Police operate in fear as herdsmen kill seven in Edo

GUNMEN suspected to be herdsmen have reportedly killed seven persons, including farmers at Ugboke, Oshodi, Okokodo, Ariyan and Yoruba Camp in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of the state on…

Niger, Zamfara hold talks, troops locate students, workers in forest

•We’ve deployed more troops where abductees, kidnappers are, says CP •Bandits told students they were soldiers to provide security – Resident •I ran in zigzag pattern to dodge bullets, escaped…

PDP LIFTS SUSPENSION ON REPS MEMBERS- ELUMELU, TOBY OKECHUKWU, OTHERS

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lifted the suspension placed on seven of its members in the House of Representatives. The members are Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Hon. Wole Oke, Hon.…

BILL TO END CASUALISATION OF WORKERS PASSES SECONDING READING AT SENATE

The second reading of a motion to stop casualisation of Nigerian workers has been passed by the Nigeria Senate during Thursday’s sitting. The motion which was sponsored by Senator Akinyelure…

President BUHARI Announces nEW NSCDC BOSS

President, Muhamamdu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the new Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The appointment followed the retirement of the…

Senate moves to block revenue loss from medical tourism

The Senate, on Thursday, moved to block revenue leakages from medical tourism with the consideration of a bill that would see to the reduced number of Nigerians traveling to other…

OSINBAJO PRESIDES OVER 1ST PHYSICAL NEC MEETING SINCE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

The Council had been holding virtual meetings in compliance with safety protocols issued by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control ,NCDC. Constitutionally, the vice-president is the chairman of NEC, which…

ARMY DEPLOYS SOLDIERS, HELICOPTERS IN ORLU, Imo state

Today in Imo State the Nigerian military began operations in search of the camps occupied by the personnel of Eastern Security Network linked with Indigenous People of Biafra. The army…

Breaking: It will take 20 years to address insecurity in Nigeria – Buratai

The Immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai says the Senate that it will take Nigeria the next twenty years to address the security challenges confronting…

New Service chiefs promises to improve security

The newly-nominated service chiefs of the Nigerian Armed Forces on Wednesday in Abuja promised to improve the security architecture of the country. Speaking separately at their screening by the House of…