Nigerian soldiers have killed at least five terrorists and wounded several others in the latest fighting in Borno State. The battles were conducted by troops of 222 Battalion under ‘Operation Fireball’ with the support of the Civilian Joint Task Force. The target was at Margumari village where four terrorists were killed, as well as Yafa, Kirchinga and…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI will on Thursday, December 10, 2020, visit the National Assembly complex in Abuja. President BUHARI’s visit is in response to the invitation by the House of Representatives over the insecurity across the country. However; the President’s Personal Assistant on Social Media, LAURETTA ONOCHIE, confirmed in a message on Twitter that he would brief both…
Former governor of Kano State, now a member of the National Assembly, Senator IBRAHIM SHEKARAU, has accused President MUHAMMADU BUHARI have broken the law. Senator SHEKARAU alleged that President BUHARI broke the law by retaining the Service Chiefs beyond their retirement ages. SHEKARAU was responding to questions about the renewed calls for President BUHARI to sack the…
Security operatives yesterday arrested a lawyer and human rights activist, MALCOLM OMIRHOBO, in Abuja. Reports indicate that OMIRHOBO had staged a one-man protest at the entrance to the Presidential Villa before he was picked up. OMIRHOBO was reportedly protesting over the killing of at least seventy-eight rice farmers in Borno State. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project,…
The Northern Elders’ Forum has complained about the killing of rice farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents. The NEF criticized the government of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI, saying that life has lost value under the current administration. In a statement released by its spokesman, HAKEEM BABA-AHMED, the Forum challenged President BUHARI to protect the life and…
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the killing of an Assistant Commissioner of Police, EGBE EDUM, in Calabar. The Command’s spokesperson, IRENE UGBE, told newsmen in the state capital that A.C.P EDUM was killed by gunmen in the early hours of today. UGBE said A.C.P EDUM, who was the Assistant Commissioner of Police in Borno…