President Bola Tinubu has declared that the creation of state police will no longer be delayed. He said the policy is central to his government’s plan to curb insecurity across the country. The President made the statement on Monday night during an interfaith Iftar with governors and top government officials at the Presidential Banquet Hall…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Branch said that arrest of abductors linked to the kidnap of one of its members, Dr. Ibrahim Babatunde was a sign on the police of unwavering dedication to citizen safety. The association commended the Edo State Police Command, led by Commissioner of Police CP Monday Agbonika, for their…
The United States has deployed about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in the fight against Islamist militants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. An American military official disclosed to the newspaper that the deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to…
The Kogi State Government has ordered the temporary closure of selected markets and motor parks across parts of the Kogi West Senatorial District to support intensified security operations aimed at dismantling terrorist cells, bandit networks, and other criminal groups in the area. The directive was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the State…
The attack on Woro community in Kwara State followed a letter to the community requesting to preach to them their version of Islam. The village head, Salihu Umar, confirmed that a letter written in Hausa and dated 19 Rajab 1447 (January 8) was delivered to him about three weeks before the massacre. The letter, signed…
Prophet El-Buba (left) with Osemwegie at the Summit The Save Nigeria Group – USA (SNGUSA), a-not-for-profit organisation based in Washington DC, United States of America (USA), has condemned the killing of no fewer than 172 residents of communities in Kwara. SNGUSA strongly condemned the mass killing, describing it as horrific and senseless the massacre of…
Fresh details have emerged on how terrorists killed 75 residents of two communities in Kwara State. The attacks on Tuesday took place in Worro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. A younger brother to the traditional ruler of Woro, Ali Umar, told journalists on Wednesday that the attackers invaded his…
Apo D3 Neighbourhood Association, Abuja, has drawn the attention of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nysom Wike, to the blackout currently experienced by the residents of the community arising from the removal of grid-powered streetlights which are yet to be replaced with solar infrastructure. According to the association, the non replacement of…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that suspected armed bandits set ablaze a police station and part of a church in Agwara community in the early hours of Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. Abiodun said that the attack…
Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have recorded a major operational breakthrough with the killing of a senior Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leader, Abu Khalid, identified as the group’s second-in-command in the Sambisa Forest, alongside 10 other terrorists during a coordinated night operation in Borno State….
