Members of the Take-It-Back Movement on Monday took to the streets of Ibadan to protest the worsening security situation in Oyo State and the continued detention of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The demonstrators gathered at Mokola Roundabout, one of the busiest intersections in the state capital. They urged authorities to…
Explosion Rocks Defence Manufacturing Facility An explosion at a facility operated by South Korean defence company Hanwha Aerospace claimed five lives on Monday, according to local fire authorities. The incident occurred at about 11:00 a.m. local time at the company’s plant in Daejeon, a city located roughly 150 kilometres south of Seoul. Emergency responders rushed…
High-Potency Drugs Hidden in Appliances NDLEA operatives recently discovered illicit drugs inside water purifier machines. These appliances arrived in Lagos from the Netherlands. Specifically, officers found 3 kilograms of ketamine and 199 grams of MDMA. This discovery occurred on May 26 at a courier company. Following this, Femi Babafemi confirmed the seizure in a Sunday…
Navy Expands Welfare Infrastructure The Nigerian Navy has commissioned 80 housing units and a new recreational facility in Lagos as part of activities celebrating its 70th anniversary. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, inaugurated the projects at Navy Town in Ojo, Lagos. According to the Navy, the development reflects its commitment to…
Suspects Paraded During Security Briefing Security operatives in Qua’an-Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State have arrested several suspects linked to kidnapping, armed robbery, motorcycle theft, and terrorism-related activities. The Chairman of Qua’an-Pan Local Government Council, Dr. Christopher Audu Manship, disclosed the arrests during a security briefing in Doemak on Friday. Authorities also paraded some…
IWA Seeks National Healing as Ndigbo Mark May 30 Enugu — The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA) has called for healing, justice and national reconciliation as Ndigbo worldwide observe May 30 Biafra Remembrance Day. In addition, the group said the wounds of the civil war remain largely unhealed nearly six decades later. The group stressed that…
Army Declares Order Illegal and Risky The Nigerian Army has strongly warned residents of the South East against a directive issued by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). In addition, it described the order as illegal and capable of disrupting regional peace. Furthermore, MASSOB directed churches to hold memorial…
Community Leader Faces Serious Allegations A respected Fulani leader in Ogun State has landed in police custody over alleged links to a kidnapping network operating in parts of Ijebu land. The suspect, 67-year-old Muhammadu Abdullahi, popularly known as the Seriki Fulani of Ijebu Ode, was arrested during a police operation targeting suspected kidnappers in the…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected attempts to associate the wider Fulani community with criminal groups operating across the country. The association said the estimated 30,000 militants and bandits mentioned in a recent report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) do not represent the 14.5 million Fulani…
Musa Says Terrorism Has Reduced Nationwide Bello Matawalle has rated the security performance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration between 65 and 70 per cent. The minister said military operations have significantly reduced terrorism across Nigeria. He spoke during an interview on ARISE News while reviewing the administration’s three years in office. According to him,…
