President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the nations’s armed forces and other security agencies are winning the war against terrorism and banditry even as he noted that the Federal Government would continue to give priority to the training of officers and men of the armed forces to effectively...
Aftermath of the recent violent demonstration by the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites, the United States has advised its citizens in Nigeria to avoid large crowds and demonstration by the sect. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday, where it alerted...
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin. The deceased was reportedly shot Friday along the Kajola-Ore road, in Ondo State, by those the police described as armed robbers. The President prayed that God...
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu, on Saturday assured the Nation that the killers of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of the leader of the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasorantin will certainly be found and made to face the full weight of the...
Kidnappers have killed an uncle of Sen Ishaku Abbo and taken away his stepmother. A witness said the kidnappers stormed Abbo’s country home in the early hours of Saturday and killed Abbo’s uncle for raising alarm as they were taking away the senator’s stepmother identified as Rifikatu Ishaku. The...
Gani Adams reacts to killing of Fasonranti daughter; Says don’t blame us ‘when the reaction comes’ The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has reacted to the killing on Friday of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the leader of pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Adams,...
Police give details of how Funke Olakurin was killed in broad daylight. The police in Ondo State have given details of how suspected herdsmen in a kidnap attempt, shot and killed Funke Olakunrin, the second daughter of Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti. Police spokesman, Femi Joseph, said the incident...
Rivers State Police Command had adopted a new strategy to end perennial kidnapping along East-West Road and Elele-Owerri Road in the state. It would be recalled that the Rivers end of the East-West road linking the state to other parts of the country had been a hotbed for kidnappers, targeting passengers...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, declared six months amnesty to migrants who had stayed in Nigeria beyond 90 days without resident permit. He said that the period would enable the migrants to register with the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to avoid having challenges with immigration laws. The...
President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON), Dr. Ona Ekhomu has praised the Inspector General of Police Mr. Mohammed Adamu on the successful rescue of the District Head of Daura, Alhaji Musa Umar. He said that the performance by the police showed that it...