Kogi Govt Warns Churches Over Security Breaches as Troops Destroy Terrorist Camp

Kogi Govt Warns Churches Over Security Breaches as Troops Destroy Terrorist Camp

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Kogi State Government has warned churches to comply with a ban on late-night services and worship in isolated locations, citing intelligence about a planned attack by armed groups. Officials say bandits had discussed targeting a church in Ijumu Local Government Area, believing they could kidnap worshippers for ransom. In a statement on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, said security agencies had already taken […]

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Operation IGBO IDANU I: Nigerian Army Dismantles Terrorist Camp

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have overrun a key terrorist camp under Operation IGBO IDANU I, Kogi State, delivered a strategic blow to a network linked to Kachalla Ibrahim and Shu’aibu. Advancing through dense forests and riverine terrain, soldiers recovered significant arms and ammunition, including 7.62 x 54 mm rounds and high-velocity grenades, before destroying the camp to prevent reoccupation. According to the statement issued […]

February 15, 2026 6

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No gov can take insults I received from Wike’s camp – Fubara

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Thursday, justified his decision to present the 2025 budget to three lawmakers, asserting that the 27 members of the State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress had permanently lost their seats. According to him, there is no remedy or opportunity for the 27 lawmakers, loyal to former governor Nyesom Wike, to return to the Assembly. […]

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PDP crisis: Damagum camp, anti-Wike govs may clash today

The 13 state governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party are headed for a possible showdown today (Monday) as they meet to discuss the party’s internal crisis, which took a deeper turn on Friday following the emergence of a factional PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Yayari Mohammed. Friday’s development marked a new twist in the clamour to remove the PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, who is an […]

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Rivers crisis: Wike camp heads for court as Fubara swears in LG chairmen

•APC, PDP factions vow legal battle as gov, Atiku, others counsel LG chiefs on residents’ welfare The Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress factions on Sunday rejected the conduct and outcome of the local government election, stating that no election was held in the state on Saturday. The Rivers PDP loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, described the poll as an […]

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