Operatives of the Delta State Police Command has foiled a plot to kidnap a prominent chief in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state and arrested the leader of the gang. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 9, said two …
Read More »Taliban supreme leader warns foreigners not to interfere in Afghanistan
The reclusive leader told the conference that Afghanistan “cannot develop without being independent,” according to state-run Bakhtar News Agency. “Thank God, we are now an independent country. (Foreigners) should not give us their orders, it is our system, and we have our own decisions,” Akhundzada added. In the speech, Akhundzada …
Read More »We paid bandits N400m as tax and harvest fees to allow us farm – Kaduna community leader
A member of the Birnin Emirate in Kaduna State, Danmasani Birnin Gwari, Zubairu Abdulra’uf, said that for over two years, N400m was paid to bandits as tax and harvest fees before farmers in Birnin-Gwari can have access to their farms. The former Managing Director of Kaduna State Media Corporation, disclosed this …
Read More »FARC dissident leader killed in Colombian army operation: Duque
One of Colombia’s most wanted criminals, Leider Johany Noscue was killed in Cauca province, President Ivan Duque says. A leader of a criminal group made up of Colombian rebel dissidents has been killed in a military operation in the country’s southwest, President Ivan Duque said. Leider Johany Noscue, a dissident …
Read More »Hoodlums kidnap and kill APGA youth leader in Anambra
Hoodlums have killed Emeka Alaehobi, the youth leader of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA in Anambra state. Late Alaehobi was kidnapped from his home in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state on Thursday, May 9 but his abductors did not call his family members to demand …
Read More »Police arrest 6 thugs and notorious gang leader over murder of 25-year-old man in Minna
The Niger State Police Command has arrested seven suspected thugs including a notorious gang leader over murder of a 25-year-old man to death in Minna. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday, June 4, said the deceased identified as Mukthar Bashir, was …
Read More »New ISIS leader reportedly captured in Turkey three months after previous chief was killed in US operation
Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi The new leader of ISIS has reportedly been captured just three months after the terrorist group’s last chief was killed. Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi was apprehended in a recent police operation in Turkey after only two months of taking over the reins, the local media reported on Thursday, May 26. He is said …
Read More »Gunmen kill youth leader in Akwa Ibom, flee with his motorcycle
A youth leader in Ikot Andem community, Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Ufot Job James, was killed by hoodlums. It was gathered that the assailants shot Mr Ufot several times and made away with his motorcycycle. According to Punch , the assailants ambushed the deceased …
Read More »Top Taliban leader makes more promises on women’s rights but quips ‘naughty women’ should stay home
Sirajuddin Haqqani, Afghanistan’s acting interior minister and the Taliban’s co-deputy leader since 2016, made the comments in an exclusive, first on-camera interview showing his face with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in Kabul. In March after many promises that girls would be able to attend secondary school, the Taliban reversed their decision, …
Read More »President Buhari congratulates new Somali leader
This is contained in a statement issued by the president’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu. “The election of Mahmud is a significant indication that the people of Somalia appreciate his efforts to unite and rebuild the country after decades of civil war and terrorists’ activities. “President Mahmud’s return to power …
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