Security

Navy, Tompolo Firm Clash Over Arrested Vessel An altercation on Thursday ensued between operatives of the Nigeria Navy and a combined team of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Navy, and Tanita Security Service Limited, owned by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. According to a military source, the combined team of security operatives was on a routine patrol of the coastal waters in Ondo State when they intercepted a vessel suspected to be stealing crude from a wellhead on the coastal water. It was also disclosed that the combined team approached the vessel but discovered that there were…

Abductors Of Imo Catholic Priest Reduce Ransom From N50m To N10m The gunmen who kidnapped an Imo Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Kingsley Eze, and his driver, Uchennna Newman, have demanded N10 million to release the hostages. It was gathered that the kidnappers had earlier demanded N50 million to free the priest and the driver. Fr. Eze is the parish priest of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Umuekebi, Osuowerre, Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. Recall that gunmen abducted the priest and his driver on Thursday night near Orieama Junction. They also shot an onlooker, who was taken to an…

Your ‘Permitted Lawlessness’ During Buhari’s Administration Won’t Be Tolerate – Igboho Fires Fresh Warning To Miyatti Allah Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Sunday, took on the National President of Miyetti Allah, Kautal Hore, Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, for dismissing his recent quit notice to Fulani herders to vacate the Southwest. He said the nation’s constitution does not support mindless killings of farmers, vicious rape of their wives and destruction of farmlands, which were rampant during the immediate past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that President Bola Tinubu will not tolerate such unwholesome developments.…

DSS reacts to alleged looting of palliative fund, others by its boss Yusuf Bichi The Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday denied series of allegations levied against its Director-General, Yusuf Bichi by one Jackson Ude on his X (Twitter) handle. Dr Peter Afunanya, DSS Director ofPublic Relations and Strategic Communications, denied the claims by Ude, a notorous fake news pedler in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. For one, the Service denies claims that Bichi looted funds budgeted as subsidy palliative for the welfare of Staff of DSS The DSS said contrary to the claim, Bichi gives top…