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IPC Expresses Worry Over FG’s Threat To Sanction BBC, Trust TV

Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, has expressed worry over the threat by the federal government to sanction the BBC and Trust TV, owned by the Media Trust Limited, theRead More

12 Persons Killed In Plateau State As Bandits Invade Communities As Threatened, Clash With Vigilantes

Plateau State
No fewer than 12 persons have reportedly died in a violent clash between bandits and vigilantes in Plateau State, Flavision has learnt. Local sources informed that the bandits stormed Zak,Read More

Defend Yourselves Against Attackers, Adeboye Tells Followers

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has spoken against the high rate of insecurity in the country and told the members ofRead More

Get Guns And Defend Yourselves, Matawalle Tells Zamfara People

Governor of Zamfara State, Mr. Bello Matawalle
Instructs CP to issue licences to willing citizens Shuts markets, filling stations in two council areas Orders security forces to shoot on sight okada riders in restricted areas Terrorists allegedlyRead More

Senate Amends Terrorism Act, In Bid To Stave Off Sanctions

Nigerian Senate
Prohibits payment of ransom to kidnappers Amendment aims to prevent terrorist groups from laundering money through the banking system and other financial networks To align with the required standard asRead More

Pregnant Woman Abducted In Kaduna-bound Train Delivers In Captivity

Vandalised train at Abuja to Kaduna route
Terrorists release new photos of over 62 kidnapped passengers Insist on freedom for apprehended commanders One of the two pregnant women among the passengers kidnapped during last month’s attack onRead More

Lalong Attending Political Meetings As Terrorists Maul Down 80, Abduct 70 In Plateau Communities

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State
78 given mass burial amid fear of further attacks Defend yourselves, ECWA charges Nigerians Bloodthirsty terrorists have killed 80 persons and abducted 70 others after an invasion of some communitiesRead More

Two Weeks After Attack, Terrorists Release Video Of Abducted Train Passengers, Demand Ransom

Terrorists Release Video of Abducted Train Passengers, Demand Ransom
Kaduna Govt awaits information on trending video of neutralised terrorists loaded on vehicle 166 still unaccounted for as FG vows to leave no stone unturned, says security agencies working onRead More

Mohammed: We Can’t Conduct Full-scale Bombing Against Bandits To Avert Collateral Damage

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Soldiers lack appropriate weapons to defeat terrorists, says Falana Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has revealed that the terrain where bandits operate contributes to making security operationsRead More

Declare State Of Emergency On Insecurity, NNDI Tells Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari
A new movement under the aegis of the New Nigeria Dream Initiative (NNDI) yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency onRead More