There was calm on Sunday in Farfaru and Kwari communities in the Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State after gunmen ransacked the communities and abducted many women and children. PUNCH Metro learnt that residents in the two communities had relocated to the headquarters of the council in Jibia for protection. It was gathered that the…
The Indigenous People of Biafra has cautioned those involved in the killings, kidnappings and criminalities going on in the South-East region to stop if they want the Biafra freedom to be realised. The secessionist group said those who claimed to be IPOB members and others need to understand that enemies will capitalise on the killings…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early hours of Monday attacked Gwarinpa Estate in the Federal Capital Territory. Daily Trust learnt that the gunmen operated on the estate between 1am and 4am, abducting a yet-to-be-identified number of residents. Although details remain sketchy, a resident, who simply identified himself as Mohammed said the gunmen gained…
A former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani Monday stated that five terrorists group are now competing with one another for the blood of innocent Nigerians. Sani said the terrorist groups are fighting for space in Nigeria. In a post on his Twitter handle on Monday, Sani wrote, “We have reached a point where five…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has stated that insecurity has “gotten out of hands” in the country and has become an embarrassment. CAN stated this on Sunday while condemning the unprovoked attacks and killing of several innocent worshippers at the St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo. According to a statement signed by Pastor…
Ahead of Monday’s presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a clique around President Muhammadu Buhari has succeeded in selling the candidature of Senate President Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan to the president, Daily Trust Saturday has reliably gathered. Barring any last-minute change, the president, who returned to the country on Friday from Madrid, Spain, where…
The federal capital territory (FCT) police command has refuted reports of the abduction of residents of an estate in Abuja. There have been reports that bandits abducted some residents of Genuine estate in Gwarimpa. The bandits were said to have invaded the estate in large numbers between 1am and 4am, and were armed with bows,…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will, today, present the Air Transport License (ATL) to the interim management of Nigeria Air, the country’s proposed national carrier.The Ministry of Aviation posted this on its Instagram page Sunday. Daily Trust reports that the ATL certification precedes the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) which empowers the airline to operate…
Pope Francis expresses his condolences for the victims of a terror attack on a Catholic Church in Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo State which killed over 50 people, including several children. As the Church celebrated Pentecost Sunday, gunmen entered St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria and opened fire on worshippers. Initial reports suggest the attackers also…
Yesterday’s attack on St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, Ondo State, by criminal terrorists, leaving scores dead in its wake, mostly women and children, might have had devastating consequences on the quest for northern presidency in 2023. Although a debate on the justification for a northern president after President Muhammadu Buhari’s eight years,…