The tragedy unfolding in Yawota, Alawusa and Ahoro-Esinele villages in Orire LGA, Oyo State, is deeper than the numbers already making headlines. While over 45 children, teachers and residents were abducted after terrorists invaded the communities, families are now revealing another painful layer of the crisis, the stories of...
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged commanders across the Nigerian Army to intensify operational effectiveness through strict accountability, professionalism and results-driven leadership. Delivering his closing remarks at the Chief of Army Staff Bi-Annual Conference 2026 held at the Nigerian Army Conference Centre and Suites,...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has dismissed reports suggesting that terrorists have established operational bases in Nigeria’s South-West region, insisting that recent security incidents in Oyo State do not indicate the presence of an entrenched insurgent network in the zone. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Director of Defence Media...
Troops of 4 Brigade, under 2 Division Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the other security agencies and the Edo State Security Corps, arrested a total of 12 suspected kidnappers during clearance operations that started on 12 May 2026 in Owan East and Esan South-East Local Government Areas of Edo...
Tension has again gripped Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State after two residents were reportedly shot by armed men suspected to be Fulani herders. The latest incident occurred barely 72 hours after the Benue State Government distributed farm inputs to residents of the community to...
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit, Ogun State Police Command, have neutralized a kidnapping kingpin during an intelligence-led operation at a criminal hideout located within the Orile Ilugun Forest axis along the Abeokuta–Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified reports surrounding the recent killing of terrorist commander Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, following public confusion triggered by references to a similar operation conducted in 2024 involving a militant bearing the same name. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Director Defence Information, Major General Samaila...
Nigerian Senate has renewed calls for accelerated security reforms following the abduction of 87 students and teachers across schools in Borno and Oyo States within a 24-hour period, describing the incidents as a grave threat to the nation’s future and educational stability. The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, strongly condemned...
United Kibaku Global Youth (UKGY) forum have raised concerns over Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists renewed attacks which have claimed many lives with properties worth millions of naira destroyed. The group lamented that in the last one week, there were coordinated attacks without confrontation at various communities in Chibok Local Government...
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have continued to record significant operational successes under Operation DESERT SANITY, including the rescue of abducted civilians, neutralisation of terrorists, and arrest of suspected terrorist collaborators across the theatre of operations. Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task...
In line with the drive of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, to build a highly responsive and technologically advanced Nigerian Air Force (NAF), participants of Senior Course 48 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, witnessed firsthand the Service’s...
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have uncovered illegal arms manufacturing sites in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State and arrested five suspected Berom militia members linked to the fabrication of weapons used in attacks across the state. Security sources according to a report by a security...
Fresh tension has gripped parts of Plateau State after gunmen attacked Nding Susut community in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area, killing five members of the same family and injuring three others. The attack reportedly happened on Tuesday night when the assailants stormed the community and opened fire on residents...
A Bauchi-based public affairs analyst, Hamisu Shalele, has described Governor Bala Mohammed as one of the finest state leaders Nigeria has produced since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Speaking during an interview with NATIONAL ACCORD correspondent in Bauchi, Shalele reflected on his long-standing engagement with Nigerian politics,...
Nigeria Police Force, through the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS), has recorded a major breakthrough with the arrest of six (6) notorious kidnapping suspects and the rescue of victims in Kaduna State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has inaugurated a Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR), Peace and Security Committee, pledging strong political backing to ensure its success in tackling insecurity and sustaining peace across the state. The committee, whose framework was facilitated by the Office of the National Security Adviser and...
At least 11 people have been killed after suspected bandits carried out a reprisal attack on communities in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State. Police said the attackers struck around midday on Sunday, invading Jeka da Kolo and Kwalgoro villages where they opened fire on residents before being...
As the international community marks World Press Freedom Day, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the government of President Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s state governors, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to urgently ensure...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF), through the Air Component of Operation FANSAN YAMMA Sector 2, has delivered a decisive blow to terrorist elements in the North-West, destroying a notorious hideout linked to kingpin Abasu Aiki during a precision air strike in Katsina State. Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters,...
Participants of the Air Force War College have embarked on a national study tour across Nigeria’s North-West region, aimed at strengthening their grasp of operational and strategic air power in support of civil authority and national development. The delegation, drawn from Course 12/2026, visited the Headquarters of 8 Division,...