BY pr24 Jan 21, 2019 Election, News, Risk, Security 0 Comment(s)

Troops Heighten Security in Ebonyi State over 2019 General Elections

Army sources on Sunday 20th January revealed that troops have been patrolling flash-points in Ebonyi state, following credible security updates of potential politically underlying violence subsequent to the upcoming elections in the state. Further, there are reportedly increased security checks and activities in the state, particularly at identified flash-points, as joint groups have supposedly conducted […]

BY pr24 Jan 21, 2019 Insurgency, News, Security 0 Comment(s)

Terrorists killed by Troops in Renewed Baga Attack

Five suspected members of the Boko Haram have been reportedly killed by troops in Baga town, Borno, as disclosed by the Deputy Director of Public Relations Operation Lafiya Dole, on Sunday 20th January. According to him, personnel of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force constituted a joint force of the troop deployed to Borno […]

BY pr24 Jan 16, 2019 Africa, Economy, News, Security 0 Comment(s)

Buhari Introduces New Nigerian Passport with 10 Years Validity

There has been the introduction of a new national passport with a 10 year validity period by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, 15th January to enhance security. The luncheon was performed at a Federal Executive Council (FEC) ceremonial meeting held at the presidential villa, Abuja, after which the President was reportedly issued a copy […]

BY pr24 Jan 16, 2019 News 0 Comment(s)

PR24 Nigeria’s Weekly Report 7th- 12th January, 2019

PR24 Nigeria’s Weekly Security Report for 7th- 12th January, 2019. Click on link below. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xgHtFjVx50jYVyD1e2wTMMU9jAJkNO8n

BY pr24 Jan 15, 2019 Governance, Insurgency, News, Risk, Security 0 Comment(s)

Boko Haram Strike in Military Base, IDP Camp in Borno, Kill 7

Radical Islamic sect Boko Haram attacked a military base in Rann, Borno state on Tuesday, 14th January,, setting fire to sheds and rendering most homeless, sources reported. The attack is reportedly followed by a similar attempt by ISWAP to overrun a military base in Maiduguri on Monday, 13th January. The attack supposedly began on the said […]

BY pr24 Jan 15, 2019 Africa, Insurgency, News, Risk, Security 0 Comment(s)

Multiple Explosions, Gunshots Kill 14, Disrupt Peace in Nairobi, as Al- Shabaab Allegedly Lay Claim to Attacks

Two explosions are feared to have occurred at 14 Riverside in Westlands- at an upscale hotel and an office complex in the capital city, Nairobi, Kenya at about 3PM, East Africa time. It was immediately followed by gunshots from unidentified persons. These reports came from persons who were reportedly trapped inside the buildings, with several […]

BY pr24 Jan 15, 2019 News, Risk, Security 0 Comment(s)

Middle-Belt Forum Join Amnesty International, Raise Alarm of Fresh Killings

The President of the MBF asserting a 2018 Amnesty International’s (AI) report has raised awareness on renewed mass killings in the region. Mourning the killings, the MBF leader further joined AI in condemning the inactivity of the federal military which has supposedly contributed largely to the massacres, reportedly claiming cover-up of the murders by the […]

BY pr24 Jan 15, 2019 Africa, Economy, Governance, News 0 Comment(s)

Intense Protests in Zimbabwe as Government Hikes Petrol Price

In an attempt to improve supplies as Zimbabwe grapples high gasoline shortage, angry protesters on Monday, January 2019, took to the roads- burning tyres, throwing stones and laying barricades, after the government doubled the price of fuel in the country. According to sources, when President Mnangagwa took over from Mugabe, he vowed to revive the […]

BY pr24 Jan 14, 2019 Economy, News, Security 0 Comment(s)

Herdsmen finally Accept Ranching in Nasarawa State

The Sakin Yaki Gaate of Gaate community, Nasarawa state on Monday, 14th January, disclosed the plan of the Myetti Allah Herdsmen to embrace ranching, having realized that proper management of crops and the “animal husbandry system” can lead to peaceful coexistence between farmers and herdsmen in the country, as both were mutually beneficial. This was […]

BY pr24 Jan 14, 2019 News, Risk, Security 0 Comment(s)

Alleged Herdsmen Invasion Gets One Shot as Women, Youths Protest in Delta

In a protest expressing dismay over the killing of a community fisherman in Agadama, Ughelli North Delta state by herdsmen, yet another person has been reportedly shot, while several others sustained injuries in Agadama community. According to the protesters made up of women and youths, a group of about 100 herdsmen were sighted penetrating into […]