The Nigeria Police on Thursday, said it has arrest the alleged mastermind of the March 28, 2022 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna passengers train. Many passengers were killed in the attack, several others were injured while 61 persons were abducted. All the abducted passengers were released at various intervals, with the latest batch freed after seven…
In this edition we take you through the most intense security updates from across Nigeria — from Boko Haram operations in Borno to mass arrests in Kaduna, daring rescues in Taraba, and national outrage over the NSA’s bold claim that the country’s security has “improved.” This Episode Covers: Borno & Adamawa: Troops under Operation Hadin…
Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, lost his polling unit to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s Local government elections. Announcing the results for the El-Rufai’s Angwan Sarki 001 polling unit, the Presiding Officer, Mohammed Sani said, in the Chairmanship election, the PDP scored 86 votes while the APC got 62 votes. Sani said…
Three people were killed while two others were abducted in an attack on Ungwan Galadima in Gonin Gora, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis. A resident of the area who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview said the bandits invaded the community at about 1am on Thursday and operated for over an hour. He said…
The federal government has suspended the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Adamawa state, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The Director of Information in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, said in a statement on Thursday, that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate suspension of Yunusa-Ari pending the completion of an…
The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of the first batch of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft from the US. NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the aircraft arrived Kano state at about 12.34pm. He said the Minister…
