Nigerian Army Announces ‘Operation Safe Conduct’ For Elections in 2023, Warns Soldiers to Avoid Politics

24 Feb 2023

The Army Chief stated that he had directed a review of the Rules of Engagement and Code of Conduct in preparation for the upcoming Operation Safe Conduct. The Nigerian Army has warned its personnel to avoid partisan politics while facilitating and securing the upcoming 2023 general elections. According to army officials, the military has prepared […]

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Army arrests mastermind of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack

24 Feb 2023

According to the Defence Headquarters, troops from Operation Whirl Punch apprehended one of the masterminds of the terrorist attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train service on March 28, 2022. Maj Gen Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations, made the announcement at the bi-weekly news briefing on armed forces operations on Thursday in Abuja.  Danmadami stated that […]

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Kwara NSCDC prepares to deploy 2,500 personnel for general elections

24 Feb 2023

Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim, the Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has deployed 2,500 personnel for Saturday’s 2023 general elections in the state’s 16 local government areas.  According to a statement issued by the defence corps’s spokesman, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, in Ilorin on Thursday, the deployment was made to ensure a smooth […]

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Man arrested for stealing aboard a plane

24 Feb 2023

A man has been arrested by the Murtala Muhammed Airport command of the Nigeria Police for reportedly stealing aboard an aircraft. The man, identied as Kunle Oni, was caught stealing aboard Air Peace flight P47139 from Abuja to Lagos by other passengers. Mr. Oni was arrested on the flight on Saturday. Several bundles of naira […]

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Gunmen attack houses of chairmen of APC and LP, kidnap Monarch’s wife

24 Feb 2023

Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped the wife of the traditional ruler of Amuro autonomous community in the Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State, Ugoeze Umugborogu. Apart from kidnapping the monarch’s wife, the rampaging gunmen also burnt the country homes of the chairmen of All Progressives Congress and Labour Party in Amuro ward. The development caused […]

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Gunmen attacks PDP campaign convoy, driver dead

24 Feb 2023

Gunmen have attacked the campaign convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Enugu North/South Federal Constituency, Oforchukwu Egbo, on Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 The incident happened at Eke-Otu in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government Area of the state. Driver of one of the buses in the convoy was killed during the attack. It […]

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Tension in Rivers as gunmen launch multiple attacks, police arrest Reps member in 2023 polls

23 Feb 2023

Political thugs have attacked the home of King Tony Gboms, the Social Democratic Party’s House of Representatives candidate for the Obio-Akpor Federal constituency in Rivers State. According to sources, there were heavy shootings on Tuesday night (yesterday) at the Gboms premises. It is still unknown whether anyone was hurt in the attack. On the same […]

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Two people arrested for kidnapping and raping a pregnant housewife in Adamawa

23 Feb 2023

In Adamawa State, a pregnant housewife was kidnapped and raped by her uncle and a neighbor in Maiha Local Government Area. Suleiman Adamu, 29, and Ahmadu Umaru, 26, both residents of the Machimin community in Maiha LGA, were apprehended by Adamawa State Police Command operatives. Suleiman was identified as the victim’s uncle, and Ahmadu, a […]

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Two Beninese kidnappers were apprehended with a teenage girl near the Ogun border

23 Feb 2023

Two men, both citizens of the Republic of Benin, were apprehended near the Idiroko border in Ogun State’s Ipokia Local Government Area. Kazeem Moye (25 years) and Kokuyi Moye (20 years) were apprehended by So-Safe Corps operatives on Monday around 02:45am while attempting to elope with an underage female abductee through the border. The So-Safe […]

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