The Kaduna State Government says the military securing the Kaduna-Abuja road general area has neutralised nine…
Category: Security
4 die in rival cults shootout in Ijaw community, Bayelsa
The Police Command in Bayelsa on Monday said four members of rival cult groups died in…
Days of liberation close, Zulum tells residents of attacked villages
By Deborah Hassan Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has assured communities in Hawul Local…
Amotekun gives reason for killing 400-level student, berates NANS
The Oyo state chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, says the student killed by…
Enugu CP orders investigation into monarch’s murder
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has ordered investigation into the murder…
Youths raze down houses, vehicles to protest monarch’s murder in Enugu
By Kenneth Onuoha Youths in Oruku Community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of…
Cultism: Umahi promises reward to informants in Ebonyi
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has promised a handsome reward to any informant that could lead…
Buhari vows to sustain war against insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration remains unyielding in confronting the Boko Haram insurgency as well…
COAS Buratai enjoins troops to redouble effort against Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has enjoined troops of the 133 Special…
Yuletide: DSS assures of security, safety
The Department of State Services (DSS) has assured Nigerians of the protection of their lives…
Nigeria becoming a failed State says Financial Times
By Ade Jacobs The Financial Times (FT) of London has described the recent kidnapping of students…
Yuletide: NSCDC deploys 2,500 around Kaduna metropolis
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) in Kaduna State said that 2,500 of its personnel…
Abducted Edo HoS regains freedom
According to a family source, the HoS was released by his abductors on Monday but his…
Police Commission dismisses senior officers for smuggling 300,000 live cartridges
Approves promotion of officers to DIG, AIG, others The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed…
Ebonyi NSCDC decorates 17 newly-promoted officers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ebonyi on Friday decorated 17 newly-promoted operatives…
Lawan commends security agencies for release of kidnapped Kankara schoolboys
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has commended Nigeria’s security forces and the intelligence community…
Abducted Kankara students released unconditionally – Masari
….As schoolboys arrive Katsina Hundreds of schoolboys abducted last Friday from Government Science Secondary School,…
Man jailed for 20 years on wrongful murder conviction acquitted in retrial
A South Korean man, who was imprisoned for 20 years after being wrongfully convicted of…
Mob sets Anambra Police station ablaze over killing of motorcyclist
By Kenneth Onuoha A mob on Wednesday morning set a police station in Igboukwu, Aguata…
Kankara Abduction: Buhari not under threat – DHQ
By Deborah Hassan President Muhammadu Buhari is not threatened by the insecurity that led to Friday’s…
231 junior officers graduate from Armed Forces Command and Staff College
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Kaduna, on Tuesday, graduated 231 junior officers…
Insecurity: Kano orders immediate closure of all schools
Kano State Government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the…
APC says security agencies have will, commitment to tackle insecurity
All Progressives Congress (APC) says security agencies in Nigeria have the will, commitment and training to…
Troops apprehend 12 bandits, collaborators in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have apprehended seven suspected bandits and five of their collaborators…
Controversy over abductors of Katsina School boys as Boko Haram claims responsibility
By Ife Osemedua Terrorist group, Boko Haram, has claimed responsibility for last week’s abduction…
26 army officers test positive for Coronavirus – Official
The Nigerian Army says 26 personnel have so far been tested positive for COVID-19 following the…
Two Indians kidnapped in Oyo
The police in Oyo State, South-west Nigeria, on Sunday confirmed the kidnap of two foreigners in…
Boko Haram: Don’t be distracted by ICC investigation, Buratai urges troops
By Idris Salisu The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Saturday urged troops…
Army has located abducted Katsina students – Presidential aide
By Deborah Hassan The military has located the bandits’ hideout where abducted students of Government…
Bandits invade Katsina secondary school, abduct students
By Ife Osemedua Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits, have attacked Government Science Secondary School in…