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One the umbrella bodies of herdsmen in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has urged security agencies to deal with “terrorists killing” Fulani herders in the South-East. Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, spoke on Thursday in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH. He was reacting to the killing of one of the commanders of Indigenous People of Biafra gunned down by security operatives last Saturday. The Miyetti Allah spokesman lauded the security agencies, adding that they should “intensify efforts” in dealing with all terrorist elements in the country. He said, “The security agencies should intensify efforts in dealing with…

Operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, have arrested 11 suspected bandits terrorising residents of the state. Amotekun Commandant in the state, Olayinka Olayanju, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Mr Olayanju said that the suspects were arrested during joint routine patrol with members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, and other vigilance groups in the early hours of Thursday. Mr Olayanju said that the suspects were arrested at two illegal checkpoints in different locations. The commandant said that while five of them were arrested in Saki East Local Government Area, six…

Boko Haram: Shekau appoints new War Commander, kills predecessor, 2 others The factional leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has appointed Abu Muhammad as the new Amirul Jaysh “Commander of War, for the faction he is leading after killing the former Commander, Abu Fatimah. PRNigeria gathered that Mr Shekau personally shot and killed Abu Fatimah, last week, for allegedly betraying their sect. A source disclosed that two other senior Commanders were also eliminated by the ‘daredevil’ Shekau. “Following an internal dispute, Shekau killed Abu Fatima, one other Commander and Amirul Fi’ya, who is a son to a renowned…

The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3, 2021, a public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerian workers for witnessing this year’s celebration. He commended them for their patience, understanding and support in driving the policies and programmes of the regime of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), “in its determination to move the country to the next level of socio-economic development.” Aregbesola in a statement on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaibu Belgore, called…

According to state government, they only brought the Police brought to protect her during handover to kinsmen Lagos State Government has handed over Mary Daniel, the amputee sachet water hawker, to the leader of the Igala (Kogi State) community in the state, disclosing that the police were brought in during the hand-over event to protect Daniel. The government denied the claims in some media reports that Daniel provided wrong information about the status of her parents, who before now were said to be dead. It also denied that it has withheld the fund donated to the lady as a result…

Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari of an impending disaster. Mbaka who spoke at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu State on Wednesday noted that Buhari has refused to label killer herdsmen as ‘terrorists’ while his government is busy killing innocent Nigerians in the country. According to him, until the Buhari-led government finds something for the youths, they are going to face disaster. Speaking at the Adoration Ministry in Enugu, Mbaka said it is wrong for Buhari to “maintain grave silence” despite the widespread killings in the country. “I know…

Suspected Kidnapers Have again Kidnapped passengers Along Igboora-Eruwa Road late last night. The Kidnapers were heavily armed, they accosted some travelers plying to their destinations and wisk them to an unknown location according to naijatodaynews. As the time of filling this report, efforts made to reach the police public relations officer ASP Adewale Osifeso, to confirm the incident prove abortive as call put to his phone was not reachable. Details later.

Fr. Mbaka blows hot, calls for Buhari’s resignation or face impeachment Popular Catholic Priest and Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign or face impeachment over the high level of insecurity in the country. Mbaka said Buhari has failed Nigeria woefully and that he should resign now. In a video sighted by THE WHISPERER, Fr. Mbaka wondered how Buhari will maintain grave silence despite the incessant killings in the country. Mbaka explained that Nigerians are crying because they don’t have a Sheperd and Buhari should resign or be impeached. He also…

...Seeks US, UK, UN, EU support to surmount challenges Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has blamed the nation’s unabating security calamities on President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This is even as he wrote a letter to members of the international community, such as, United States of America (US), United Kingdom (UK), United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU), urging them to assist Nigeria overcome her heightened security challenges. Frank, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, lamented that insecurity in the country has reached an alarming…

More headache for Governor Hope Uzodinma as DSS raises alarm, says IPOB moving bombs, explosives from Lagos to Imo. “The items are being concealed in articulated/heavy duty vehicles to beat security checks along the road. It was further revealed that the group intends to deploy the explosives in their planned attacks on security/government installations across the state.” The Department of State Services has said the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network has acquired bombs and explosives with which they intended to destabilise Imo State. The secret police stated that it received intelligence that the explosives were being moved in…