Civil servants in Plateau State have commenced a five-day warning strike with effect from 12th December 2022, this is coming after the failure of the government to meet their demands of none payment of three months' salaries and non-release of third-party deductions among others. This development was made public by the Chairman of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) Comrade Titus L. Malau, at the conference hall of Labor House in Jos the state capital. The decision by the workers to go on strike comes a day after the state's Head of Civil Service, Sunday Chong, promised that government will pay them their outstanding salaries.

The Ebonyi state Governor has directed the security agencies in the state to kill at sight any hoodlum they found in possession of a firearm or any dangerous weapon. The killing order was declared by the commissioner of Information, Uchenna Orji, through a statement on behalf of the governor following the unabated terrorism being meted out by unknown gunmen on INEC offices and the general public across the state. Vigil360 learned that some gunmen invaded a commercial area in the state and were shooting sporadically into the air forcing innocent civilians into pandemonium.

A gang of gunmen attacked and detonated explosives in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Owerri the Imo state capital in the early hours of 12th December 2022. It was revealed by sources that the hoodlums who invaded the facility in large numbers threw grenades into the office premises from outside, which resulted in casualties of various degrees. Reports have it that three of the attackers were killed, while one of them was captured alive by officers of the Nigeria Police Force and other security operatives stationed in the vicinity. The incident has been confirmed to newsmen by INEC's relations officer, Dr. Chinenye Chijoke.

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said that the comment of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor where he stated that the military and other security agencies were under pressure to compromise the outcome of the 2023 general elections was misinterpreted to convey a “sinister meaning”. This was disclosed in a statement released on Friday by the DHQ, Director of Defence Information, Major General Jimmy Akpor.

The Department of State Service (DSS) through its spokesman, Peter Afunanya, has issued the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd and oil marketers a 48 hours ultimatum to resolve the menace of fuel scarcity hitting the nation, after a closed-door meeting on 8th December 2022 between the agency and stakeholders in the petroleum industry in Abuja. Afunanya said the secret police would commence operations across the country if the queue persists at various filling stations after the deadline. He said the petrol scarcity affects the country’s security.

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen yesterday attacked a maternity hospital in Nkpologwu, Agusta Local Government Area of Anambra state, where they whisked away four newborn babies. The locals were left in confusion as the reason for taking babies in a cradle does not only appear wired and strange but also a new trend in the area. Though the detail of the incident at the time of filling in this report was still sketchy, a source confirmed that the incident happened late evening on Tuesday, but was made public yesterday.