The federal government revealed today that several foreign nationals on Interpol’s watchlist have been arrested across the country and handed over to Interpol authorities. The arrests were made possible by Nigeria’s integration of its Advanced Passenger Information System with Interpol’s solutions, reports The Nation. Details of the individual...
•Gunmen A popular socialite and owner of a hotel in Akure, the Ondo State capital, Adesoji Adeleye, has been murdered by assassins at his hotel. It was gathered that Adeleye was in one of the rooms in his hotel yesterday morning when the incident happened, reports Channels TV. According to a source, the armed men […]
•Ishaq Akintola The Yoruba’s socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has warned all groups and interests against making incendiary statements or introducing practices that can endanger peaceful coexistence among the residents of Ekiti and other South-West states. The organisation also called on intelligence agencies, especially the Force Intel...
•Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State Plateau State governor, Caleb Muftwang, has decried the attacks in some communities in his state, saying bandits have taken over 64 communities. The governor stated this last night during an interview on Channels Television. “These communities that have been recently attacked were part of the communiti...
•Fulani herdsmen Angry farmers stormed the streets of Akure, the Ondo State capital, today to protest the killing of four farmers by gunmen believed to be Fulani herdsmen. The bodies of the victims were dumped on streets near the Governor’s office by the protesters in a show of sadness, reports The Nation. The farmers were […]
•Police The pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organization Afenifere has urged the federal government to allow the establishment of state police with immediate effect to tackle the upsurge of insecurity in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone. The group equally advocated for the recruitment of more hands in the regional security outfit, the Amotekun...
•Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State About four persons have reportedly been killed in a renewed land crisis between the people of Ndukwe community, Amasiri, in the Afikpo local government area and their neighbouring Okporojo in the Osso Edda local government area of Ebonyi State. Also, houses and properties worth millions were destroyed ...
•Ex-Governor Orji Former Governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji, has strongly condemned a recent news making round that falsely accused him of fraudulent activities in connection with Effdee Nigeria Limited. In a statement from his liaison office, Senator Orji decried the report as a deliberate attempt to smear his hard-earned reputation, repor...
•Governor Zulum and terrorists Governor Babagana Zulum has broken his silence, insisting that the renewed Boko Haram attacks and kidnappings in many communities almost on a daily basis without confrontation signalled that Borno State is losing ground. The governor stated this today at a Special Expanded Security Meeting (ESM) attended by the G...
•Lagos Police spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of 11 victims and arrest of three individuals involved in operating a baby factory in the Ijegun area of the state. Speaking to newsmen, yesterday, at the state police command, the command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, noted that the illegal...

