France has pledged deeper security cooperation with Nigeria as President Emmanuel Macron has said his country stands firmly with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in confronting the nation’s growing security threats. In a message posted on his X handle, Macron revealed that he had a direct conversation with President Tinubu,...
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Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots are alive after an Alpha Jet went down near Karabonde, a quiet community in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, on Saturday evening. The incident was first brought to public attention by Lapai TV, a local digital broadcaster, which posted a short...
Bishop of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, has delivered a stern message to Nigeria’s political class, warning them to stop turning the suffering of citizens into a political game. In a statement released in Ibadan Akinfenwa lamented that insecurity — though a long-standing national challenge —...
Kaduna State Police Command has launched a large-scale clearance operation across parts of the state in a renewed push to dislodge insurgents, bandits, and other criminal elements threatening public safety. The command said the operation is being carried out in close synergy with the Nigerian Army, Department of State...
After many days of hard work by security forces and government representatives, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON), has announced the freedom of 38 persons who were recently abducted in an attack on Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Eruku, Ekiti LGA of the state. Governor AbdulRazaq in a statement by...
The quiet of Kuraje community in Zamfara State was shattered late Friday night when armed bandits swept into the village, firing sporadically and dragging women and children into the dark. But less than twenty-four hours later, every one of the abducted residents—ten women and fifteen children—was back home, thanks...
Kogi State Government has activated a coordinated security operation to safeguard worship centres, schools and vulnerable public places across the state. This followed the directive by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo following recent attacks on worshippers and schools in neighbouring states. The Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Abdullahi Adamu...
Plateau State Association, United Kingdom (PSA-UK) has raised concern over what it describes as a worsening collapse of security across Nigeria, following renewed killings, abductions and violent attacks in several states. The organisation stated this in a release jointly signed by its President, Dr. Solomon Chollom, and Publicity Secretary,...
A wave of tension rippled through Niger State on Tuesday after armed bandits reportedly stormed a secondary school in the Shiroro–Borgu corridor, abducting an unspecified number of students in what security sources describe as a reprisal attack for recent Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrikes. According to PRNigeria, the raid...
The Catholic community in Kaduna has been thrown into fresh distress following the kidnapping of Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal, a parish priest serving at St. Stephen Parish in Kushe Gugdu, Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, November 17, 2025,...
Federal Government has expressed deep concern and solidarity with the families of the 25 female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. A statement issued by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the Nigerian government shared...
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has called for urgent security reforms following the abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s vice principal. In a post on his X handle on Tuesday, Omokri condemned the attack and...
Department of State Services (DSS) has re-arrested Abdulazeez Obadaki, a senior figure in the Ansaru terror network and one of the most wanted escapees from the 2022 Kuje Custodial Centre attack. Obadaki, also known as “Bomboy,” had been on the run for more than three years before operatives finally...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has reiterated the Nigerian Army’s commitment to grooming highly skilled and battle-ready soldiers capable of confronting the nation’s security challenges with renewed strength and resilience. Shaibu made this known on Wednesday at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State while declaring...
Dear President Donald J. Trump, Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your return to the leadership of the United States of America. You have taken over the reins at a critical juncture in world politics, when the choices of your administration’s diplomacy will largely determine whether...
National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) demolished 1,316 illegal firearms in Abuja on Thursday, marking a significant step in Nigeria’s fight against arms proliferation. During the event, Director-General of NCCSALW, retired DIG Johnson Kokumo, emphasized the importance of the initiative, stating, “This is...
Residents of communities in Kwara and Niger States bordering Benin Republic are silently jubilating following the rumoured arrest of Abubakar Abba Mahmuda, leader of Mahmuda, currently the most feared terror group in Nigeria. According to some villagers in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, whose communities have suffered...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Association of Igede Media Professionals (AIMP) expresses deep shock and outrage over the gruesome killing of two young Igede young men, Gabriel Ogoda and Ogah Jonathan Ukoh who were ambushed and brutally murdered along the Ulam axis of the Oju–Awajir Road in Gwer-East Local...
A devastating attack by unidentified gunmen on Ndi-Ejezie, Umualaoma, and Ndiakuwata Uno villages in the Arondizuogu community, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, has reportedly claimed numerous lives. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the assault took place between Thursday night and early Friday morning,...
By STEVEN KEFAS In 2015, when the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) ranked Armed Fulani militants as the fourth deadliest terror group in the world, Nigeria was already grappling with the brutal reality of multiple security threats. Yet nearly a decade later, as these same militants have grown exponentially more...