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Bandits Kidnap 21 Passengers As Chief Of Staff To Niger Gov Escapes Abduction

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At least 21 passengers travelling in the Niger State Government-owned transport authority (NSTA) vehicle were yesterday abducted by suspected bandits in Kundu village near Zungeru in the Yakila District ofRead More

PDP Decries Escalating Violence In Nigeria

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan
Nigeria needs prayers, says Secondus The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday decried escalating sectional conflicts in various parts of the country, including the bloody ethnic clashes currently raging in Ibadan,Read More

Masari: Nigeria Has Highest Kidnap-for-ransom Cases In Sahel Region

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari
Apparently miffed by the spate of banditry in Katsina State, Governor Aminu Bello Masari has rated Nigeria as the country with the highest number of kidnap-for-ransom cases in the SahelRead More

Bandits Abduct 11 Persons In FCT Orphanage

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Bandits have kidnapped at gunpoint 11 persons from Rachael Orphanage Home in the Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learned that the bandits abducted sevenRead More

Military: 220 Bandits Killed, 642 Kidnapped Victims Rescued In North-west

Nigerian military
The Nigerian Army has said that troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have killed 220 bandits and rescued 642 kidnapped victims as part of efforts to restore peace and normalcy inRead More

FG Imposes 6 Months Travel Ban On 100 Passengers For Flouting Covid-19 Rules

L-R: Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu; Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Control of COVID-19, Boss Mustapha; President, Maj Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd); Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, during a meeting on control of Covid-19, in Abuja.
Publishes their passport details Lagos Archbishop: Enforcement of safety protocols more effective than lockdown The Federal Government, yesterday, slammed a six-month travel ban on 100 passengers, who failed to complyRead More

Despite FG’s Denial, Freed Katsina Schoolboys Say Ransom Was Paid

Freed Katsina Schoolboys
Claim bandits demanded N1m for each of the 344 pupils The schoolboys who were kidnapped from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State, by suspected bandits on December 11,Read More

Zulum Disappointed In Military, Others’ Failure To Stop Attacks Near Maiduguri

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, yesterday expressed disappointment over the inability of the military and security agencies to secure 20 kilometres from the state capital on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highwayRead More

US Warns Citizens Against Travels To Nigeria Over Crime, COVID-19

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The United States Embassy in Nigeria has cautioned American citizens to reconsider travel to Nigeria, due to COVID-19, crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime. The U.S. government, however,Read More

Tackle Insecurity, Reopen Borders To Curb Inflation, OPS Urges FG

National Bureau of Statistics
CPI hits 14.89% in November Analysts and members of the organised private sector yesterday urged the Federal Government to step up efforts in tackling insecurity and ramping up measures toRead More