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Katsina Peace Deal with Bandits Sparks Outrage

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The government said the agreement was aimed at restoring peace and promoting development in communities long affected by insecurity. Several bandit leaders reportedly signed the ... Read More


Flood Alert: Sokoto Rima Basin Warns Communities on Goronyo Dam Release

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- In a press release obtained by The News Chronicle on Monday, Abubakar Bagudu, Technical Adviser to the Managing Director, explained that the dam has gone beyond its storage limit ... Read More


Kogi Government Sets Up 26 Member Committee to Tackle Drug Abuse

Nigeria, Sept. 5 -- The Kogi State Government has formed a 26-member Drug Control Committee to fight drug abuse and related problems, in line with the National Drug Control Master Plan (2015-2019). Wh... Read More


Borno Attacks: Senator Ndume Cautions Against Religious Profiling

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- The senator issued the warning on Wednesday after recent attacks on Ngoshe village in Gwoza Local Government Area and Mussa community in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno S... Read More


Unknown Gunmen Kill 25 Cattle in Plateau Communities

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- The state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Yusuf Babayo, confirmed the incident to journalists on Tuesday in Jos. According to him, t... Read More


Northern Group Defends NSA Ribadu, Dismisses Allegations of Negotiating with Bandits

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- In a statement obtained by The News Chronicle in Abuja, NAF chairman Mallam Gidado Ibrahim urged security agencies such as the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of Stat... Read More


Ex-AGF Abubakar Malami Escapes Attack During Kebbi Visit

Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- Malami and his entourage were returning from a condolence visit when a group of miscreants ambushed them and began pelting stones at their convoy. A source told The News Chronicle... Read More


Abuja to Convene ECOWAS Conference on Combating Terrorism

Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- Top Nigerian policymakers, security experts, and international partners will gather tomorrow, Wednesday, September 3, at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the... Read More


NSA Refutes El-Rufai's Claim of Paying Bandits

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- In a television interview on Sunday, El-Rufai alleged that the ONSA coordinates such payments. ONSA described the allegation as false and baseless, stressing that neither it nor an... Read More


Ali Ndume Voices Outrage as Boko Haram Strikes Again in Borno

Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- In Ngoshe, five farmers were killed on their farmlands on Saturday morning. Later that night in Mussa, gunmen attacked the community, killing three youths and burning houses and s... Read More