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… Vows atrocity won’t go unpunished A yet-to-be-confirmed number of soldiers have been killed by bandits during an exchange of fire in Niger State, Nigerian Army authorities said on Thursday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja confirmed that the incident occurred on Wednesday. […]

Unknown gunmen in the early hours of Friday attacked the Okehi Police Area Command killing an inspector on duty. The gunmen, who were fully armed, attacked the police command at about 12:30 am on Friday. It was also learnt that part of the area command office was razed by dynamite used by the attackers. The […]

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed at least five persons including two policemen, a university lecturer and two others in separate attacks in Benue State. The attacks took place in Guma and Ukum Local Government Areas of the state. About two policemen were killed in Yelewata of Guma LGA, a border town between Benue […]

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed an attack by gunmen suspected to be bandits on Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of Abuja. It was gathered That the bloodthirsty bandits attacked the area on Thursday evening, burnt down two tractors and abducted about 22 farmers. Rafin-Daji shares boundaries with Zago community […]

Pope Francis on Wednesday lamented the spiral of violence engulfing Mexico after two Jesuit priests and a man seeking sanctuary were gunned down inside a church. The pope, himself a Jesuit, expressed sadness and dismay over the killings of men he called his “brothers” in the mountains of the northern state of Chihuahua. Priests Javier […]

The Senate says terrorist enclaves have been identified within three local government areas of Kwara and Niger States. This formed part of discussions raised after the upper chamber considered a motion on the worsening insecurity in Kainji Lake National Park and threat to communities in Kaima, Baruten and Borgu Local Government in Kwara and Niger […]

A military personnel has shot to death a fuel attendant of AYM Shafa filling station along Bosso road of Chanchaga local government area in Minna. According to reports, the incident occurred around 1:30 pm on Monday when crisis erupted between the military official who came into the station with a Hilux vehicle to buy fuel […]

Troops of Operation of Hadin Kai have in the last two weeks eliminated no fewer than 47 terrorists and rescued Mary Dauda, one of the school girls abducted in 2014 at Chibok in Borno. Maj-Gen Bernard Onyeuko, Director, Defence Media Operations, said this at the Defence Headquarters bi-weekly briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Onyeuko said […]

The Federal Government has cried out that its revenue is under serious attack. Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Chukwunyere N. Anamekwe, stated in Abuja yesterday at the Retreat for members of the Technical Sub-Committee on Cash Management organised by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). Mr. Anamekwe attributed the attack […]

Gunmen, suspected to be sea pirates, have attacked a speedboat conveying 15 passengers and abducted eight of them in Bayelsa State. It was gathered a combined rescue team of marine police, community leaders and concerned persons rescued seven of the 15 passengers who were abandoned by the armed pirates. The passengers were said to have […]