
Abia State Government has shut the Union Primary School, Afaraukwu located in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of the State, as suspected explosive devices were discovered in the School. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr John Kalu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Meanwhile, necessary measures have been taken to […]
One person was killed and at least three others were wounded by gunfire after troops in Benin Republic cleared protesters in a flashpoint city three days before President Patrice Talon seeks re-election. Protests have erupted in the West African country’s opposition bastions ahead of Sunday’s vote, which critics say is skewed in Talon’s favour after […]
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has decorated a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba, as the acting Inspector-General of Police. The event took place at the Aso Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, appointed DIG Usman Baba to succeed former IGP Mohammed Adamu. Mr Adamu, whose […]
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu has deployed additional Mobile Policemen in the correctional centres in the State. This was disclosed after he received the new Controller of Correctional Services, Lagos, Mr Francis Adebisi, and his entourage, at the Police Command headquarter in Ikeja. A brief detail of the meeting was shared on […]
A Security Expert, Michael Adeniji has called on the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba to reform the Nigerian Police Force. Mr Adeniji while featuring on the BCOS TV News Magazine Programme, AM 120, frowned at the dismal state of the Police Force. The Security Expert applauded the appointment of DIG Usman […]
The Federal Government has condemned the malicious celebration of the disappearance of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) fighter jet in Borno on March 31, by some Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at a media briefing in Abuja, admonished those that were gloating over the incident; calling for support for the […]
The outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Mr Adamu Muhammed, has said there will be no hiding place for members of Indigenous People of Biafra. The IGP who spoke when he visited the Imo State Police Command to inspect the extent of damage, insisted that IPOB members were responsible for the Imo jailbreak and the razing of […]
Five of the 39 abducted student of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation Mando in Igabi Local Government area of Kaduna State, abducted from their Hostel on March 11, 2021, have regained freedom. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mrs. Samuel Aruwan, announced this on Monday, April 5, 2021. Mrs Aruwan said […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied masterminding Monday’s attacks on the Owerri Correctional Centre and the Imo State Police Command Headquarters. IPOB’s Spokesperson, Mr Emma Powerful in a statement issued on Monday, April 5, 2021, said it was fallacious to link IPOB and the Operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) to the […]