Diverted N1.2bn was for Ekiti Security not Election Funds -Witness tells court
March 13, 2024 Aliyu Muhammed Abdulmukadaddas, 14th prosecution witness, PW14 in the trial of Abiodun Agbele, ex-aide of former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, on Tuesday told Justice Nnamdi…
Nigerian army hunt for kidnapped students as parents seek answers
March 11, 2024 Nigerian soldiers were on Monday hunting for armed kidnappers who seized nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state last week, a security source said, as distraught parents…
IDPs Abduction: Exact number not yet ascertained, some women voluntarily returned to the bush – Zulum
March 8, 2024 Following the abduction of over two hundred women and young girls from three IDP camps in Ngala at the Nigeria-Cameroon border, the Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum…
Suspected insurgents kidnap 50 people in Borno State Nigeria
March 6, 2024 Suspected Islamist insurgents kidnapped 50 people, mostly women, in northeastern Nigeria this week, local officials and a resident said on Wednesday, the latest mass abduction by fighters…
Troops overrun Boko Haram/ ISWAP stronghold in Lake Chad Region
March 1, 2024 Nigerian Army Troops in conjunction with hybrid force and element of Civilian Joint Task Force in an offensive operation conducted on Wednesday 28 February 2024, successfully overran…
Troops neutralise 974 terrorists, apprehend 621 in 1 month – DHQ
Feb. 29, 2024 The Defence Headquarters says the troops neutralised no fewer than 974 terrorists, apprehended 621 others, and rescued 466 hostages in different theatres of operation across the country…
Borno Govt resettles 447 displaced families
Feb. 25, 2024 The Borno Government has resettled 447 households displaced by the insurgency to newly constructed houses in Dalori village of Konduga Local Government Area. Speaking at the ceremony,…
Chad, Nigeria lose Soldiers, 3 others injured as MNJTF intensifies operations in Lake Chad region
Feb. 21, 2024 The Nigerian Army says it lost 2 soldiers, one each from Nigeria and Chad while 3 others sustained various degrees of injuries in an offensive against terrorists…
Bill for North West Development Commission scales 2nd reading
Feb. 16, 2024 The North West Development Commission Bill on Thursday scaled second reading at the senate. The bill was sponsored by Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC-Kano)…
Suspected militants kill four police officers in Borno
Feb. 3, 2024 At least four police officers were killed in Borno state after a gun battle with suspected Islamist insurgents, a police spokesperson said on Saturday. Borno has been…