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Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old man, Obinna Nwigwe, who shot his friend with a pump-action rifle during a heated argument in a hotel.   The FCT Police Commissioner, CP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, disclosed this while parading some suspects at the command headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.  According to the …

  Ukraine’s security service on Tuesday claimed responsibility for killing the head of Russia’s chemical, radiological and biological weapons unit, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov.   The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) was behind the detonation of an explosive device planted in a scooter next to the entrance of an apartment building in Moscow, according to a Ukrainian source who told …

Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralized two terrorists and captured weapons in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.   Lieutenant Colonel Abubakar Abdullahi, Coordinator Joint Media Coordination Centre, Operation Fansan Yamma, disclosed this is a statement on 12 December 2024.    “Troops of Forward Operating Base Anka under 1 Brigade in the Joint Task Force North West, Operation …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested four members of the Shilla gang in its crackdown on violent crimes in the state.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 said the suspects were arrested with offensive weapons.    “The Adamawa State Police in collaboration with Sister …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old suspected gunrunner, Sunday Moses, recovered 364 rounds of live ammunition, two hand grenades, and other weapons.     The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, said the suspect was arrested for illegal and secret importing ammunition into the state. …

Controversial South African pastor Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng has sparked widespread reactions after a video of him carrying a large cross on his back while walking through the streets went viral.    The spectacle, reminiscent of biblical imagery, left many Zimbabweans and others on social media in stitches.   Pastor Mboro, currently facing charges of kidnapping, possession of dangerous weapons, and …

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has revealed that many of the illicit weapons currently used by terrorists and bandits in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government.   Ribadu state this on Thursday, October 17, 2024, in Abuja at the Arms Destruction Exercise organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons …

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its efforts “to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.”   In 1956, local Hibakusha associations, along with victims of nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific, formed the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisations. …

Senator Ali Mohammed Ndume, the Former chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, has stated that the Nigerian military lacks the weapons or the morale to end Boko Haram or banditry. His remarks came as he dismissed reports circulating on social media that his convoy was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists while returning from a condolence visit to families …

  North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy his rival and neighbour South Korea if attacked, state media reported Friday, October 4, after South Korea’s president warned that if the North used nuclear weapons it would “face the end of its regime.”     The fiery rhetoric comes at a time of tension on …