A man believed to be an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been killed in the rerun election in Rivers State. The victim, Tambari Ntoto, was alleged to have been shot dead by the military during the poll on Saturday in the state. Though some claimed he was a thug from Nonwa Tai…
Special Assistant to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Special Projects, Cyril Dum Wite, has been arrested by security operatives in the state. According to reports, Wite was apprehended alongside four hoodlums believed to have been employed to disrupt the supplementary election near the INEC office in Bori. In the visuals posted on Facebook,…
Men of the Nigerian Army have apprehended Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Kenneth Kobani. Kobani was arrested for alleged stalling the distribution of electoral materials at a polling unit in his area during the rerun election. According to reports reaching us, the Rivers SSG was at a RAC centre on Saturday morning and allegedly…
Barely a month after a building caved in Lekki area of Lagos, killing dozens of persons, another similar fatal incident has occurred again. This time, it happened in the Mile 12 area of Lagos. One person was confirmed dead in the unfortunate occurrence. It was gathered that the structure, a two-storey building, went down into…
Some policemen deployed to provide security at the election rerun in Rivers State on March 19, 2016, have been involved in a road mishap, reports say. According to reports, the police contingent travelling to the South-South had an accident, but escaped death by whiskers. It was learnt that not less than 100 cops, who were…
Some suspected Fulani herdsmen again invaded another village in Benue State on Thursday, March 17, after they rained terror on Agatu community, leaving many dead. According to reports, no fewer than 15 people were feared dead in Thursday’s attack. The latest incident reportedly occurred at Tombo in Buruku local government area of the state. The…
The fight against terrorism in north east Nigerian received another boost when troops engaged in hot pursuit of remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in Kumala. The 81 Battalion and 251 Task Force Battalion of 25 Task Force Brigade on Wednesday traced the axis of withdrawal of the terrorists and discovered that the terrorist vehicle mounted…
Major-General Leo Irabor has been appointed the Commander of the Military Command and Control Centre, MCCC, in Maiduguri, Borno State. The MCCC was renamed ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ Command and has now been handed over to Maj-Gen Irabor, who is the immediate past Deputy Commander at the Command. It was learnt that Irabor’s predecessor, Major-General Hassan…
The International Islamic Conference on Peace and Security has been declared open by President Muhammadu Buhari. The IIC is taking place at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. Declaring the occasion open on Thursday, March 17, 2016, the President highlighted the importance of peace in the society. At the event, Executive Secretary, World Muslim League, Saudi…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that it lost an officer and a soldier in an attack on troops of 2 Brigade on Thursday morning. A group of unknown gunmen suspected to be sea pirates had attacked the troops at about 11am while they (troops) were on patrol along the waterways in the general area of…