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SE anarchy: UNIZIK lecturer gunned down
Yet to be identified assailants on Tuesday trailed and killed an academic staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The victim identified as Professor Anthony Eze of the of Faculty of Education was shot by his assailants at his residence…
Bandits, jihadist plunge Nigerian into global Emergency Watchlist
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global concerns are rising over Nigeria’s increasing vulnerability to roaming jihadists and armed bandits pouring down from the Sahel region where they have helped wreck the economies of the Central African countries, leaving their governments with weak military…
Nigeria makes the list of World’s most dangerous countries in 2022
Sopuruchi Onwuka With global peace index (GPI) score of 2.72, Nigeria is the of 17th most dangerous country of world’s nearly 200 nations, explaining the difficulty of the country in attracting floating global investible funds despite her abundant man and…
Enugu 2023: Mbah consults Catholic priests, pledges to tackle insecurity
Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has consulted with Catholic Priests in Awgu, and pledged to tackle insecurity of elected, Governor. Mbah who outlined the strategies he plans…
Ebonyi recalls monarch suspended over communal crisis
From Chinedu Nwafor Abakaliki Ebonyi State government has recalled the traditional ruler of Ishinkwo Community, Eze Jesophat Ikegwu, who was suspended indefinitely weeks ago over a renewed communal crisis that led to the killings of natives in the area. The government…
Boko Haram: Borno govt sends militia to protect soldiers
Government of Borno state is sending some 300 militia to help out the military after Boko Haram Islamist insurgents killed at least eight soldiers during an attack. Governor Babagana Zulum who convened a security meeting in Maiduguri on Tuesday ordered…
Bandits kidnap 130 in Zamfara state
About 130 people, including women and children were on Sunday abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Zamfara state, worsening the spate of mass abduction of villagers in the Northwestern states of the country. State Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara,…
Baltic countries pledge to NATO common defense
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia on Tuesday took aim at Russia for the missile strike in Poland that left two dead in the border town of Przewodow, just a few kilometers from Ukraine, and said that NATO territory must be defended…
Heroic Idun: The fireworks over Akpo oil lift
Sopuruchi Onwuka After months of hunting, catching and detaining the ocean going crude oil carrier, MT Heroic Idun, swings in legal battle has started in Nigeria while diplomatic dispute is brewing in India where lawmakers are coming under pressure to…
Francophone hackers stole $11m , cause $50m damages in Nigeria, others
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Internet fraud syndicate operating from one of Nigeria’s neighbouring francophone countries have successfully launched over 30 successful attacks at financial institutions and stole over $11 million, causing damages worth over $50 million to the institutions….
