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A Nigerian lawyer, Oladosu Folorunso Ariyo, has narrated how kidnappers in military camouflage abducted his wife, their four children and later killed his 13-year-old daughter over failure to pay N60m ransom.    Mr. Ariyo, an alumnus of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) and indigene of Ekiti State, disclosed this in …

As the war in the Gaza Strip ended its third month on Sunday , with top diplomats touring the region to try to stop the conflict from spreading, Israel said it had broken up Hamas’s command structure in northern Gaza and signaled that it would not change its objective of …

Soludo reiterated the call by his administration to those still hibernating in forests to lay down their arms. Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra on Saturday commended the Nigerian Army and other security agencies for the restoration of peace and security in parts of the state.

At least 103 people have been killed and 170 wounded after two explosions rocked a ceremony that was being held to mark the assassination of Iran’s top commander Qassem Soleimani in a US drone attack in 2020.     The blasts occurred today, January 3, close to the Saheb al-Zaman Mosque …

The Anambra State Police Command has launched an intensive manhunt for armed insurgents who infiltrated from a neighbouring State and killed two Police Personnel on 28th December 2023 at about 6.30pm.   The gang who disguised in military fatigue and seemed to be on a kidnap mission were jolted on …

Iran accused Israel on Monday of killing a high-level military figure in a missile strike in Syria at a time when concerns are growing that the war in Gaza could escalate into a regional conflict. The assassinated Iranian was identified as Brig. Gen. Sayyed Razi Mousavi, a senior adviser to …

The Biden administration announced plans to crack down on banks and financial services firms that are helping Russia evade strict sanctions on access to military technology and equipment that are aiding its war against Ukraine. The move, announced on Friday, comes after attempts by the United States to curb Russia’s …

The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has explained why the Nigerian military has been unable to permanently end oil bunkering and theft in the Niger Delta region. He explained that communities in the region “protect” those carrying out the oil bunkering and also help to rebuild illegal oil refineries …

  The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it accidentally killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza after misidentifying them as a threat.    The hostages were shirtless and waving a white flag when they were shot, according to an IDF official. The killing adds more grief to the Israeli people who …

The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the death of the wanted terrorist leader Ali Kachala Kawaje, a terrorist bomb expert Machika, Dan Muhammad and 38 other terrorist commanders in Niger State airstrikes.   The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December …