The sixth suspect in the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left over 40 worshippers dead and numerous others injured, has been taken into custody by Department of State Services agents. Five suspects were taken into custody by the service: Momoh Abubakar (47), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), Abdulhaleem Idris (25), […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the nation’s top security authorities, including the Defence Ministry, the Police and the Department of State Services, to hunt down and arrest those behind the deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji community in Niger State and ensure they are swiftly brought to justice. He also directed security agencies to immediately […]
Benue, Lagos, Nasarawa, Zamfara, others affected BY ORIAKU IJELE Palpable fear pervades the entire horizon as renewed incidents of banditry, kidnappings, killings take centre-stage after a ‘cease-fire’ noticed in Nigeria ahead of the general elections in February and March. This new development has left many Nigerians in confusion. For instance in the past 10 days, […]
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Monday called on the State and Federal Governments to do more to stop the continuous wastage of lives and property in Kaduna State, Daily Times Nigeria reports. READ ALSO: “I will not give Southern Kaduna leaders brown… The President, CAN, Rev. Samson Ayokunle, who made the call in […]
Two people have been reported killed and one other injured in an attack at Jagindi Tasha, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the attackers were said to have stormed the compound of a former District Head of Jagindi, Mr Danlami Barde, at about 8pm on Monday […]
Eminent religious leaders from the South-East and South-South have called for urgent end to insurgency and banditry, along with the wanton destruction of innocent lives and valuable property in Nigeria.The call was contained in a 12-point communique issued in Umuahia by the clergymen at the end of their one-day colloquium on insecurity in Nigeria, with […]
Ibadan – As Christians in Nigeria mark the Ash Wednesday, the Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most Rev. Emmannuel Badejo, has called on government and other stakeholders to speak out against the incessant killings in the country. Badejo made the call in an interview on Wednesday in Ibadan. The cleric, who expressed dissatisfaction over the […]
Ado-Ekiti – Some members of the Christian Association of Nigeria,(CAN ) Ekiti state chapter, on Sunday matched to the streets of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital to protest incessant alleged killings of clergymen and other Christians in some parts of the country, by herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents. At the peaceful protest, tagged, “Stop […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has enjoined Nigerians to understand the mentality of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and the anatomy of extremism just as it informed ISWAP that killings of innocent ‘is definitely not Islam. It is the handiwork of misguided elements.’ MURIC in a statement by Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola said its […]
Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lawyer to leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who was declared wanted by the Nigerian police, has reacted by calling on International community for thorough investigations. He called on the international community to investigate the killings and burning of his home in Oraifite, Ekwusigo local government area of […]
A political group in Taraba State, the Taraba Progressive Movement, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Taraba State, saying the security situation in the state has worsened. The group in a press release on Wednesday said the 24 hours curfew declared by the state government have not stopped […]
These are very auspicious times. For states under induced violence and killings, there is every need to tramp with caution, because the political scavengers are back. They are on the prowl, enriched in more tricks and deceptions in the quest for power. Leadership of any state in Nigeria is quite difficult. It has enormous responsibilities. […]
The Military Task Force in Jos, Plateau State otherwise known as Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), has paraded seven suspects in connection with the recent killings in the local communities of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects on Tuesday at the OPHS Headquaters in Jos, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), […]
Having killed over 200 people and displaced nearly 150,000 others from 11 villages in Northern Plateau recently, suspected herdsmen have allegedly fed grown crops spread across 1sq.kms to their cattle in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the State. For those already ripe on the farms, “wives of the herders harvest them for themselves,” one […]
Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has asked Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to apologise to Nigerians if actually the recent massacre of over 200 persons in Plateau State were retaliatory as credited to the socio-cultural organisation. Gowon stated this on Tuesday in Jos, the state capital when he […]
Senior pastor, Family Worship Centre, FWC, Abuja, Pastor Sarah Omakwu, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify effort in arresting the killings in some parts of the country. Omakwu made the appeal in her sermon entitled “Fear not’’ on Sunday during post Mid-year thanksgiving organised by the church. The cleric expressed concern over the […]
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has declared July 9-11, 2018 as national days of prayers and fasting against unwarranted killings in the land and called on all well-meaning Nigerians, both within and outside the country to join them on 11 July, 2018 for a peaceful protest against the killings. CAN’s decision […]
The Middle Belt Conscience Guard (MBCG) has attributed the ongoing crises in Plateau State to some selfish politicians who are hell bent on blackmailing the state government and President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on the ceaseless attacks, the middle belt group said some political players were only using the crisis to make the state and the […]
Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the 2016 Edo State governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has said the All Progressives Congress(APC), has betrayed the trust of Nigerians who voted them into power by infesting them with hunger, killings and untold hardship. Ize-Iyamu, made the allegation at the Solidarity Rally held in his honour and other […]
…Wants Buhari to stop killings Catholic Faithfuls in Nigeria on Tuesday held a nationwide prayer and peaceful demonstrations against incessant killings and violent attacks in some parts of the country. The protest which was design to coincide with the burial of the two priests and 17 worshippers who were killed by suspected herdsmen at a […]