The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, on Monday noted that Boko Haram insurgents are closer to the Federal Capital Territory. Governor Bello while speaking with people in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp said the terrorists invaded a part of the state after the Federal Government refused to effectively secure the state. He further stated that he reached out to the Federal Government on different occasions but nothing fruitful came out of the process. According to Bello, terrorists are trying to make Kaure in Shirroro Local Government Area of the state their headquarters as they did to Sambisa forest in Borno…
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The World Health Organization chief voiced alarm Monday at India’s record-breaking wave of Covid-19 cases and deaths, saying the organisation was rushing to help address the crisis. “The situation in India is beyond heartbreaking,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. He spoke as India battles a catastrophic coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals, with crematoriums working at full capacity. A surge in recent days has seen patients’ families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds, and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown. “WHO is doing everything we can, providing…
Boko Haram insurgents on Monday hoisted their flag in Kaure village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The development was confirmed by state Governor, Abubakar Bello, when he visited the Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) Camp at the IBB Primary School near the Palace of Emir of Minna. The state government converted the IDP camp following the sacking of nearly 5000 villagers from their ancestral homes in Shiroro and Munya Local Government Areas. Bello said, “I am confirming that there are Boko Haram elements around Kaure in Shiroro local government of Niger state. They have taken over the territory, they have…
Members of a transport union in Lagos have clashed with motorcycle operators, popularly known as okada riders, in the Iyana Iba/Alaba Rago and Ojo areas of the state. The incident which occurred on Monday morning in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state, where the Lagos State University (LASU) is situated, was as a result of the increment in tariff imposed on the okada riders. This caused tension in the areas as residents raised concern over their safety, while others claimed that the incidence was a clash between two ethnic groups. While it has yet to be ascertained if…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to the report alleging that an airstrike killed military officers by mistake in Borno State. It was learned that over 20 military officers were attacked by an Air Force coordinated airstrike in Mainok, Maiduguri after they were mistaken for Boko Haram terrorists. The soldiers who were reinforced from Ngandu village were on their way to Mainok, headquarters of the Kaga Local Government Area of Borno state which was under attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province. However, the Air Force in a post on Twitter noted that it is investigating the alleged…
Bandits have killed two more students abducted from Greenfield University in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. He disclosed that two more bodies of the abducted students were recovered by security agencies and have been evacuated to a mortuary, while the university has been notified of the development. This brings the total number of students abducted from the school and killed by the bandits to five.
Three days after Geidam community was invaded by Boko Haram, the Chairman of Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State, Ali Kolo has said thousands of people are still trapped. Mr. Kolo disclosed that the insurgents killed two people on Sunday, including a teacher, Mallam Baba Tazira. He added that over 2,000 people were currently taking refuge in neighboring Yunusari Local Government Area. “I wanted to go to Geidam, but was held back by the news that the town was still under the total control of Boko Haram. “As we speak, two people, including a teacher at Kawuri Primary School,…
On Sunday 25 April 2021, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed in Mainok, Borno State, came under multi-directional attacks by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists mounted on an unconfirmed number of Gun Trucks as well as foot soldiers with possible intent of establishing a phantom caliphate in the town. The terrorists were held by the gallant troops of 156 Task Force Battalion until the arrival of reinforcement teams from 7 Division, Special Army Super Camp Ngamdu and Army Super Camp 4, Benesheik. During the firefight which lasted several hours, the gallant troops tactically lured a number of the terrorists into a killing…
There are reports that the self-styled Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemi popularly called ‘Sunday Igboho private residence located in Soka area in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital was invaded by armed soldiers in a bid to arrest him and his supporters. Aides of Igboho made this known on Monday in Facebook account of his media aide Olayomi Koiki claiming that soldiers invaded the residence at around 2 am on Monday but were resisted. The spokesman, who raised the alarm in live broadcast at the car park of the activist’s residence, as gunshots were being heard, however claimed that the soldiers were responsible…
A member of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has revealed that the Department of State Services didn’t send any report to the National Assembly on the past extremist views of the embattled Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, during his ministerial screening in 2019. The lawmaker, who is the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Navy, said he was amongst those who screened Pantami in 2019. Gagdi, a member of the House representing Pankshin, Kanke and Kanam Federal Constituency in Plateau State, spoke on Monday while featuring on TVC breakfast show, ‘Your View’. The lawmaker was reacting…