A notorious bandit commander, Isiya Kwashen Garwa, has accused the Nigerian government of fuelling the rising cycle of banditry, kidnapping, and rural violence through oppression, injustice and decades of mismanagement, while urging Nigerians to embrace peace and reconciliation. Garwa made the declaration on Friday while handing over 37 kidnapped victims, men, women, and children, to […] The post ‘You Can Not Solve This Problems By War’ – Bandit Leader Warns FG appeared first on Naija News.
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Former Governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige, has expressed worry over the mental health of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. He asserted that Kanu is exhibiting bizarre symptoms and argued that doctors from the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) who did a psychiatric evaluation on the agitator were wrong. Ngige […] The post Ngige Raises Alarm Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Mental Health, Says IPOB Leader Showing Bizarre Symptoms appeared first on Naija News.
Fresh details have emerged on how the 24 remaining students abducted from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, regained their freedom. Recall that terrorists stormed the school on November 17, killing the Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, before whisking away 26 schoolgirls. Two of the students later escaped from their captors […] The post ‘There Was Negotiation’ – Fresh Details Emerge On Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Release appeared first on Naija News.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has condemned the politicisation of the current insecurity challenges. Naija News reports that Ooni, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday, said the traditional institution would collaborate with political leaders to make Nigeria better for all. The monarch also said that the entire South-West region […] The post Why Should Politicians Be Bringing Politics Into Security Matters? Enough Of This – Ooni Of Ife Warns appeared first on Naija News.
The Kwara State Government has not reunited the 38 freed church worshippers abducted from Christ Apostolic Church, Oke Isegun, in Eruku, with their families, days after their release. Naija News understands that the worshippers, freed last Sunday after bandit captivity, were still being housed at an undisclosed hotel several days after undergoing medical examinations paid […] The post Kwara Govt Yet To Reunite 38 Eruku Church Abductees With Families appeared first on Naija News.
Troops earlier deployed to Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, are now under interrogation at the Defence Headquarters, days after terrorists abducted 26 schoolgirls from the institution. A senior government official, privy to the investigation, confirmed to Punch that the military command had commenced a probe into the sudden withdrawal of soldiers from the […] The post DHQ Summons, Grills Soldiers Over Withdrawal From Kebbi School appeared first on Naija News.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, slammed calls for fresh negotiations with bandits, declaring that Nigeria must take firm military action and accept international partnership to halt worsening insecurity. Naija News reports that Obasanjo spoke in Jos, the Plateau State capital, at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival, warning that a diplomacy-heavy […] The post Obasanjo Breaks Silence On Abduction In Kebbi, Kwara, Niger appeared first on Naija News.
The sister of Nigerian award-winning singer, Burna Boy, Nissi, has dismissed the alleged sack of their mother, Bose Ogulu, as the musician’s manager. Naija News reports that the news went viral after ChaftsAfrica shared an alleged Instagram story post by Burna Boy announcing that his mother, Bose Ogulu, would no longer be his manager. Similarly, […] The post Burna Boy’s Sister, Nissi Clarifies ‘Sack’ Of Their Mother As Singer’s Manager appeared first on Naija News.
The Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has denied ordering the closure of boarding schools in the state. Naija News reports that this comes six days after the Commissioner for Education and Human Development, Umar Pella, announced the closure of boarding schools in the state due to insecurity nationwide. However, in a statement on Friday through […] The post Insecurity: ‘It Is Baseless’ – Gov. Fintiri Denies Ordering Boarding Schools Closure appeared first on Naija News.
The Niger Delta Accountability and Resource Protection Network (NDARPN) has rejected claims by the House of Representatives Committee on the South South Development Commission (SSDC) alleging that failure to implement key Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) funds has deprived the region of over ₦1 trillion. Naija News reports that the position of the lower legislative chambers […] The post ‘PIA Implementation On Track’ – Reps Committee Knocked Over ‘Misleading’ Claims appeared first on Naija News.
