Burkina Faso To Recruit 5,000 Soldiers To Fight Jihadists
Burkina Faso announced Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for at least five years to aid the country in its fight against jihadists. The country, one of the world’s poorest, has been battling a deadly insurgency since 2015. “An exceptional recruitment of 5,000 non-commissioned soldiers for the national armed […]
More Soldiers In Lagos To Prevent Violence
ore soldiers and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) were sighted in Lagos yesterday as tension rose over declaration of results of Saturday’s presidential election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Their presence was more noticeable on Lagos Island where there were reports of attacks on traders at Balogun and Mandilas markets as well as Abibu Oki […]
Gunmen Kill Traditional Ruler In Ebonyi
Gunmen suspected to be political thugs have killed the traditional ruler of Umuezeokaoha Community in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, His Majesty Ezeogo Igboke Ewa. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the deceased’s palace on Monday night, February 27, 2023, and shot him dead. The incident followed the outcome […]
Again, Gunmen Storm Abia, Attack Police Station
Nkporo Divisional Police Headquarters in Ohafia local government area of Abia State has been attacked by gunmen. The gunmen stormed the police division in three Toyota Sienna and broke into the divisional armoury, carting away one AK-47 riffle with 30 rounds of live ammunition. They made away with two riot gunners and yet-to-be ascertained quantity […]
NSCDC Arrests 19 Suspects For Looting Rice Truck In Kano
About 19 suspects that allegedly looted a rice truck on Sunday in Kano have been apprehended by operatives of the Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. DSC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, in a statement, stated that the suspects attacked the truck along the Kano-Zaria road. According […]
