terror
13 Jan
Seven persons have been feared dead in a night attack by suspected bandits in Tatara village, Pandan development area of Karu local government on Sunday. The terrorists, according to an eye witness, who claimed that they are of Fulani extraction, said they are fleeing bandits who are on their heels following recent military bombardments that…
1 Oct
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that Nigeria is winning the war against terror and banditry. Tinubu said this in a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians as part of the activities to commemorate the 64th Independence Anniversary of the nation on October 1. READ ALSO: Ex-banker’s N10 million rights suit against EFCC, others dismissed He said…
26 Apr 2024
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has dismissed the prayer of rejection of exhibit filed by a terror suspect, Aliyu Muhammadu, for want of evidence.
18 Feb 2024
Abducted victims recently freed from captivity have revealed that kidnappers use poisonous snakes to terrorise them. Some of them, who recounted their ordeals in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), said that there were many snakes in the forests inhabitated by the bandits. They said that the snakes often bite both the kidnappers…
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South Sudan on Wednesday ordered internet providers to block social media platforms, including Facebook and TikTok, following violent protests over the deaths of its citizens last week. Demonstrations erupted in the capital Juba last week over reports that clashes in neighbouring Sudan had killed 29 South Sudanese but turned violent with people looting Sudanese-owned businesses.…
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Elon Musk said Tuesday he was exploring a presidential pardon for "Bitcoin Jesus," who was arrested last year on fraud and tax evasion charges, after applauding Donald Trump for exonerating the founder of a dark web drug marketplace. In a sign of the tech billionaire's influence over the new US administration, Musk said he was…
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Some staffers of the Federal University Dutsin-ma (FUDMA), Katsina State, have urged the government to pay their outstanding salary arrears which the government has been allegedly owing them. The affected members of staff claimed that they were employed between March and July, 2020, assumed duty without delay, but they started receiving salary about six to…
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A bid to get five elephants released from a US zoo has failed after judges ruled the animals are not people so laws on unlawful imprisonment do not apply. Animal rights campaigners acting on behalf of elderly African elephants Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo wanted a court to free them from Cheyenne Mountain Zoo…
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The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has validated its National Biosafety Guidelines on Low-Level Presence (LLP) to ensure that only approved Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are safely imported into the country. Speaking during the presentation and validation of the guidelines on Wednesday in Abuja, the Director-General of NBMA, Dr Agnes Asagbra, emphasised the agency’s commitment…
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Nasarawa State Government has cautioned mining companies against fraudulent practices capable of causing chaos and insecurity in communities in the state. Dr Emmanuel Akabe, acting governor of the state, said this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia, while reacting to an ongoing dispute involving a lithium mining company. The company, Timadix Geomin Consult Limited,…
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The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit has apprehended a hit-and-run driver, Dauda Bello, over alleged reckless driving. The task force’s Director, Press and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. He said the incident, which occurred on Tuesday, left the victim, Oluwole Bukola, severely injured. “Preliminary…
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The troops of Defence Headquarters has neutralised popular terrorists leader, Bello Turji’s second-in-command, Aminu Kanawa and other major commanders. This is contained in a statement in Gusau on Wednesday by the Director Defence Media Cooperation, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba. “Sequel to ongoing military onslaught on terrorist in the North West region between 20-21 Jan 2025,…
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday, said Nigeria was ready to spearhead the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Shettima said this at a forum of Friends of AfCFTA on the sidelines of the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. While addressing the forum tagged, “Forum Friends of AfCFTA: Turning Digital Trade into…
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Luggage on their backs, they trudged all Wednesday morning along the road leading to downtown Goma, fleeing the advancing fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Streams of displaced people have flocked from Minova, a port city the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has already captured as it conquers swathes of territory at the expense…