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President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that the government would ensure that current insecurity preventing farmers from going to farms is brought to an end to prevent a food supply crisis in the country.   Buhari made the declaration in his address to journalists after saying the  Eid-il-Fitri prayers at the State House in Abuja […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which is fighting for self-rule in southeast Nigeria, has disputed the claim by the Nigerian Army that it has arrested the second in command to Ikonso Don, the commander of the Eastern Security Network killed by security forces last month.   IPOB  described the claim as “a blatant lie […]

…wants govs to take preemptive measures to avert looming invasion   The proponent of the Yoruba Nation,  Professor Banji Akintoye, has raised the alarm that terrorists have invaded Yorubaland, and therefore urged South-West governors to take preemptive measures to avert an invasion of the region.   In a statement issued by his spokesman, Maxwell Adeleye, […]

Nigerian Army on Wednesday announced the arrest of Awurum Eze, the second in command to Ikonso, commander of IPOB/ESN, who was killed last month.    Eze was arrested in Aba, Abia State, the Army said in a statement by its spokesman Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima.   “The 48 years old Awurum Eze, a native of […]

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Wednesday, sacked 20 out of his 28 commissioners, as he dissolved his cabinet.   The actions came at the end of the weekly Executive Council meeting, with the governor saying the dissolution of the cabinet had become necessary for is to reorganize his cabinet of optimum effectiveness.   Uzodinma […]

Nigeria has been thrown into near-total darkness following the collapse of the national electricity grid on Wednesday.   The system collapse occurred at about 11:am following voltage collapse at some parts of the national grid, industry sources said.    The national grid is managed by the government-owned Transmission Company of Nigeria, one of the companies […]

Gunmen on Wednesday attacked two Divisional Police Offices in Ika and Etim Ekpo local government areas of Akwa Ibom state.   A police officer, Police Constable Edogi Bassey was killed by the armed hoodlums in the attack that took place at about 6.30 am on Wednesday, Police authorities said.   The attacks come a day […]

Governors of the 17 southern states rose from their meeting on Friday with a decision to ban open grazing of cattle in the entire region because of the security challenges that the incursion of armed herders, criminals, and bandits into the region has brought.   Meeting in Asaba, the capital of Delta State on the […]

The Presidency has confirmed that burglars in the early hours of Monday attempted to break into the official residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, which is around the presidential villa, Abuja. “The Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari has confirmed that there ‘was a foolish attempt’ to burgle his […]

The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 on Monday announced the restoration of a nationwide curfew, which had earlier been introduced to curtail the spread of the virus.   The 12 am -4 am curfew starts from midnight  Monday, May 10, 2021, while clubs, gyms, and others would remain closed from midnight of Tuesday till further […]

  Security agencies in Lagos State are responding to threats by Oodua Republic and the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) agitators to disrupt law and order, and attack soft targets in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu said Monday.   Odumosu made this declaration at a stakeholders’ forum on security, which was chaired […]

Bishop David Oyedepo, the Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has asked his members to say away from the COVID-19 vaccine. The fiery cleric claimed that the vaccines are “deadly” and untested. In place of the vaccines, he recommended to is faithful a shot of anointing oil to kill the virus.  He delivered the message […]