…Relaxes curfew in Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt, International AiportGovernor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says some of the gunmen responsible for the premeditated ambushes and murders of security personnel in the State have been apprehended and will face the full wrath of the law.The governor has also announced the... Read more

A human rights group, Intersociety has described Nigeria as having “devastatingly maintained the triple record of being one with the ‘most Christians killed country’ in the world, ‘most dangerous place to be a Christian’ as well as Africa’s newest hotbed of Islamic Jihad and religious intolerance. The group’s findings... Read more

Governors of Southern Nigeria have urged the  Federal Government to convoke a national dialogue and take urgent steps to restructure the country. The governors  expressed  grave concern on the security challenge currently plaguing the nation and strongly urged that President Muhammad Buhari, to address Nigerians on the challenges of... Read more

• • • Parents withdraw wards from schools in Abuja over kidnap scare • • • Schools remain safe, police insist • • • Bandits use walkie-talkie, no more GSM, says NASDRA boss It’s an unending gale of insecurity unleashed across the country daily while security agencies appear to be... Read more

Wives of returning soldiers and police officers who served in conflict zones under the aegis of Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), have lamented behavioural changes in their spouses. DEPOWA President, Mrs Victoria Irabor, who led her members on courtesy call to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS),... Read more

Lawmakers have been notified of a possible attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the National Assembly complex and other public buildings in Abuja, The PUNCH has learnt. Several members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, confirmed to our correspondent that they had been notified of the imminent attack by the... Read more

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to demonstrate his  commitment to fight the war against insurgency and insecurity. The governor has reiterated the call for State police to boost internal security And amidst prevailing insecurity in Nigeria. Governor Wike, who stated these during  an interview... Read more

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami should resign from office, irrespective of his recent volte-face on his previous support for extremist groups. The governor noted that in an ideal society, an allegation that the United States of... Read more

In the last one month, so much has been said and written about the unnerving extremist religious views of Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami. The minister has not denied them but insists that they were views he espoused as a teenager. But in this exclusive interview... Read more