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The Nigerian Army has confirmed that gunmen killed 10 soldiers and an officer in Benue State. Army spokesman General MOHAMMED YERIMA in a statement said the troops operating in the State came under attack while on routine operational task. General YERIMA further said the troops comprising one officer and ten soldiers were initially declared missing […]
Iran has released a South Korean ship and its captain detained since January. This was after a South Korean official said the Far East country promised to try to secure the release of Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks under United States sanctions. Meanwhile, Iranian news agency IRNA quoted its foreign ministry which noted […]
Five more students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State have regained their freedom. The Commissioner for Internal Security, SAMUEL ARUWAN, confirmed the development to newsmen. Similarly, one of the parents, who also confirmed the release of the five students to journalists, said they were picked up by the police in […]
Police operatives in the relaunched C-4-I unit have killed a suspected crime kingpin during a gun battle in the Etche axis of Rivers State. Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration in the Rivers State Police Command, DCP YOMI OLADIMEJI confirmed this to our correspondent. DCP OLADIMEJI while showing the corpse of the criminal […]
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has urged the three Local Government Area Chairmen from the Kalahari extraction to provide security and support for contractors working on the newly awarded Trans-Kalabari Road project. Governor WIKE said this when he launched the Abonnema three-thousand-seater stadium in Akuku Toru Local Government Area. WIKE, who was represented by his […]
A top Russian official has warned that Moscow could intervene to help its citizens in eastern Ukraine as tensions rise in the region. Sporadic fighting has increased in the Donbas region in Eastern Ukraine, with clashes between Russian-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian troops. Russia has been building up troops on the border with Ukraine. The […]
Abia State Government has shut the Union Primary School, Afaraukwu located in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state after a “suspected explosive device” were discovered in the school. The State Commissioner for Information, JOHN KALU, said in a statement. KALU said the state Government is currently working with relevant security agencies in […]
The Nigeria Army 6 Division has again faced alleged allegation human right abuse by residents of Oyigbo local government area of Rivers state. One of the female victims who spoke to correspondent AYO ODUNGWERU via phone interview narrated how she and her husband suffered in the hands of the officers. she accused the army officers […]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has backed the Czech Republic in its requirement for mandatory pre-school vaccinations. The case was brought by families who were fined or whose children were refused entry to pre-schools because they had not been vaccinated. In a landmark ruling, the court found that while the Czech policy interfered […]
Four bandit leaders say they have denounced their illegal activities in Katsina state and surrendered 45 rustled cattle, two General Purpose machine guns, 24 AK 47 assault rifles, 109 GMPG ammunition, 95 7.62MM Live Ammunition, among others. The four bandit leaders identified as SALE TURWA, MANI TURWA, ADO SARKI, and SANI MAI-DAJI were reportedly residing […]
