Taraba State Indigenes Development Association (TSIDA) in the Diaspora, South-west chapter, has condemned in its totality the recent bomb blast that occurred in Iware and Nukkai areas of the state. The association spoke through its Zonal Secretary/spokesman, Ezekiel Zik Kuni,…
Bandits have attacked 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Takum, Taraba State, killing six soldiers. Police spokesman Abubakar Usman confirmed the report, saying the soldiers were on their way to repel an attack on Tati village in Takum council…
Gunmen on Friday morning burnt one vehicle and a motorcycle at Ebebe Junction in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State. According to sources,the gunmen intercepted the vehicle and motorcycle as well as chased the owners before burning them. The unidentified gunmen…
The Police in Imo have confirmed a bomb blast at an oil company in Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Mike Abattam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri, said it occurred in the…
A former Nigerian government official, Abidemi Rufai, has admitted stealing the identities of 20,000 Americans to claim $2million in disaster relief including $350,000 in COVID benefits. Rufai, 45, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Tacoma to stealing Social Security…
A simultaneous military operation is needed in the Northwest and Niger State, Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai said yesterday. He believes such an operation would secure the ungoverned spaces of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Plateau and Niger and tackle…
Terrorists who kidnapped the Abuja-Kaduna train passengers have at the weekend, released Sadiq Ango Abdullahi, son of the Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi and his late wife, Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, aka Mama Taraba. Journalists…
No fewer than 669 captives held by terrorists have been rescued by troops in the last three weeks. Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said 23 terrorists were killed, 19 arrested, while 1,158 and their families surrendered in the renewed offensive against criminal…
A soldier fighting the Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Geidam, Yobe State, has committed suicide. Lance Corporal Abdullahi Jibrin was arrested in Gashua following intelligence that he was colluding with Boko Haram and ISWAP…
Nasarawa State Police command has arrested 50 suspected kidnappers and cultists in the state. Commissioner of Police Adesina Soyemi, who paraded the criminals yesterday at the command headquarters, Lafia, said they were arrested in different locations in the state. Some…
