The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has inaugurated its special squad, christened “Agro Rangers Squad” to contain the rising clashes between farmers and herders in Enugu. The corps state commandant, Everestus Obiyo, said the team was part of ...

The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State has upheld Governor Dave Umahi’s election as governor of the state during the March 9, 2019, gubernatorial poll. Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) candidate in the election, Chief Ajah Agha had taken ...

A social service group, Jesus Armi, has commended the announcement by governours of the South-East geopolitical zone, banning herdsmen and cattle movement in the states, saying it would check the alleged plot to foist emirs on Igboland. The group, however, ...

Counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, has challenged South-East governors to convince the Igbo that they were not part of the conspiracy in the 2017 Operation Python Dance in which many were killed. Ejimakor, who is also ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has charged the Federal Government to collaborate with oil-producing states to tackle economic sabotage being perpetrated by oil thieves. Blaming collusion between oil thieves and security agencies for huge oil losses in the country, he ...

In view of the security challenges confronting the country the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Extra Judicial Summary or Arbitrary Execution, Agnes Callamard, has said extra judicial killings, lack of accountability of security operatives and insincerity of the justice ...

Governors of the South West region, traditional rulers and opinion leaders in the zone yesterday charged the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu, to do more in providing adequate security in the country. They stated this on the backdrop ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23,2019 election for alleged perjury. The appellants, Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris, through their counsel, Ukpai Ukairo, had approached the apex ...

The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) has threatened resumption of hostilities in the oil-rich region over an alleged plot to transfer supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from Niger Delta Ministry to the Office of the Secretary to ...

Protesters who stormed the British and Irish high commissions yesterday for reversal of the judgment have vowed to occupy the buildings for one week. The decision followed their alleged snubbing by the authorities at the embassies. The about 5000 youths ...