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Two Bombers Allegedly Killed In Imo Oil Firm Blast

5May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, Uncategorized

Two Bombers Allegedly Killed In Imo Oil Firm Blast

NPF Two persons have been confirmed dead after an explosive device went off at an oil firm in Imo State. The incident happened on Wednesday at Addax Oil Company in Izombe community of Oguta Local Government Area. Less than two weeks ago, an explosion at an illegal refinery site at Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area killed about 150 people. A local source told our correspondent that the two victims of the blast were suspected terrorists, who attempted to bomb the oil company but detonated the bomb which exploded and killed them. The source said that anti-bomb operatives of the state police command had arrived at the scene in a bid to detect any explosive devices planted around the oil firm. Read Also: Ex-Imo Governor, Ihedioha Asks Nigerian Government To Probe Over 100 Dea...

Go After Terrorists, Eliminate Them, Buhari Orders Security Heads

3May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism, Uncategorized

Go After Terrorists, Eliminate Them, Buhari Orders Security Heads

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has again charged the heads of military and other security agencies in the country to rise up to their responsibilities and go after terrorists troubling the nation and eliminate them. He gave the charge yesterday, after joining other Muslims to observe the Eid prayers at the Mambila Barracks Parade Ground, Abuja, in commemoration of Eid-el-Fitr. President Buhari, while responding to questions after he returned to the Presidential Villa from the prayer ground, said his administration would continue to work to make the country safe for Nigerians, adding that it is the duty of security agencies to know terrorists’ hideouts. President Buhari admitted having sleepless nights over the security situation in parts of the country. He, ...

Cultists Disrupt Soludo’s Meeting, Attack Anambra Rights Activist

29Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Violence

Cultists Disrupt Soludo’s Meeting, Attack Anambra Rights Activist

Suspected cultists wielding guns and other dangerous weapons disrupted a meeting that was scheduled to be held between the Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, and tricycle operators, on Thursday. It was gathered that the incident happened at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka.The tricycle operators had gathered to thank the governor for the bold step he took in stamping out touting and all forms of illegal revenue collections as well as to notify him of the latest development in that sector since he announced the decision to stop touting in the state.It was gathered that the hoodlums also targeted a human rights activist, Osita Obi, who had been at the forefront of the fight to rid the state of touts.It took the intervention of the police officers from the B Division Awka to re...

Nigerian Govt Mulls Creation Of New Ministry Of Defence

28Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Terrorism

Nigerian Govt Mulls Creation Of New Ministry Of Defence

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Kana, has said the federal government had concluded plans to create a brand new Ministry of Defence, with a view to repositioning the sector. Mr Kana gave the hint when he paid a familiarisation visit to the Army Headquarters on Wednesday, in Abuja. He said his appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari came with a mandate to implement the approved reform of the ministry and armed forces, to enhance efficiency. Mr Kana added that when created, the new defence ministry would see the various services operating under the same roof in a ‘Pentagon-like’ style, where both military and civilian staff would be working together. He said his assignment was to ensure full implementation of the reform of the armed forces and th...

Hoodlums Kill Three, Loot Hospitals in Darfur – MSF

26Apr

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

News, Security, Sudan, Violence

Hoodlums Kill Three, Loot Hospitals in Darfur – MSF

At least three people have been killed following a hospital raid in Kreneik area in the Sudanese region of Darfur, medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said. The hospital´s pharmacy was also looted, it said in a statement. The victims included two medical workers. MSF teams were not present at the facility at the time of the attack, the charity added. The MSF says a second raid was staged at El Geneina Teaching Hospital, in West Darfur’s capital city, with Médecins Sans Frontières Read Also: Senegal: Health Workers Strike Over Death of Pregnant Woman shooting taking place inside the facility, including the emergency room. One hospital staff was killed, and health workers, including those from MSF, were evacuated. “We are shocked by these attacks and ...

Garba Shehu: Kukah’s Criticism Of FG Led To Delayed Delivery Of Tucano Jets

26Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Terrorism, United States of America

Garba Shehu: Kukah’s Criticism Of FG Led To Delayed Delivery Of Tucano Jets

Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says criticism of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari contributed to delaying the delivery of the Super Tucano fighter jets ordered from the United States. In October 2021, the federal government announced the delivery of 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets expected from the United States. In a statement on Sunday, Shehu said the jets were requested in 2015, but the delivery of the jets was initially delayed over concerns raised by the US on religious issues in Nigeria. The presidential spokesman said the persistent lobbying of the US congress by opponents of the Buhari administration “who had lost the previous election” also exacerbated the situation. According to the him, “religious supporters”, including Matthew K...

Killings: ‘If I Were Buhari, I Would Have Resigned’ – Wike

22Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Killings: ‘If I Were Buhari, I Would Have Resigned’ – Wike

Nyesom Wike Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, said any government that cannot protect the lives and property of its citizens does not deserve to be in power. Wike, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated this while in the state to canvass support of both delegates and party’s stalwarts. Not comfortable with the alleged manner the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, is currently handling the security challenges bedeviling the country, Wike said he would have resigned if he was the president. According to him, “I would have resigned if I were President Buhari. I would have addressed Nigerians and tell them that I have tried my best...

Ethiopians Storm Russian Embassy To Enlist For War

20Apr

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Economy, Ethiopia, News, Security, Violence, Youths

Ethiopians Storm Russian Embassy To Enlist For War

Dozens of young Ethiopians continue to gather at the Russian embassy in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday following rumours of soldiers being recruited to fight in the war in Ukraine. But the embassy’s spokeswoman, Maria Chernukhina, said no recruitment was being carried out in Ethiopia. She said the crowd was showing solidarity with Russia. "We have a lot of visitors to the embassy in order to express support for Russia," she told the BBC. "Some of them are telling us they are willing to help in any way they can. But we are not a recruitment agency," Ms Chernukhina added. Read Also: Drunk Soldiers Kill 15 in DR Congo Many of the Ethiopians at the embassy were seen carrying their personal documents. A young man waiting at the entrance told the BBC that he's look...

19Apr

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Armed Forces, Congo, News, Security, Violence

Drunk Soldiers Kill 15 in DR Congo

Two soldiers have shot dead 15 people in separate attacks in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the victims were almost all civilians. This comes after six people were wounded when soldiers threw a grenade into a crowd whilst trying to carry out an arrest. An official in South Kivu province said a drunk soldier on a boat on Lake Tanganyika killed eight passengers including children before he was arrested. Read also: Seven Die as Train Derails in DR Congo On Sunday another soldier shot dead a colonel, his bodyguard and five civilians in Ituri province. The killer, also said to have been drunk, was shot dead by a colleague as he fled. For more than two decades people across eastern DR Congo have endured frequent attacks by dozens of armed groups. President Fé...

We Will Not Comment On Uzodinma’s New Position On Us ― IPOB

19Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

We Will Not Comment On Uzodinma’s New Position On Us ― IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, said that they will not respond to the Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State U-turn that it’s absolving them from the killings going on in Imo state. Governor Uzodinma had consistently blamed 8 pro- Biafra group of being behind the killings, mayhem and destructions in the state. But on Sunday, the Governor made a U-turn when he said that the killings were being done by politicians. According to him, the target has been his party, APC.Literally blaming the main opposition party, PDP, the governor said he had not heard or seen where a PDP member was killed or houses belonging to PDP members burnt or destroyed. He therefore warned the perpetrators and their sponsors to use the period of Easter to have a change of heart of face the music tha...