The Kogi State government has ordered the closure of Zango Market in Osara due to rising security concerns in the area. The decision was announced on Wednesday by the state’s Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo.Fanwo stated that the government had received…
Extortion checkpoints: S-East road users cry out, lament agony, frustration they pass through
…They are not security checkpoints but extortion, humiliation points …The checkpoints have become commercial banks, and security agents serve as the cashiers …Security agents treat South-East commuters as prisoners of war, this must stop — Igbo youths …They extort with…
Ondo Amotekun arrests 20-year-old for killing grandmother over N3k
The Ondo State security outfit, Amotekun, has detained a 20-year-old, Akinmade Friday, who allegedly killed a 65-year-old woman over a sum of N3,000. The suspect reportedly attacked the elderly woman with a wooden plank after accusing her of entering his…
FCTA to start picking beggars on Abuja streets on Monday — Wike
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a warning to roadside beggars to desist from the act or risk being arrested by enforcement agents. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during the official flag-off ceremony…
Food insecurity: Army deploys officers to protect farmers in the north
As the food crisis in the country persists, the Nigerian Army has disclosed the deployment of troops to several northern states in order to provide adequate security to the farmers. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba,…
NAF Airstrikes destroy 70 illegal Refineries, others in 3 Months
Airstrikes by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircrafts have destroyed 70 illegal refineries and 80 overhead tanks in the past three months. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar, said this on Wednesday, July 31, when he played host…
ECOWAS mulls “special summit” for regional integration
Dr Omar Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), says the bloc is planning a special summit on the future of regional integration to address the subregion’s multifaceted challenges. Touray announced this at the 52nd Ordinary…
Germany’s Scholz heads to Sweden to talk security with Nordic leaders
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to travel to Sweden on Monday to hold talks with the prime ministers of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. The main topics of discussion are expected to be the security situation in Europe,…
Vladimir Putin’s inauguration sees Kremlin leader issue chilling 10-word threat to the West
The UK and US boycotted an opulent Kremlin ceremony today where Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a fifth term as Russian leader amidst heightened security amid the war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin begins his fifth term as Russian president…
Jailbreak: FG pledges to relocate ‘a lot of correctional centres’
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said on Thursday that the government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better space, security, and infrastructure. Tunji-Ojo made the pledge when he visited Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, where 119…