Crime

Ex-Boko Haram Fighter, Traditional Ruler Arrested for Drug Trafficking

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By Olaolu Fawole A rehabilitated ex-fighter of the Boko Haram terror group, Alayi Madu and the traditional ruler of Kajola, a border community between Ondo and Edo state, Baale Akinola Adebayo are among 37 persons arrested over 2.2 tons of illicit drugs seized by operatives of the National Drug Continue Reading

Crime

Kuje Prison Escapee in Police Net

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Police in Nasarawa State have recaptured one of the escaped inmates following the recent attack on Kuje Maximum Custodial Centre in Abuja. A statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel says the recaptured escapee, Hassan Hassan, whose name and picture is among the inmates in Boko Haram and Terrorism case, was […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

UN Pledges Support for Reintegration of Repentant Boko Haram

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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has promised to support the reintegration process for repentant Boko Haram fighters into society. The Secretary-General made the promise when he paid a courtesy to Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum at the Government House, Maiduguri.  The war against the Boko Haram insurgency had in the last one year assumed […]Continue Reading

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Video : Terrorists Release Kidnapped Agriculture bank MD In Honour Of Ramadan

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Terrorists who kidnapped some Passengers during an attack on Abuja-Kaduna Train have released the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Ali-Hassan. The kidnappers said he was released in the spirit of Ramadan. The terrorists made this known in a video posted on Twitter by a Senior Conflict Analyst at the Tony Blair Institute, […]Continue Reading

Security

Boko Haram Attack Plot on National Assembly, VIP Locations Causes Scare

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Lawmakers have been notified of a possible attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the National Assembly complex and other public buildings in Abuja, Several members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, confirmed to our correspondent that they had been notified of the imminent attack by the terrorist group. One of them, who is from […]Continue Reading

Security

President Buhari Pledges to Defeat Terrorists, Bandits

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President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take ensure profound measures are taken to deal with elements responsible for insecurity in the country. The President made the resolve during a meeting with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A Statement by National Security Adviser to the President, Rtd. Major-General Babagana Monguno, says the crucial meeting […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Tackling Security Challenges in Nigeria

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For sometimes now, Nigeria has been grappling with numerous security challenges ranging from kidnapping, insurgence, banditry, armed robbery, herders/ farmers clash, communal clash and other crime-related issues. Since 2009, Boko Haram had killed thousands of people while about two point five million people had fled their homes and towns, and the direct consequence of Continue Reading

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Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Ensuring Unity in the Country

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The Armed Forces Remembrance Day, AFRD, is observed on the 15th of January every year to commemorate fallen heroes and servicemen of the Nigeria Armed Forces. To celebrate the day, military personnel from the army, navy, air force and the Nigerian Legion, along with the national and political leadership converge at the National Cenotaph in […]Continue Reading

Security

Gbajabiamila Seeks Intense Military Action over Killing of Farmers

Web News 30 November 2020 519 0

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has condemned in the strongest terms, the killing of about 50 Rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents. Mr Gbajabiamila, who expressed sadness over the killings of the innocent rice farmers, said the incident had once again brought to the fore the need for more […]Continue Reading

Security

Gov Zulum Leads Kinsmen to Bury 43 Farmers Killed by Boko Haram

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Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at Zabarmari early morning on Sunday, to lead residents for the funeral of 43 farmers ‘slaughtered’ by Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari, a farming community in Jere Local Government Area, famous for rice cultivation and local processing, they were attacked on Saturday, […]Continue Reading

News Analysis

Lessons From The Rescue Of The Kidnapped American Citizen In Nigeria

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Recently, the Naval Special Warfare group in the United States of America rescued her citizen, Philip Walton, held hostage in Nigeria on October twenty-six, this year. In a covert operation by the U.S special forces Philip Walton was freed unharmed in the Boko Haram territory in Borno state while six of the seven abductors were […]Continue Reading

Lifestyle

Fact Check: Did Abdulwahab, an ex-Boko Haram insurgent, say he killed many Christians?

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Claim: An online news medium “ecocitynews” on August 2, 2020 published a story wherein a Boko Haram insurgent, Abdulwahab Usman, was reported to have confessed to killing many Christians. Verification: The headline of the story alluding that Usman, an ex-Boko Haram member killed many Christians is misleading. An online news medium Ecocity News on August […]Continue Reading

Security

Gov Zulum Describes Attack on His Convoy as Sabotage

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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has described Wednesday’s attack on his convey in Baga town, Kukawa local government area as an act of sabotage.  The Governor made this known while briefing newsmen shortly after completing his four-day working visit to Monguno and Kukawa Local Government Areas. Professor Zulum was in northern Borno to officially reopen […]Continue Reading