February 2019

Ivory Coast Map     A dozen people have been arrested after a military base near Ivory Coast’s economic capital of Abidjan was attacked last week, state radio said on Monday. “The 12 suspected attackers were arrested following an inquiry” led by the gendarmerie, a police force under the orders of the defence ministry, Ivorian […]

A file photo of guns retrieved from bandits used to illustrate the story   A fresh attack has been carried out by gunmen on a security formation in Rivers State and five soldiers have been reported killed. The gunmen on Monday morning attacked the camp at Abua, in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, killing the officers. […]

A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari wearing a facemask.   The Federal Government is set to continue payments of grants to individuals and businesses as part of its efforts to reduce the harsh impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Nigerians, a spokesman said on Sunday. The payments are being made under the government’s Survival […]

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike   Rivers State Governor  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed that the perpetrators of the attack on security personnel in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State must be fished out and brought to justice. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said three of its personnel were killed in the attack which was […]

A file photo of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo   Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday said “there is a promise of God” for Nigeria and that the country will become “an oasis of peace, security and prosperity such as has never been seen before on this continent and beyond.” He made the comment while speaking […]

Members of Iraqi security forces stand at the gate of Ibn Al-Khatib Hospital in Baghdad, on April 25, 2021, after a fire erupted in the medical facility reserved for the most severe COVID-19 cases. /AFP   More than 80 people died Sunday when a fire ripped through a Baghdad hospital for Covid-19 patients, sparking outrage […]

A photo released by the police on April 25, 2021, shows the suspected cultists arrested in Ekiti State.   The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested five suspected cultists who claimed to be students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU). In a statement on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunday Abutu, […]

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has no connection with the recent attack on Governor Hope Uzodinma’s country home, said its spokesman, Emmanuel Powerful. He described those linking the incident to the secessionist group as liars, stressing that neither IPOB nor the Eastern Security Network (ESN) was responsible for the incident. “They are liars, […]

   Senator Orji Kalu says he is not interested in the country’s presidential post but will not hesitate if given the chance to lead the West African nation. “I am not having that kind of ambition,” the former Abia State governor said in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “But if I am […]