The Department of State Services (DSS) has commenced investigation into attack by some staff of the Service staff in Adamawa state by miscreants. DSS Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr Peter Afunanya, in a press statement, Sunday, said, “The attention of the DSS has been drawn to a trending video on the social media in which someone suspected to be its Read More
Kaduna state government has confirmed the abduction of eight students of Government Day Secondary School, Awon and other residents in Kachia local government area by unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists. Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who gave the update in a statement on Tuesday, said according to detailed report received by the state Read More
The House of Representatives has invited the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, and the Army Chief, Gen. Farouk Yahaya, to explain the circumstances behind the reported attacks and assaults on Gboko residents in Benue State, by soldiers of the 401 Special Forces Brigade of the Nigerian Army. The House in a resolution on Wednesday, demanded to know why Read More
Following the Kaduna-Abuja AK9 train attack a year ago, the Kaduna state government has accounted for items belonging to the train attack victims, noting that 94 items were claimed by the owners, while 16 bags and various loose items remain unclaimed. A statement signed by the Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, on the Read More
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reacted to the pockets of violence across the country during the governorship elections which took place Saturday. He expressed his concerns via a tweet early Sunday, noting his sadness as Nigerians lost their lives due to the elections. Several incidents of attacks and voter suppression were reported across the country, Read More
The Lagos state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the spate of violence and attacks that trailed the governorship and state House of Assembly elections, which took place Saturday, March 18, 2023. The party in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Hakeem Amode, said the party agents and its members witnessed some of the violence and Read More
The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (BSEMA) Monday said no fewer than 5,138 persons have been killed by suspected herders since 2015. SEMA also lamented the increase in attacks and influx of herdsmen and cattle into the state in the past two and a half weeks which has resulted to displacement of over 3,000 persons. Briefing newsmen at the SEMA headquarters in Read More
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state weekend announced the commencement of a memorial park in honour of the victims gruesomely massacred at the St Francis Catholic Church in Owo last year. Akeredolu, who stated this during the inspection visit to the site of the park, conveyed the determination of his administration not to forget the victims. The governor added that Read More
The attack on leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State by suspected political thugs is generating serious tension between the party and the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Blueprint in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, gathered that among those attacked were homes of the PDP state organising secretary, Read More
No fewer than six farmers, traders and passengers were gruesomely murdered in the last two weeks at Arimogija and Molege axis of Ose local government area of Ondo state by suspected armed herdsmen (terrorists). Narrating the ordeal, a community leader, Mr. Owolafe Folorunsho, said the February 2 attack was triggered by effort by farmers to repel the continued wanton destruction Read More
The International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), a non-profit, non-political civil society organisation, has decried the unwarranted attacks on INEC facilities in parts of the country, calling on all Nigerians never to consider Commission as their enemy but encourage the electoral umpire to succeed. IAWPA international spokesman, Ambassador Emmanuel Nweke, in a press statement issued at a world press Read More
The village head Alhaji Mohammed Abdulsafur Lambata of Lambata in Gurara local government area of Niger state, has been brutally murdered by hoodlums in his palace over a chieftaincy dispute. Blueprint learnt that other family members were injured during the attack on Saturday afternoon. It was gathered that the monarch was first attacked at a function but escaped death by whiskers Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari said the Boko Haram group was all out with the determination to destroy Nigeria. Buhari stated this when he received executive members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria at the State House, Abuja. He described the Boko Haram group and its attendant ideology — which abhors Western education — as a “fraudulent plot” designed to “destroy Read More
Bandits on Monday ambushed and killed seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) at the Kuriga mining site in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Five other personnel from a sister security agency and local security service were also murdered by ferocious bandits during the attack which occurred at 10am on Monday. NSCDC Read More
Security forces have rescued six victims in Nigeria after Saturday’s terror attack on a train in Edo state, South-south Nigeria, a government official has said. At least 31 people have been reported missing after the attack, which the police said was carried out by “herdsmen”. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation in Edo state, Chris Nehikhare, said on Monday afternoon in Read More
At least, 31 passengers have been confirmed abducted at a train station in Igueben, Edo State after armed herders reportedly launched an attack. The passengers were waiting to board a train to Warri, Delta State on Saturday when the hoodlums struck. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Osa Nehikhare, who disclosed this in a statement also said one suspect Read More
At least 16 persons have been reportedly abducted in Anguwan Pa community, Monday, barely 24 hours after the Christmas day attack n Kajuru local government area of Kaduna state. A resident of the affected community, said the bandits came to the community about 7:30 pm and surrounded the village; “ 53 people were kidnapped but 37 of them escaped and Read More
The House of Representatives has urged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Baba Alkali, immediately investigate the attack on the campaign train of the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi Central senatorial district, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti–Uduaghan and prosecute those directly and remotely responsible for the attack. Order paper containing the motion the resolution came following the Read More
The Nigerian Air Force has reported that several bandits were neutralised and camps destroyed in the latest round of operations, in continuation of aerial patrols across Kaduna state. Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said in a statement in Kaduna that aerial patrols identified and attacked an active location in Kasarami, Chikun Local Government Read More
Ordinarily, no sane individual would react to a sponsored, shallow defence for a sports administrator exhibiting symptoms and high probability of multifarious failures;especially one who has abashed the country he represents at the global level.But for the sake of educating Nigerians,I will reply with facts. The sponsored article titled,”NOC Congress 22:Who is Afraid of Habu Gumel?” This article was targeted Read More
Men of Ogun state Police command have arrested three members of a robbery syndicate, who specialised in snatching motorcycles. The suspects, Daniel Akapo, Idowu Ajao Sunday, and Dare Olusegun, were arrested following a distress call received by policemen attached to Ago Iwoye divisional headquarters, that a motorcyclist, one Shefiu Moshood, was being attacked by two men who pretended as passengers Read More
Irate fighters of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād otherwise called Boko Haram , have reportedly killed not less than 33 wives of Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) fighters in Sambisa. The deadly attack was to avenge the killing of its commander, Malam Aboubakar (Munzir) and 15 other fighters who were neutrialised in an infighting. Blueprint gathered that since December 3(Saturday), a Read More
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has resumed operations at the Kaduna-Abuja railway, nine months after nine people were killed and scores of other passengers were abducted by terrorists who attacked the train in a community near Kaduna. The services of the train were abruptly suspended after the 28 March, 2022, attack. On Monday, at exactly 9:45 a.m. the first train, since Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again drawn the attention of the security agencies for investigation, arrest and prosecution of hoodlums who attacked its Oru West Local Government office in Imo state early hours of Sunday. A statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye, said the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Read More
Several people were reportedly injured when hoodlums alleged to be sponsored weekend attacked the Labour Party’s rally in the Lakowe town area of Lekki, Lagos state. The incident caused pandemoniums as people were seen scampering for safety and running for dear lives. An eyewitness, Segun Babarinwa,, who was at the scene, said the attack was carried out by some suspected Read More
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