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S’East govs, IPOB on collision course over Ebube Agu On Kindly Share This Story: …IPOB rejects new security network, says anyone joining EbubeAgu to spy on ESN should prepare to meet his ancestors …EbubeAgu’ll be backed by law – Ikpeazu …ESN is social media outfit, only south-east govs can set up security group …CSOs back regional security outfits as cover for defenceless Nigerians …Caution govs over abuse of operations By Anayo Okoli, Regional Editor, South-East, Gabriel Ewepu...

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, has warmed Igbo youths to keep their distance from the EBUBEAGU regional security outfit floated by South East governors if its motive were to spy on pro-Biafra groups.

  The Comptroller-General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Laud O. Affrifah has asked its men on the ground to be on high alert following the escape of some 1,800 prisoners from the Owerri Custodial Centre, Imo State, Nigeria Prison. This is to prevent the entry of these persons into the country. The prisoners escaped last week after an attack by suspected militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. Gunmen stormed the prison in the southeastern city of Owerri after blasti...

Fri Apr 09 2021 Yesterday, I gave the lead paper at a National Town Hall Meeting organised by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at Kaduna State University. The theme was setting benchmarks for enhanced security and national unity in Nigeria. It was well attended by a cross-section of commanders of various security agencies and selected members of the public from all over the country. The thrust of the meeting was for all Nigerians to accept that the country was headed for t...

We Must Stop the Drift Towards Anarchy, By Jibrin Ibrahim ADVERTISEMENT Yesterday, I gave the lead paper at a National Town Hall Meeting organised by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at Kaduna State University. The theme was setting benchmarks for enhanced security and national unity in Nigeria. It was well attended by a cross section of commanders of various security agencies and selected members of the public from all over the country. The thrust of the meeting was for a...

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Why We Launched Air Strikes On Akwa Ibom Community – Nigerian Army The army explained that its combined ground team and air component conducted a clearance operation in Ntak Ikot Akpan in order to flush out miscreants and hoodlums who had acquired dangerous weapons. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 07, 2021 The Nigerian Army on Wednesday confirmed that it carried out air strikes on some communities in the Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The army explained that its combin...

Osinbajo’s Plane Affected By Bad Weather In Edo After Visit To Imo The Vice President was reported to have just left Imo State and was expected in Edo for the opening. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 07, 2021 The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, could not attend the official opening of the 20th National Sports Festival in Edo State on Tuesday, because his plane was affected by bad weather. The Vice President was reported to have just left Imo State and was expected in Edo for the opening....

April 6, 2021 Share Militants armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched a series of coordinated attacks overnight in southeastern Nigeria, targeting a prison where more than 1,800 inmates then managed to escape, authorities said Monday. The attacks began around 2 a.m. in the town of Owerri in Imo state and lasted for about two hours, according to local resident Uche Okafor. Gunmen also assaulted various other police and military buildings, authorities said. “Effor...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has said he will soon expose those politicising insecurity in the state. Admitting the state was facing insecurity challenges, Makinde insisted the situation was not peculiar to Oyo but a nationwide phenomenon. “If they are politicising the issue of security because they want to be in power in 2023, it means they are making a huge mistake”, Taiwo Adisa, his spokesman quoted him as saying. The governor stated that his administrati...