The Nigerian Army says its troops have dealt a significant blow to terrorists, killing several high-profile fighters and recovering a cache of lethal weapons, including rocket bombs and ammunition The Nigerian Army, in a post on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday, stated that its sustained onslaught has continued to cripple the adversary’s freedom of … Read more
The Yobe State Government has announced that a total of 34 people were killed in Sunday’s Boko Haram attack in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area. The 34 victims were buried on Tuesday in Babangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa local government. PREMIUM TIMES reported the attack during which the terrorists also burnt several houses and shops. … Read more
Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel, The Country Girls, before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according to a statement by … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP,), Kayode Egbetokun, has said the crime rate in Nigeria has declined but that the Force will do more to reduce it. Mr Egbetokun spoke Friday in Abuja while addressing journalists after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The IGP said he presented a report on … Read more
Troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force, North-East Operation Hadin Kai, have foiled an attempt by Boko Haram insurgents to vandalise power towers in Kasesa near Damaturu. The troops achieved the feat in collaboration with hunter groups in the state. The acting Assistant Director of the Army Public Relations Headquarters of the sector, Naziru Shehu, … Read more
French multidisciplinary artist Prune Nourry, in collaboration with Obafemi Awolowo University, has produced a movie in memory of Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Borno State in 2014. The movie, which is titled ‘Statues Also Breathe’, was screened at the Nordic Hotel, Victoria Island on Thursday. Amina Ali, one of the Chibok … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has vowed not to pay ransom to kidnappers of scores of students and other people in parts of Nigeria, an official has said. Information Minister Mohammed Idris, who stated this in Abuja while addressing journalists on Wednesday, said the president also directed security agencies to ensure the release of all kidnapped victims … Read more
Boko Haram terrorists abducted over 400 people including women and children in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, this week, Amnesty International (AI) said on Friday. President Bola Tinubu on Friday confirmed the abduction but did not specify the number of victims.According to AI, the victims are Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) from Babban Sansani, Zulum and Arabic … Read more
The police command in Yobe, say suspected Boko Haram insurgents have destroyed two 330 KVA power transmission towers in the state, plunging residents of Borno and Yobe into darkness. Dungus Abdulkarim, the spokesperson for the command, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Saturday. Mr Abdulkarim said … Read more
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) is set to partner with the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) to deliver two Master’s degree programmes on Peace and Security Studies. The partnership, when finalised, would have the university’s Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS) work closely with CJID to deliver the programmes in peace and … Read more
