The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba has ordered the review of police personnel and operational assets deployments to schools and colleges across the country. A statement by Force PRO, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, this is to ensure the protection of schools and colleges, particularly boarding schools, tertiary institutions, and their campuses in areas prone to security…
Seven people have been killed, while 19 others sustained injuries in an explosion which occurred in Iware, Ardo Kola Local Government Area of Taraba state. Sources said the incident occurred on Tuesday being the market day in the community located about 23 kilometers from Jalingo, the state capital. It was gathered that somebody threw an…
A training aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) crashed on Tuesday in Kaduna, killing two pilots on board. It was gathered that the pilots were on a training session when the incident happened at the NAF Base in Kaduna. The authorities of the NAF Base in Kaduna did not respond to telephone calls when…
By Patient Dombin, Jos The wife and daughter of the Plateau state commissioner for environment, Usman Bamaiya have been freed after 10 days in captivity. They were abducted when gunmen invaded their Gindiri home, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau state on April 9, 2022. The commissioner was said to be away when the incident…
Terrorists have killed three of their victims in Kaduna, threatening to kill 22 others if a ransom of N20 million is not delivered to them before Tuesday midnight. The victims were abducted at about 8pm on March 31, 2022, in Anguwan Bulus, a suburb near Sabon Tasha GRA in Kaduna city. Speaking with journalists who…
The Presidency has taken a swipe at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, for his continuous criticism of President, Muhammadu Buhari and his administration. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu asked Kukah to consider joining partisan politics and see how…
