At least 20 security operatives and local vigilantes were killed on Friday when heavily armed bandits ambushed a joint patrol in Wanka and nearby communities in the Garga area of Kanam Local Government, Plateau State. The Kanam Development Association (KADA) confirmed the attack in a statement issued by its...
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Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has urged law enforcement agencies across the country to prioritise non-violent methods in carrying out their duties, stressing that force must only be applied when absolutely necessary and strictly in a proportional manner. The governor, represented by Deputy Governor Dr Hadiza Balarabe, spoke in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja- The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has called on security agencies to heighten their vigilance as the gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States approach. Speaking at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting held at...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – In a strategic move to revamp the state’s security framework, Plateau State Governor Barr. Caleb Mutfwang has distributed approximately 100 brand new motorcycles, along with sets of raincoats and rain boots, to various security agencies for improved service delivery. Governor Mutfwang emphasized that...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has expressed concern over the increasing attacks on journalists covering the #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. This is contained in a statement issued and signed on Friday by the President of IPI...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has presented 50 operational vehicles fitted with communication gadgets to security agencies to strengthen fight against insecurity in the territory. Wike while handing over the vehicles to the agencies in Abuja on Friday, said that the measure was...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Over 20 different security agencies and more than 1,000 personnel participated in a significant show of unity and commitment as they staged their maiden 10-kilometer route march in Plateau State on Saturday. The event aimed to bolster synergy and collaboration among the various...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Allamin Foundation for Peace and Development, a locally based Non Governmental Organization (NGO) has organized a one day workshop which focus on strengthening capacities and will for transitional justice and reconciliation in Borno State. In her welcome address, Executive Director of the Foundation,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo on Friday warned political parties and their aspirants to pull down campaign billboards, posters and jingles being aired on television and Radio stations in the state. INEC said the warning was because the ban on election campaigns had not been...
The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) is circulating a memo to military chiefs and other security agencies to press its case against what it calls “the appointment of unlicensed and unregistered professionals as spokespersons”. It would be best if the NIPR stops embarrassing the country and itself...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Chairman of Andoni Local Government Council in Rivers State, Erastus Awortu, has alerted security agencies to an alleged planned politically-sponsored protest in the area. Mr. Awortu stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. He called...
Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Sen. Ireti Kingibe, on Thursday called for the recruitment of more women into the various security agencies to ensure gender inclusivity. She made the call while speaking at a three-day “Strategic Sensitisation Workshop with Senior Officers of Defence and Security Agencies and...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has reaffirmed his government’s continuous support to all security agencies in a bid to securing the lives and property of the citizenry in the state. The Borno State Commissioner of Information and Internal Security,, Prof. Mohammed Usman...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on security agencies, agro rangers and the state government to intensify efforts in preventing Boko Haram terrorists’ attacks on farmers in the state . The council made the call...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, abducted by terrorists on Thursday. The president’s media aide, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, stated on Sunday in Abuja that Tinubu condemned the reprehensible act of abduction....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it is working with security agencies to secure the safe release of 8 prospective corps members, who were abducted by bandits in Zamfara on their way to the orientation camp in Sokoto. The NYSC Director-General,...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun state Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed security agencies to launch special operations to arrest and prosecute cultists engaging in rivalry war across Ijeshaland. Reacting to spate of violence and attacks in parts of the Eastern senatorial district, Governor Adeleke in a statement...
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah has announced the arrest of a senior Islamic State (IS) member responsible for deadly attacks in capital Tripoli in 2018. The country’s security forces on Tuesday afternoon arrested an IS leader, who was involved in planning and leading suicide operations targeting the headquarters...
Rep. Musa Bagos (PDP-Plateau) has called on the security agencies to arrest and prosecute those behind the recent attacks and killings at Heipang in Barkin Ladi Local Government of Plateau. Bagos, representing Jos South/Jos East Constituency of the state, made the call in a statement on Friday in...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Governor Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa State, has convened an emergency security meeting, with a view to tackling the resurgence of communal clashes across parts of the state, as well as the escalation of kidnapping activities. The meeting was held on Friday, at the instance...