Monday, 27 June 2016

Meet Nigeria Police Force Newly Appointed Spokesperson - Don Awunah

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has appointed Don Awunah as the new Force Public Relations Officer to replace Olabisi Kolawole who was the Force Public Relations Officer from August 2015 to June, 2016.

Sunday, 26 June 2016

Seven Expatriates Kidnapped In Calabar, Nigeria By 'Militants' Released

The seven expatriates ‎kidnapped by suspected militants along Idundu Bridge in Calabar, South-South Nigeria have been reportedly released by their abductors.

Saturday, 25 June 2016

President Buhari Laments: "Militants Using High Technology to Bomb Oil Facilities"

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented that Niger Delta militants were deploying high-tech  technology  to destroy oil installations.

Friday, 24 June 2016

Again, Militants Attack Lagos Communities, 13 Feared Dead

Vanguard newspaper reports that gun totting men suspected to be militants invaded Igbolomu and Ishawo areas in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State.

Fresh Militant Group - Asawana Deadly Force Of Niger Delta Emerges, Demands Sovereign State 

A new militant group which goes by the name, the Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta, ADFND is the latest to emerge in the Niger Delta. The group is also threatening to cripple the oil industry across the nine Niger Delta states unless the Federal Government grants them, “Niger Delta Republic in the next couple of days.”

Thursday, 23 June 2016

Nigerian Senate Set To Establish Grazing Reserves, Ranches Commission for Herdsmen

The much touted and controversial bill for the establishment of a National Grazing Reserves Agency for Fulani herdsmen, yesterday, reappeared before the Senate and scaled the first reading.

Military Launches “Operation Delta Safe” In The Niger Delta 

The Nigerian military has scrapped its joint military task force in the restive Niger Delta.
The task force, nicknamed Operation Pulo Shield, is to be replaced by “Operation Delta Safe”, the director of defense information, said in a statement.

Nigeria’s Breakup is Imminent, Says Oyebola

Former Editor of Daily Times Newspaper, Chief Areoye Oyebola, who is also the Board Chairman of Publications Limited spoke with Ibadan Bureau Chief, SAM OLUWALANA on the need to introduce capital punishment for corruption in Nigeria.

Wednesday, 22 June 2016

Suspected Militants Kidnap 5 Expats, Kill One in Calabar, South-South Nigeria

At least five expatriates and two Nigerians were on Wednesday kidnapped at the Idundu axis of the Calabar-Oban road, south-south, Nigeria by suspected militants.

Nigeria Unveils Special Military Squad To Tackle Kidnapping In Kogi State

The Nigerian government says it will deploy a special military squad to Kogi State to tackle kidnapping and other related crimes that have bedeviled the state in recent times, a military official said on Tuesday.

Lagos Assembly Pass Bill To Establish Agency To Regulate Activities Of Vigilante Groups In Lagos, Neighborhood Watch Into Law

The Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA) has passed a bill for a law to establish the State Neighborhood Safety Agency and for the control of Vigilante Corps activities in the state.

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Arase Bows Out, President Buhari Appoints AIG Ibrahim Idris Inspector General of Police

Premium Times newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Ibrahim Kpotun Idris, as the Acting Inspector-General of Police.

Sunday, 19 June 2016

Scores of Militants Overrun Ogun Community, South-West, Nigeria, Kill 15

Sunday Punch Newspaper reports that residents of Imushin community in the Ogijo area of Ogun State were thrown into mourning after sequel to the reported killing of about 15 residents on Friday evening by armed men supposed to be militants.

'Niger Delta Militants' Kidnap Naval Officer, Two Others In Lagos, Demand N7m Ransom

The Nation newspaper reports that gunmen claiming to be Niger Delta Militants Kidnapped three people last Monday along the Lagos/Ogun waterways.