Hundreds of women from four local government areas of Akokoland in the Northern senatorial district of Ondo state, on Saturday, protested half-naked over the spate of insecurity in the area. The women in the early hour of Saturday morning carrying placards with various inscriptions and brooms converged on the Akungba Akoko junction and walked peacefully half-naked to Oka Akoko, Akungba, Ikare-Akoko and some other towns within the area. The women said they decided to hold...

MAIDUGURI — Residents of Biu town, Borno state on Saturday evening pour on the streets in the town in jubilation galore following the defeat of suspected members of the Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) by a combined team of the Nigerian military and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), in an attack on Yamarkumi, five kilometres away from Biu town in southern part of Borno State. The residents were seen waving and hailing troops and...

MINNA — The activities of terrorists who are preventing farmers from harvesting their crops, in Niger State have been a source of concern to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello saying it would further worsen food insecurity, even as he called for a full war against bandits. The governor’s concern came on following the recent killing of 13 farmers at their farm in Nakudna and Wurukuchi communities during harvest. “We are worried by the nefarious activities of...