16 wedding guests were taken away by gunmen, who reportedly attacked Gwombe community in Gwargwada area of Kuje Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday evening. According to an eyewitness, the victims, who were mostly women, were abducted on...
The Nigerian armed forces have been accused of conducting a mass abortion program on female survivors of jihadist groups in the country's northeast for nearly a decade, according to a Reuters news agency investigation published on Wednesday, which the...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.- Gen. Farouk Yahaya has urged the 2022 Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) of the Nigerian Army Merit Awardees to be ambassadors of integrity and worthy character.Farouk said this on Thursday in Abuja...
The security situation in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State appears to be worsening as gunmen have issued a 10-day sit-at-home to mourn in the entire council area. It was gathered that the sit-at-home was to...
Ogun state Police Command on Saturday, November 19, arrested one pastor and two others for abducting and killing a 39-year-old man identified as Adekunle Muyiwa and dismembering his body for ritual purposes. A statement released by the Command's spokesperson,...
West African coastal states are holding talks on boosting military cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel. This follows recent announcements that several international peacekeeping contingents are being withdrawn from Mali.Benin, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Togo are...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor ,says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will sustain alertness and aggressive posture in all ongoing operations across the country. Irabor gave the assurance at the closing of the Defence Advisers...
The Federal Executive Council has approved the release of 12,000 metric tonnes of grains as relief materials for victims of flooding across the country. Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development, announced this on...
The Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has confirmed the failed attack by suspected terrorists of the Islamic State West Africa Province on a military cantonment in Wawa, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. The CDS...
Two terror suspects have been arrested by the Department of State Services operatives who stormed the Trademore Estate in the Lugbe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday. The security operatives were said to have shut the...
