Niger Republic said 23 of its soldiers were killed in a “terrorist” ambush near the borders with Burkina Faso and Mali in a western region prone to jihadist attacks. Niger is ruled by military leaders who seized power in a July coup, citing a worsening security situation as justification for the …
Read More »Soldiers’ killing: Army, Delta community differ over reprisal as troops arrest 20
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said the Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State where military personnel were killed, had resorted to propaganda. It denied any form of reprisal on the community, as GISTFOX NEWS gathered that about 20 suspects have been arrested. Also on …
Read More »Rivers police arrest suspected cultist for killing two
The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist allegedly involved in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state. The police said the cultist identified as Samuel Nwokoma, aged 25, with his gang, …
Read More »President Bola Tinubu condemns killing of soldiers in Delta, says justice will prevail
President Bola Tinubu has the condemnned the killing of some Military personnel and officers during a rescue mission in Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. In a statement he personally signed on Sunday, March 17, the president described the incident as worrisome and needless. …
Read More »Over 500,000 Nigerian girls in captivity – Dr. Ene Obi
The former country director of ActionAid Nigeria, and activist, Dr. Ene Obi has revealed that more than 500,000 Nigerian girls are in captivity right now. She said that many girls are in captivity due to the activities of bandits, saying that many such girls have been raped with pregnancies …
Read More »NATO is moving air defense missiles to Russia’s border
NATO is moving air defense missiles to Russia’s border. They will be European and not the U.S. An as-of-yet unknown European country will be deploying one of its Patriot systems to Lithuania according to Anušauskas, and the names of the countries involved would be revealed once the details of the plan …
Read More »Shanties demolition: No protest on Lekki-Epe Expressway, say Lagos police
The Lagos Police Command has debunked the report that there is an ongoing protest on the Lekki-Epe Expressway as a result of the demolition of shanties in the Jakande area of Ajah, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state. GISTFOX NEWS reports that the Lagos State Government is set to …
Read More »Be vigilant against explosives, DSS cautions Nigerians
The Department of State Services on Friday urged citizens to be vigilant against public dangers, especially Improvised Explosive Devices. IEDs are like locally made bombs used by bandits and terrorists to terrorize security agents or civilians alike in Northeast and Northwest regions of the country. According to data presented at …
Read More »Haiti gangs torch police stations as PM’s future hangs in balance
Gangs pushing for the ouster of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry have been setting fire to police stations in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The police station located in the busy open-air Salomon market is the latest to be targeted, according to local media. The gangs in the violence-wracked city stepped up …
Read More »Customs commences food distribution, sells 25kg of rice for N10,000
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, will today commence the sale of seized bags of rice to the public at the rate of N10,000 per 25kg . Disclosing this to newsmen in Lagos, Comptroller General of the NCS, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, said the process for the sale of the …
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