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Japan’s former prime minister, Shinzo Abe, shot dead
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation’s most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, according to NHK public television. Abe, 67, was…
USAF rocket with nuclear capability explodes mid air
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports A rocket launched by the United States’ Air Force to test the possibility of land based nuclear warhead failed after it boomed midair just after it left the launch pad. Military journal, AirForceTimes reported early…
Insecurity: Gov Matawalle begins training of vigilante group
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has begun training for a newly-established security outfit, Community Protection Guard (CPG) to tackle banditry and kidnaping in parts of the state. The announcement was contained in a statement by Malam Jamilu Birnin-Magaji, Press Secretary…
Bandits abduct newly posted DPO in Kaduna
A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) newly posted to Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State has been abducted, according to Emergency Digest. The DPO was abducted along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway around 9am on Monday. Sources told journalists that the DPO was on…
Gov. Matawalle signs death law for bandits in Zamfara State
Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, has signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law to take immediate effect with death penalty for those found guilty of banditry and other related offences in Zamfara State. He said the…
InterSociety details how jihadists seized Isuochi, pillage Igbos
THE Int’l Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) is strongly and unmistakably raising alarm and alerting the world, especially the Office of the United Nations Secretary-General and Presidents of the UN General Assembly and the UN Security…
No hiding place: Israeli military develops technology to ‘see through walls’
New Israeli military technology allows users to detect objects and people behind walls by using an AI-based tracking algorithm, according to agency report. The Xaver 1000, produced by the Israeli imaging solutions company Camero-Tech, was unveiled for the first time…
Bandits: Zamfara to churn out gun licenses for citizens
Sopuruchi Onwuka The government of Zamfara State will start issuing gun licenses to residents to defend themselves and curb attacks by armed bandits that have spread across the country hunting people for commercial ransom. Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Magaji Dosara,…
Weekend rampage: Fulani bandits kill, kidnap scores across the country
Sopuruchi Onwuka Armed Fulani bandits were on rampage weekend, wreaking havoc across towns and villages in the country, killing and abducting dozens of people including security operatives. However, as the regular attacks and ransom seeking mass abductions continue to wear…
Anambra police rescue kidnap victims, mob kill suspect
A crowd of angry mob in Awada, Onitsha, Anambra State, weekend killed a kidnap suspect after a team of police operatives foiled attempted kidnap of two victims by a gang of seven bandits. The killed suspect is said to be…
