Felix Duru Mbah

*Demands Comprehensive Overhaul Of Security Measures Or Permission For Residents To Bear Arms In Self-defence *Urges Residents Never To Surrender Lands To Terrorists *Mum's The Word From Govt House Owerri By our reporter Tasking Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to provide effective leadership and stamp out the incessant attacks and killings of the state's citizens by those it described as armed Fulani terrorists masquerading as herders, prominent civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has absolutely condemned the "intolerable crime" of the brutal killing of an Imo citizen who had just returned from the United…

By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri Following peaceful protests against incessant kidnappings and killings, police and hunters in Delta State, South-South Nigeria, in the early hours of today gunned down four suspected kidnappers perceived to be killer herdsmen. The development took place in Abraka community, Ethiope-East Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. They recovered one AK47 rifle from the suspects. At the time of this report, the lifeless bodies of the suspects were seen lying at the Abraka Police Division. Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Superintendent (SP) Bright Edafe, was yet to reply to Short Message Service (SMS) and…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has explained away a viral video of an officer allegedly shooting to death a citizen along Lagos-Benin Expressway. The NSC, in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer (NPRO), Abdullahi Maiwada, on Wednesday, June 4, said the particular incident occurred in 2019 at Shagamu Interchange in Ogun State, adding that the Service took appropriate steps at the time. Maiwada said: "The attention of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been drawn to a video currently circulating on social media, which captures a tragic shooting incident involving some operatives of the Service.…

By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna The right spirit --that of universality of mankind- was on display in Kaduna State, North-Central Nigeria, today when a pastor ledhis colleagues and Christian youths to clean a Muslim prayer ground and its surroundings in preparation for the forthcoming Islamic festival of Eid-el-Kabir. The initiative was part of efforts to promote religious tolerance, peace, and unity among the two major religions --Christianity and Islam -and their adherents. The gesture, which happened in Kasuwar Magani, a volatile area of Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) of the mainly Christian Southern part of the State, also counted as part…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu The South-East Communities Development Association (SECDA) and South-East Communities Development Association Cooperative Union (SECDACU) have urged the South East Development Commission (SEDC) and Federal Ministry of Regional Development to construct and rehabilitate federal and important roads in the zone. The groups disclosed this during their maiden conference organized at Toscana Hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu, with the theme 'Our Expectations from South East Development Commission and Federal Ministry of Regional Development'. SECDA reiterated that the aim of the association is to synergize with SEDC and penetrate the various communities in the region to ensure that they experience…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Fire fighters from Enugu State Fire Service have extinguished a fire outbreak in a foam-ladened packing store within Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, on Monday, June 2. The swift response of the state fire service denied the fire, from the highly inflammable foam materials, moving from the affected single packing store to hundreds of packing stores and shops within the market at about 1:20 p.m. it started. Director of the Service, Chief Okwudili Ohaa, said that the rapid response of the fire fighting team at about 1:25 p.m. rescued the entire market from a major disaster. According…