The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, on Monday called for increased public support for…
Category: Security
Our mission to kill Ortom must come to pass – Group
Miyetti Allah not a terrorist group, says Baba-Ngelzerma By Moses Okorie A group has claimed responsibility…
Buhari condemns attack on Gov. Ortom, orders transparent investigation
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the attack on Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue, saying the brutal…
IGP orders full investigation into attack on Ortom
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has ordered full-scale investigations into the circumstances surrounding…
Police in Enugu arrest 39 suspects, recover 10 rifles, ammunition
The Enugu Police Command on Friday, said it arrested a total of 39 suspects for various…
Reps assure armed forces of improved funding
The House of Representatives has pledged support for the armed forces via approval of additional resources,…
Unknown gunmen kill police personnel in Anambra
Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a police patrol team along the Nimo-Neni link road in Anaocha…
Gani Adam visits Makinde, commends Oyo on security architecture
As part of measures to address the insecurity challenges in the South-West geopolitical zone, Oyo State…
Again, Buhari blames Gaddafi for insecurity in West Africa
As far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow in the…
Police arrests Covenant University lecturer for alleged rape of 17-year-old student
The Police in Ogun State has arrested a lecturer with the Covenant University, Ota, Dr.…
Imo Police arrests alleged kidnappers of Bishop Chikwe
The Imo State Police Command has announced the arrest of three persons who allegedly kidnapped Auxiliary…
Calm returns to Kwara following crisis between Christians and Muslims
The Police Command in Kwara has restored peace and order after violence erupted on Wednesday in…
Insecurity: Monitor strangers in your domain, Council boss urges traditional rulers
The Chairman, Toto Local Government Council of Nasarawa State, Mr Nuhu Dauda, has advised traditional rulers…
Feature: Growing insecurity and the clampdown on dissent
By Gabriel Atumeyi Weeks back, the Department of State Security Service (DSS), arrested and detained Salihu…
Military equipment fraud: Nigerien contractor who absconded with multi billion naira funds still walking free
By Saidu Idris Six months after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared a…
Anambra Police nabs child trafficking ring, baby factory in Nnewi
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Police in Anambra State has discovered a baby factory in the Otolo…
Again, bandits abduct teachers, pupils in Kaduna
In a broad day light attack on Monday, March 15, 2021, bandits stormed a LEA Primary…
Declare bandits as terrorists now, NYCN tells Buhari
By Gabriel Atumeyi President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to immediately designate the invading bandits across…
Tambuwal allays fear of possible civil unrest in Sokoto
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state has appealed to people of the state capital, particularly…
Unknown assailants kill police inspector, one other in Bauchi
The Bauchi state police Command, on Sunday, March 14, 2021, confirmed the killing of one police…
Shekau lambasts Gumi for negotiating with bandits
The leader of Boko Haram terrorists, Abubakar Shekau, has lambasted Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, for…
Police nab human trafficking kingpin, rescue 11 in katsina
The Katsina State police command have arrested a 40-year-old man, Aiiyu Ubale, of Babban Mutum village…
ICPC arrests 33 FRSC officials for alleged extortion
By Gabriel Atumeyi Meanwhile, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission has arrested 33…
General Lagbaja assumes office as GOC 82 Division
By Kenneth Onuoha Major-General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Friday, March 12, 2021, assumed office as the new…
CAF gets new head
South African businessman Patrice Motsepe on Friday was elected the new head of the Confederation of…
Match Day 15 fixtures in 2020/2021 NPFL
Following are the Match Day 15 fixtures in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), scheduled…
Kidnappings: Niger shuts all public secondary schools
Niger State government has ordered the closure of all public secondary schools in the state for…
Makinde receives service chiefs, demands more troops in Oyo
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, demanded the deployment of more troops in the state…
‘Governors negotiated with bandits, those calling for my arrest are clowns’ – Sheikh Gumi
By Ife Osemedua Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has described people calling for his arrest because…
FG has no plan to negotiate with bandits, says NSA
By Deborah Hassan Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), has condemned negotiation…