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The IGP Tactical Squad based at Borokiri Police Station in Port Harcourt, is facing allegations of extortion of seven hundred thousand naira from the family of one THANKGOD ‘JAJA’ OKERE. The family said JAJA was detained on a false accusation of being a kidnapper after he was arrested on the 25th of February by the […]
United States President JOE BIDEN has called for a ban on assault weapons and tighter gun control measures after a mass shooting left 10 people dead in Colorado. BIDEN spoke before leaving Washington for Columbus, Ohio, a visit where he will mark the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act known as […]
Rivers State Governor NYESOM WIKE has advocated the withdrawal of Nigerian Army troops attached to Very Important Persons, VIPs. Governor WIKE suggested to the Chief of Army of Staff, Lieutenant General IBRAHIM ATTAHIRU at the Government House in Port Harcourt the troops should instead be deployed to areas affected by the insurgency. The governor said […]
Officials in the Republic of Niger have revealed that armed men killed at least 60 people in southwestern region of the West African country yesterday. The Mayor of Tillia, ALFOUZAZI ISSINTAG, the rural district supervising area where the villages belong, said this after stressing that it was revising the toll up from a previous estimate […]
The residents of Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State whose inhabitants say they are living in fear over the increasing rate of criminal activities in the area. One of the residents who wants to remain anonymous told our correspondent that the resurgence of activities by hoodlums in the area followed the suspension of vigilante […]
The Minister of Defence, retired Major General SALIHI MAGASHI, has admitted that the security situation in Nigeria is in a critical situation. MAGASHI made the observation on the backdrop of resurging terrorists’ attacks, banditry and abductions across the nation. The Minister also conceded that the security challenges require support of civilians and stakeholders in the […]
The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on security agencies to track and bring to justice, those involved in the assassination attempt of Benue State GovernorSAMUEL ORTOM. The leader of the Caucus, NDUDI ELUMELU, in a statement said the caucus, is alarmed by the assassination attempt on Governor ORTOM, describing it as […]
The 2019 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, ATIKU ABUBAKAR, has condemned the attack on Benue State Governor SAMUEL ORTOM, describing it as worrisome. In a series of posts on his Twitter page, ATIKU called for a thorough investigation into the matter and restated the need for a rejig of the nation’s security […]
The presidency says the fight against banditry, terrorism and other forms of criminality currently ravaging the entire nation, is everybody’s business. The Special Adviser to President MUHAMMADU BUHARI on Media and Publicity, FEMI ADESINA, made the assertion in this week’s edition of Fridays With Adesina, titled, ‘WE ARE WALL TOGETHER’. The Special Adviser to President […]
The new General Officer Commanding, GOC 6 Division Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Major General SANI MOHAMMED, has assumed office following the recent redeployment of Senior Military Officers in the Nigerian Army. In a statement, the Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 6 Division, Lieutenant Colonel CHARLES EKEOCHA, said the GOC’s appointment should interest residents of […]
