The Kebbi State Police Command have confirmed the kidnap of an 18 year old girl (name withheld) at Gangaren NEPA, Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital in the early hours of Friday. DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Supreme Court has upheld the 10-year imprisonment imposed on former Plateau Governor Joshua Dariye upon his conviction for criminal breach of trust. A five-man panel of the court, led by Justice Mary Odili, in a unanimous judgment on
Kaduna State Government has confirmed about 30 students, mostly females, were abducted at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi LGA of Kaduna State. It however said 180 other students were rescued from the gunmen during the incident. The College, located opposite
Two students and a teacher simply identified as Miss Uzo of the Environmental Studies Department of the National Institute for Construction Technology, Uromi in Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo have been abducted. The Nation learnt the kidnappers invaded the institute’s main
There was tension in Okuku town in Odo-Otin Local Government Area, Osun State on Thursday as an unknown number of armed robbers invade a new generation bank in the community. The Nation gathered that the armed robbers stormed the bank around noon shooting
Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has stated that his dialogues with bandits in the north have been fruitful. He said: “My interaction with bandits has yielded instant results. When you are dealing with somebody engrossed in criminality, if you approach him as a
Gunmen on Wednesday night invaded the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and abducted yet-to-be-ascertained number of teachers and students. The Nation learnt that the kidnappers invaded the institute on Wednesday night, amid sporadic gunshots.
The federal government has ruled out talks of engaging foreign mercenaries in the fight against insurgents and other forms of insecurity in different parts of the country. It also said negotiating with terrorists and bandits is not one of its plans to secure
The Federal Government has declared it won’t negotiate with terrorists and bandits. National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), who stated this during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, said government would rather deploy all necessary forces
To assess the threat of insecurity and its impact on schools, the Niger Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all public secondary schools for two weeks. The schools are to close from Friday, March 12th to Friday, March 26th, 2021. According
Peter Obi, the Presidential Standard Bearer of the Labour Party has, in strong term, condemned
Governor Hope Uzodimma has appealed to the Muslim faithful in Imo State to be tolerant
The wave of abduction of journalists that continues to grow under a so-called democratic government
Chadians vote for a president on Monday in an election purportedly aimed at ending military