Category: Security
Suspected Kidnappers on Kontagora-Minna Road
Report say motorists were stranded for several hours taking refuge in Bobi village 50 kilometers away from Kontagora local government area of Niger state following ... Read More
Adamawa Records 774 SGBV Cases, Convicts 297
Adamawa recorded 774 cases of sexual and gender violence between 2020 and the first half of 2021. Two-hundred-and-ninety-seven of the perpetrators have so far been ... Read More
Small Arms Control Center Cautions Against Fake Recruitment
Nigeria's NSA The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) has reacted to the activities of some fraudsters, involved in ... Read More
Police Rescue 11 Abducted Travelers in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued eleven out of the twelve travelers abducted along Gusau- Sokoto road during the just concluded Eid al-Adha holiday. ... Read More
Minister of Defense Calls for National Sacrifice on Eid Occasion
The Minister of Defence Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd) has urged Muslims to render sacrifice for national security and unity in their prayers for ... Read More
Response of the Presidency on Statement by Bishop Kukah
Bishop Matthew KukahCatholic Diocese of Sokoto It is unfortunate, and disappointing, for citizens of Nigeria to bear witness to one of their Churchmen castigating their ... Read More
Former Army Provost Marshall Passes On
With a heavy heart, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, Officers and Soldiers of the Nigerian Army regret to announce the passing ... Read More
Bello Calls For Review of Intelligence Network
By Ismail Abdulaziz Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has advocated the review of the Nigerian intelligence network to enhance intelligence gathering and fight against crimes and ... Read More
Lt. Gen. Yahaya Promotes Private Soldier for Display of Professionalism
In line with one of the pillars of his command philosophy of professionalism, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya has granted ... Read More
G7 Commits $382m to Avert Looming Famine in Nigeria’s North East – Envoy
G7 Countries have made commitments of $382 million US dollars to immediately avert the looming famine in Nigeria’s North East and to tackle its root ... Read More
Protesters Barricade Gusau-Sokoto Road
Protesters from some Communities in Bungudu and Maru Local Government areas of Zamfara State have barricaded the Gusau-Sokoto road to purportedly express grievances over the ... Read More
Nigerian Senate Passes Bill on Firearms
Senate has passed the bill seeking to amend the Firearms Act of 2004. This followed the consideration of the report of its Committee on Judiciary, human ... Read More
Containing Youth Involvement on Drugs, Arms & Insecurity in Nigeria
The sustainable path towards attaining a social status free from illicit drugs consumption and arms proliferation is gaining stakeholders collaboration as a tool to contain ... Read More
Clearance/Recovery Operation by Navy in Baga, Borno State
Special Boat Service personnel of the Naval Base Lake Chad (NBLC) in conjunction with personnel of 403 Special Force Amphibious Brigade and Civilian Joint Task ... Read More
FG Approves NIN-SIM Verification Deadline, as Enrolment Systems Hit 5,410
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to July 26, 2021. The decision to extend the deadline was ... Read More
Troops Neutralize Several Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists in Lambom Forest
Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI in conjunction with the Air Task Force on Sunday 20 June ... Read More
N/East: Mercy corps` peace initiative helps 21 communities, 5 IDPs camps.
A non-governmental Organisation (NGO), Mercy Corps says it has concluded its peace building and enlightenment programme, targeted at victims of insurgency in the North ... Read More
13 injured, 25 cars destroyed in a gas expulsion that happened in Lagos
No fewer than 13 persons sustained various degrees of injuries on Thursday night following a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker explosion at Mobolaji Bank ... Read More
We Owe You a Debt Of Gratitude, Give No Breathing Space To Terrorists, Criminals, Buhari Tells Military, Security Agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, said the nation owes a debt of gratitude to military men and women, and security agencies currently ... Read More
APC Legacy Awareness Speaks on Insecurity in Nigeria
The All Progressives Congress Legacy Awareness campaign group said none of Nigeria’s security challenges is new; what is new is the boldness and commitment with ... Read More