Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has again raised alarm over Nigeria’s deepening security crisis following a wave of violent attacks and mass kidnappings across several states. “I am devastated by the news of the tragic attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, which claimed...
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A pre-dawn raid by armed bandits on Monday threw Kebbi State into panic after dozens of schoolgirls were seized from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. According to the Police Command’s spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, who issued a statement in Birnin Kebbi, the attackers...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested one Musa Abubakar, suspected to be the major supplier of arms and ammunition to persons and groups terrorizing several Northern states. The arrest came barely three months after the secret police began prosecuting nine persons linked to the recent...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Component of the Joint Task Force of Operation FANSAN YAMMA has achieved a major operational breakthrough following precision air interdiction missions conducted on 14 November 2025 at the Sauri bandit camp in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Director of Public Relations 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 the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, has declared that terrorists, insurgents and armed bandits will find “no hiding place” anywhere in Nigeria, as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) intensifies its nationwide counter-terrorism operations. Aneke gave the assurance during an operational tour of the Air Component...
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged the Federal Government not to engage in dialogue with terrorists who have terrorised the Nigeria for years. Speaking on Tuesday in Akure at the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Law Week, Akure Branch, Fani-Kayode said the government...
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...
As Nigeria grapples with the challenge of insecurity and worsened by the threat of an attack by the United States, a University Don, Emmanuel Akpabio has suggested that good governance, accountability and institutional reforms are the sure ways for the country to reclaim its credibility. Akpabio, a Professor of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Department of State Services (DSS) has provided an update on the ongoing prosecution of several high-profile terrorism suspects across the country, reaffirming its commitment to ensuring accountability for those responsible for terror-related crimes. The DSS in a statement issued by its Deputy Director, Public Relations...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation MESA, have successfully repelled a bandit attack in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State, preventing what could have been a major incursion into vulnerable communities. The operation, spearheaded by officers from the 3 Brigade of the...
Despite global outrage over attacks on Christians, PRNigeria reports a disturbing pattern of mosque-targeted violence against Muslims in Nigeria has received far less attention—even as hundreds have been killed in places of worship. This report highlights the scale of atrocities committed from 2009 to 2025 and demands equal global...
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...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In continuation of the ongoing operations code-named OPERATION LAFIYA NAKOWA, aimed at flushing out hibernating bandits and terrorist elements within its Area of Responsibility, troops of 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army / Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified clearance operations across Taraba State. Acting...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has cautioned that negotiating peace with armed groups while allowing them to retain their weapons only serves to prolong violence and undermine state authority. The governor made this remark in Abuja during the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 18...
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Mr. Naziru Kankorifi, has issued a strong warning to terrorists and other criminal elements to steer clear of the state. Kankorifi delivered the warning on Wednesday while officially assuming duty at the Kogi State Police Command headquarters in Lokoja. He succeeds...
Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported that one of its power towers, Tower T347, located along the Gombe–Damaturu 330kV transmission line, was vandalised on Friday evening, around 5:46 p.m. The disclosure was made by Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, in a statement issued on...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to Tukur Mohammed Mamu, the controversial negotiator accused of aiding terrorists linked to the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed Mamu’s third attempt to secure bail, this time on medical...
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has issued a stern warning to those undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty, declaring that anyone acting against the unity of the nation will be considered an enemy of the state. Speaking on Tuesday at the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council (NTRC) General Assembly, themed:...
In a coordinated offensive, troops of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division/Sector 3 Operation FANSAN YAMA have successfully rescued 21 kidnapped victims from criminal enclaves spread across Kwara and Kogi States. The operation, which took place on Friday, was confirmed in a statement by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public...