In a coordinated security operation, measurable successes have been recorded in decimating the activities of resurgent banditry in Kwara state. Shortly after the arrest of arms courier and recovery of 100 rounds of live ammunition along Gbugbu/Patigi road on Friday, a member of the kidnapping syndicate has also been...
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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has directed the immediate deployment of elements of its regional Standby Force to the Republic of Benin, following heightened security concerns triggered by the recently foiled coup attempt in the country. The directive was announced in a communique issued on Sunday in...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday, undertook an official visit to Gwoza and Askira-Uba local government areas in the southern part of Borno State. The visit followed coordinated attacks by Boko Haram insurgents over the past week which resulted in the loss of lives. Zulum’s first...
Akwa Ibom State Police Command has begun moves to strengthen community policing following a high-level strategic security meeting with Youth Presidents and Youth Leaders drawn from the 31 Local Government Areas of the state. The meeting, chaired by the Commissioner of Police, reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to strengthening community...
Nigeria’s newly sworn-in Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has assured citizens that the Federal Government’s renewed security strategy will begin producing visible results in the near future. Musa gave the assurance on Thursday after President Bola Tinubu administered the oath of office at the Presidential Villa in...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, swore in General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd) as Minister of Defence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. General Musa’s appointment follows the resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday, December 1, 2025. His nomination was announced the following day and transmitted to the...
National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the sum of N100 billion, subject to a final ratification by President Bola Tinubu, for rehabilitation of training institutions for police and other security agencies in Nigeria. This followed recommendations by the adhoc committee earlier constituted to assess the state of police and...
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has raised a serious alarm over what he described as a grand plot by the Presidency to assassinate former Vice President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 general elections. Frank said the sudden withdrawal of...
Fresh moves are underway in Nigeria’s security leadership as former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, is tipped to step in as the new Minister of Defence following the abrupt resignation of Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday night. Musa, who bowed out of service on October 24,...
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani on Monday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill of Kaduna State to the State House of Assembly, outlining a spending plan anchored on security, human capital development, rural transformation and fiscal discipline. Presenting the proposal at Lugard Hall, the Governor said the budget was not...
Tiv highest decision-making body in Taraba State (Ijir Tamen) on Sunday commended Governor Agbu Kefas for what it described as decisive steps in confronting rising insecurity, especially the recent herdsmen attacks on Tiv communities in Chanchanji Ward of Takum Local Government Area. Rising from its 5th Ijir Tamen (expanded...
BY AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has called for a more integrated and coordinated security system that balances military operations with community engagement and long-term development to effectively tackle the persistent insecurity in the North-West region. Speaking at the Public Hearing of the North West Zonal...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said there are no security threats in the nation’s capital to warrant shutdown of schools. Wike stated this after inspecting ongoing infrastructure projects in Guzape, Abuja on Wednesday. The Minister said he had not directed the closure of...
Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has rolled out more than N30 billion this year alone to bolster security across universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria. Chairman of the TETFund Board of Trustees, Alhaji Aminu Masari, disclosed the figures in Katsina on Tuesday, noting that the investment has...
A high-level stakeholders meeting has been convened by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command to solicit synergy on how to ensure continued peace and security in the state. The meeting chaired by the Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Azare was attended by representatives of traditional rulers, religious leaders, market...
The success of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), and that of its Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS), depends a lot on collaboration with financial institutions, labour unions, governments, and other stakeholders. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of NSITF, Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye made this known on Friday in...
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the issuance of permanent and pensionable appointment letters to 1,600 newly recruited watchmen deployed to secondary schools across the state — a decisive move he said is aimed at restoring order and boosting safety in public schools. The governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi...
In the spirit of the Renewed Hope agenda, President Bola Tinubu should be upbeat about the recent security development in Delta State. On Wednesday, October 15, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori relaunched the Delta State Security Trust Fund. This time, there was a break from the past. It had a renewed...
“It’s heartbreaking” – Remi Tinubu condemns abduction of 25 Kebbi schoolgirls, prays for safe return
“It’s heartbreaking” – Remi Tinubu condemns abduction of 25 Kebbi schoolgirls, prays for safe return
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed deep sorrow over the abduction of 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s Vice Principal. Describing the attack as a blow to the nation’s collective conscience, she said the tragedy...
Kebbi State was plunged into grief and anger on Monday after armed men stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, killing the vice principal and kidnapping dozens of students. While 25 girls were initially taken, three later escaped. Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris, who arrived...