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Israel launched its war against Hamas following the militant group’s unprecedented Oct. 7 attack that killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in Israel and saw about 250 others taken hostage from the country’s south. Health authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza say Israel’s offensive has killed nearly 25,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The offensive, one of the most destructive military …

• IPOB, Middle Belt Forum, Ijaw National Congress, others kick against 1,144-man militia • We’ll soon have warlords everywhere like Somalia –MBF, INC • We won’t allow them in S’East – Igbo groups • Fulani vigilantes can curtail bandits’ activities–NEF, ACF The recent launch of a 1,144-man nomadic vigilance group by Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, is generating negative reactions from the southern …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has reassured sustained partnership with the corps and other security agencies in the State to reduce the incidences of crime and other social vices. Obaseki gave the reassurance yesterday, while receiving the newly deployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Agun Gbenga Joseph at the Government House in Benin …

The report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law noted that criminal elements had been hiding in the identified places in Abia, Anambra, and Imo states since 2021 without onslaughts of the Nigerian military. The Nigerian military and the police have failed to carry out intense “clearance operations” in at least 12 hideouts and enclosures where …

There was a heated gunfire exchange on Thursday as police officers rescued an Abuja resident, Segun Akinyemi, who was kidnapped just as he was driving out of his home. The kidnappers were taking Akinyemi from Abuja to Kano State when the police swooped in on them, according to the Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan. He said …

Outrage over the rising insecurity in the country grew on Thursday as stakeholders demanded tough actions by the Federal Government against kidnappers. Those who advised the Federal Government on the kidnapping epidemic included the Supreme Council for Sharia, South-South governors, residents of affected communities, and the National Association of Nigeria Students. Abductions, which were previously restricted to the North-West, have …

The Northern Youth Association of Nigeria (NYAN) has commended President Bola Tinubu for giving more appointments to the youth and women who make up the larger population of the nation. The group lauded the President for his anti-corruption fight and his firm stance on fuel subsidy removal which they said is capable of reducing corruption. The President of the association, …

SaharaReporters reported on Thursday that President Bola Tinubu’s Nigerian government had thrown the embattled former CBN governor into more trouble as the government filed an amended 20-count charge against him at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Former Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has pleaded not guilty to the 20-count amended charge the …

Protest have erupted in Lafia the Nasarawa State capital following the Supreme Court Appeal Judgment affirming the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule. The Lafia-Jos road has been completely blocked as the protesters set fire to tires along the road. Motorists had to take alternative routes to pass out of Lafia the Nasarawa State capital. In an interview, an automobile mechanic …

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Sheriff Oborevwori as the duly elected governor of Delta State. Mr Oborevwori, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the 18 March governorship election by Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC. He defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ovie Omo-Agege, who proceeded to the Delta …