Security
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Popular activist and co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls, BBOG, advocacy group AISHA YESUFU, has reacted to the death of Chairman of the All-Progressives Congress, Nasarawa State, PHILLIP SHEKWO, claiming that no one is safe in the country. The late APC Chairman was kidnapped by gunmen, who stormed his residence in Lafia on Saturday night. Reacting, AISHA expressed […]
Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Rumuodumaya/Rumuokoro axis of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area. In a broadcast, Governor WIKE said the curfew which will be in place for 2 weeks was geared towards checking cult-related activities around the Okoro-na-Odu Flyover which is under construction. Governor WIKE also announced the plan for […]
The Rivers State Police command has confirmed the kidnap and killing of a former Rivers State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), EBENEZER KALABO AMAH. The former Chairman was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen who trailed him to his residence in Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state […]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, has confirmed that an agent of the Department of State Services attached to him shot and killed Ifeanyi Okereke, a newspapers vendor in Abuja. The Nigeria Police Force had denied that its officer shot the vendor. GBAJABIAMILA, in his second statement on Friday, identified the DSS […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, described the report by US-based media giant, CNN as “irresponsible journalism”. The Minister added that CNN should be sanctioned for misinformation and irresponsible reporting. He said, previous reports done by CNN on Lekki Shootings lack balance while insisting that […]
The Civil Society Groups have identified youth skills empowerment in artisanal refining of crude oil as a key strategy to reduce crime in the Niger Delta region. The non-governmental groups including the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, are of the opinion that this will stop artisanal refining, reduce incidence of pollution in the region. To […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, is set to launch sting operations at motor parks in Port Harcourt and its environs to increase the compliance level of drivers on the use of alcoholic beverages. The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Rivers State, SALISU GALADUNCHI said it was illegal for hawkers and other traders to […]
The Rivers State Police Command has detained three persons out of four who were involved in the alleged assault on Love Nwanyanwu who was said to have been brutalized by the leader of Etche legislative arm Blackson Nwanyanwu at Ozuzu community, Etche Local Government Area. Those detained are Chukwudi Nwanyanwu, Gladys Nwanyanwu and Ruth Amadi, while […]
The northern elders have attributed the high cost of foodstuffs to the worsening insecurity which makes it difficult for farmers and transporters to convey farm produce from one region to the other. The elders noted that the security situation in the north had reached a level where incidents of deaths, kidnapping, armed banditry and other […]
