The federal government has declared Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th July, 2022, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated all Muslims and Nigerians both at home and in the diaspora on this occasion. The declaration was made in a statement Read More
Over 100 hundred terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with Joint Security Task Force in Bangi area of Mariga local government area of Niger state. Blueprint learnt that the terrorists Wednesday night attempted to lay siege to the Bangi Divisional Police Headquarters but were over powered by the security operatives during the exchange of fire. It was gathered that the criminals were the same gang that Read More
Troops during a clearance patrol in Giwa local government area of Kaduna state foiled bandits attack on Fatika town on Sunday, killing five of the bandits in a gunbattle. The troops were conducting clearance patrols in Giwa when they received intelligence of terrorists’ planned attack on Fatika town, they rapidly mobilised to Marke and Ruheya in pursuit of the bandits Read More
The indigeneship, citizenship dichotomy in Nigeria has become a cancer that would destroy the country if not quickly addressed, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO Kaduna State Peace Commission, Dr Saleh Momale has said. Addressing 2021 citizen summit on national integration, peace and security, organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, Kaduna state chapter, Momale, who was represented by the Permanent Commissioner Read More
Unknown gunmen have attacked Ungwan Taila village, Zangon Kataf local government area and killed two people.Also, security agencies also discovered two corpses in Kacecere village in the same local government of Kaduna state. According to Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, discovery of the dead bodies followed killings and reprisal attacks in Kacecere and Madamai villages in the Read More
A pastor of ECWA Church Kibori-Asha Awuce, in Zangon Kataf local government of Kaduna state, Rev. Silas Yakubu Ali, has been reportedly murdered in a horrifying manner by unknown assailants between Saturday and Sunday. His corpse was said to have been discovered on Sunday by a search party at Kibori after he left home on Saturday and never returned. A statement by Kaduna state Read More
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has said the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is currently reviewing its operational engagements in various theatres in order to bring peace in troubled parts of the country. A statement by Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, quoted Gen Irabor this at the 6th edition of the CDS security parley with Read More
The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Ibrahim Zailani, has described the invasion, killing and abduction at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) as an assault on Nigeria’s territorial integrity, which must be treated with all seriousness. Zailani said this in a statement signed by his special assistant media and publicity, Ibrahim Dahiru Danfulani, o Tuesday Read More
Representatives of the widows of the officers who died in Hercules C -130 plane crashed in 1992 have lamented the non fulfillment of promises made to them by the federal government, their home states and armed forces in the area of building houses, purchase of cars and trainings of their children, 29 years after the demise of their husbands. A Read More
The Igede Youth Forum has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the urgent deployment of troops to the disputed boundary between Bonta and Ukpute as a short term measure to prevent loss of lives in the area. The youths also accused Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom of being unwilling to put an end to what they described as needless Read More
An exclusive report published by this newspaper recently to the effect that in about three months, bandits have serially attacked not less than five schools in both the North-west and North-central states of Nigeria, paints a gloomy picture for education not just in these geo-political zones but also in the entire North in particular and the country in general. The Read More
…60 personnel trained on A-29 Super Tucano The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on Friday winged 6 helicopter pilots who recently completed their basic flying training at Draken Helicopter Academy in the United Kingdom. A statement by Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force Air (NAF) Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said Air Marshal Amao Read More
Worried over the impact of lingering insecurity in the Northwest on the education sector , the reinstated chairman, Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu Maradun (Dan-Madamin Maradun), has appealed to security agencies in the state to adopt holistic measures in securing all public schools. The SUBEB chairman made the call while addressing journalists shortly after the stakeholders Read More
A group, the Northern Solidarity Forum (NSF) has commended the ongoing joint military operations aimed at tackling insurgency, banditry, and other forms criminality in some parts of the region by the Armed Forces of Nigeria.In a press statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Umar Gundiri on Tuesday, NSF said the proactive leadership of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has translated to Read More
Armed bandits have killed two people in Zangon Aya, Igabi local government area – one person each in Ungwan Murtala near Yakawada in Giwa and Godogodo in Jema’a local government areas of Kaduna state. The bandits also injured three people during the attacks, while an effort to break into a police outpost in Godogodo was repelled by the police, who Read More
A group supporting the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, known as Baba for All (BfA) has embarked on the distribution of about 5200 bags of rice to the supporters of the President in the Federal Capital Territory. The group said it has also distributed such in about 25 states across the country, adding that other states will benefit from the Read More
Secretary to the Ward Head of Golkofa, Jema’a local government area of Kaduna state, his wife and daughter-in-law were on Saturday night shot dead by unknown gunmen, while his son was also injured. A teenager was also stabbed to death, as irate youths carry out jungle justice in Kachia local government, while troops are searching for a missing teenager in Zangon Kataf Read More
Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna was agog with unbridled joy, singing and dancing on Friday as the 17 freed students were finally reunited with their parents 58 days after their abduction. The students and their parents wore various expressions as some were crying, some were smiling, some were singing and dancing, while others were kneeling down and giving Read More
As part of efforts to improve security agencies’ response to various threats to public peace and safety across the country, the federal government has flagged-off an inter-agencies training on Nigeria Internal Security and Public Safety Alert System (NISPSAS). Declaring open the training Thursday in Abuja, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said the ministry charged with responsibility of ensuring internal Read More
The Department of State Services (DSS) has condemned unsavoury and inciting statements by some Nigerians that threaten the government, sovereignty and corporate existence of this country.DSS handed the warning in a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Peter Afunanya, Sunday in Abuja.It read in part, “The DSS hereby condemns the unsavoury statements by misguided elements who have continued to threaten the Read More
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past chairman, House committee on internal security, Hon. Aminu Sani Jaji, has called on National Assembly to budget a special fund for the security agencies to acquire sophisticated weapons. Jaji said if the executive and the legislature could agree on such special fund for the security agencies to acquire Read More
Another two of the undergraduates of Greenfield University Kaduna have been killed by their abductors. This is happening about four days after three abducted students were earlier killed by the bandits. Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this on Monday evening. Details loading…
Armed bandits have shot three abducted Greenfield university students dead. Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan disclosed this on Friday. He said, “In an act of mindless evil and sheer wickedness, the armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students. “The remains of three students were found Read More
The title of this piece is a poser triggered by a blunt remark by Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the formidable political arch-rival of a former Edo state governor and immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. Obaseki, the incumbent Governor of Edo state, was, at an event, reported as blurting: “We are in trouble!” Why are we Read More
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has called on all the security agencies to urgently mop up all the illegal arms and ammunition in the hands of unauthorised persons, especially political thugs in the state. The association revealed that it has gotten information on how some top politicians have shared illegal weapons for some political thugs to Read More
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