Tag: violent attacks

The governor reiterated his government has a zero-tolerance stance on political violence.

First-term governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) have declared their support for President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, endorsing ...

The NHRC gave the update during its monthly dashboard presentation at the commission’s headquarters on Monday.

FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed orders that all drivers responsible be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Mr Sani counters Mr El-Rufai, listing incidents of “sponsored political thuggery and violence” during his governorship.

Cameroon is no closer to settling the destabilising seven-year Anglophone crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.

“Imo State must not be reduced to a theatre of war for any reason, known or unknown.”

The bill, seeking to curb proliferation of small arms, and light weapons, comes amid calls on the federal government to ...

Officials say incidents of farmers-herders violence have reduced in Ondo since the implementation of the anti-open grazing law began.

The figures were gathered through the use of newspaper reports and family sources.

Bloody clashes between farmers and cattle herders have forced many villagers to flee from Ketu-Yewa in Ogun State to the ...

The report says the five worst hit states are Borno with 1,176 deaths, Kaduna, 628; Katsina, 501, Zamfara, 262; and ...

The northeast state, Borno, troubled by Boko Haram, recorded the most alarming figures during the month with 70 deaths.

The report tracked insecurity across the country "using information from newspapers and families of victims of various violent attacks".

Many houses and other properties were also torched in the attacks.

“These conflict risk factors included historical tensions and a proliferation of armed groups (militant, criminal, and ethno-sectarian).”

Thirty-nine of the slain were bandits killed in Zamfara by Nigerian soldiers, an official said.

Violent attacks again rocked Nigeria last week as the country's security challenges continued.