Gunmen have attacked Ungwan Magaji community in Kamaru Chawai, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killing nine people and injuring 11 others. Mr Yohanna Bishara, the spokesman of Chawai Development Association (CDA) told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Kafanchan on Wednesday that the incident
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Wednesday rallied stakeholders across the state to unite against terrorism, kidnapping and other forms of criminality, declaring that security remains a collective responsibility that requires the active participation of government, security agencies, traditional institutions, community leaders and citizens. The governor made the call
The Edo State Government has assured residents that forests and farmlands across the state will soon become safer with the recruitment and ongoing training of forest guards drawn from indigenous populations in local government areas and host communities. Chief Press Secretary to Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele,
.Caution pastors against pleading for arrested suspects Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo has said that criminal networks operating in the state are now being reinforced with recruits from other parts of the country with local collaborators arranging kidnap-for-ransom operations and handing over victims to hired gangs in the bush.
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has said increased financial support to subnational governments under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been responsible for the remarkable infrastructure development in the state. Governor Mbah made the revelation on Tuesday when he received members of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors on
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday revoked the bail it granted Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, over his absence in court for his trial. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on an oral application made by the lawyer to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu
Gunmen late Monday night attacked the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State, killing two soldiers and a police officer. The NIPSS management confirmed this in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Head of Public Affairs Department, Dr. Osime Samuel. The institute said
The Katsina State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all Point of Sale (POS) businesses and commercial phone charging centres in Matazu and Musawa Local Government Areas. The government also banned the sale, purchase, transportation and storage of petroleum products in jerrycans across the state, as well as the
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards to strengthen security operations in the state. Radda disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing newsmen after a meeting with Islamic clerics and other stakeholders at the Government House, Katsina. He said the
The Edo Government has demolished a building allegedly linked to cultism and ritual activities, while sealing another property in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state. . Speaking during the exercise, the Secretary of the Edo State Security Squad, Mr John Izegaegbe, said the intervention followed intelligence and