A police inspector attached to the Ekiadolor Area Command was on Friday shot dead by gunmen who opened fire during a routine stop-and-search operation in Benin, the Edo capital. CSP Moses Yamu, spokesperson of the Edo Police Command confirmed this via a statement made available to the News Agency...
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Nigeria’s newly appointed Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, stepped into office on Friday with a resolute message to Nigerians: the shedding of innocent blood must end. Speaking at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Musa — who until now served as Chief of Defence Staff —...
Former British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has given a strong vote of confidence in Nigeria’s investment climate, describing the country as a rising destination for global investors. Johnson made the remark while speaking at the Imo Economic Summit, where he commended the state’s progress and Nigeria’s vast economic promise....
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...
Universal Basic Education Commission, (UBEC) has expressed its full readiness to partner with the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to ensure safer school environment across the country. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Aisha Garba stated this during a courtesy visit to the Commission by the Chief of Air Staff...
Abia State Government has debunked viral claims that Governor Alex Otti’s motorcade came under attack, clarifying that the incident involved only a small advance team heading to the airport. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ukoha Ukoha, set the record straight in a statement released in Umuahia on Tuesday....
The Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has called for an extraordinary level of unity, courage and collective responsibility to confront the deepening security and socioeconomic crises threatening Northern Nigeria. Speaking at the Joint Northern States Governors’ Forum and...
Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council on Monday held a crucial joint meeting in Kaduna where they announced bold decisions aimed at confronting the escalating security challenges threatening the region. The meeting, held at the Council Chamber of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, was attended...
Northern governors and traditional rulers on Monday opened a crucial joint meeting in Kaduna, with insecurity, climate change and the alarming rise in Almajiri and out-of-school children dominating deliberations. Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, in his keynote...
Presidency has responded sharply to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent comments questioning the Bola Tinubu led administration’s ability to protect Nigerians, describing the remarks as “hypocritical and ignoble.” Presidential Spokesman Sunday Dare took to X to set the record straight, saying the nation is facing terrorists of all stripes—local,...
Plateau-based clergy and convener of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), Prophet Isa El-Buba, has called on the the Federal Government to take decisive action to halt what he described as widespread killings and targeted attacks affecting communities across Nigeria. El-Buba made the remarks on Saturday during...
What should have been a day of joy in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, turned into a heartbreaking ordeal after armed bandits invaded the community in the early hours of Sunday. Residents according to Channels TV report, said the attackers struck at about 1:30 a.m.,...
President Bola Tinubu has finally decided to wrestle with the ogre of insecurity. He has named the wrong and declared an array of measures to contain the scourge. The public has been incensed. The nation over which he presides is tethering on the brinks of avoidable unravelling. He has...
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed deep frustration over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, warning that the country can no longer justify the scale of killings and may eventually require international assistance if government efforts continue to fall short. Obasanjo issued the warning in Jos on Friday night at the...
A quiet evening commute on the Nkpor–Nnobi Road in Idemili North, Anambra State, turned deadly when gunmen ambushed the convoy of former Anambra State Governor, Dr. Chris Ngige, leaving one woman dead and several others injured. The disturbing incident, which happened on Wednesday, was confirmed by Fred Chukwulobe, former...
Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the National Security Summit in partnership with the Plateau State Government on Thursday held the North Central Zonal Public Hearing on National Security in Jos, a development many participants described as a critical turning point in Nigeria’s search for lasting security reforms. The engagement...
Southern Governors’ Forum on Wednesday praised President Bola Tinubu for what they described as his decisive and hands-on response to recent security threats across the country, especially the spate of abductions targeting schoolchildren. Chairman of the Forum and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, set the tone at the regional...
Members of the House of Representatives, at a special plenary on Wednesday, proposed major reforms across military operations, judicial processes, recruitment systems and community engagements to curb the growing security challenges in the country. Leading the debate, a former Deputy Speaker, Rep. Idris Wase (APC–Plateau), noted that 52 per...
Edo State Government has moved into full security mode after a viral video surfaced online showing a self-proclaimed bandit threatening attacks around Ekpoma and neighbouring communities. In response, Governor Monday Okpebholo has ordered round-the-clock surveillance across major highways and vulnerable communities. His Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, announced the...
In yet another sign of the deepening gunrunning crisis fuelling violence across the North-West and North-East, the Kaduna State Police Command has recovered a cache of live ammunition abandoned along the Zaria–Funtua Highway — a route increasingly exploited by arms couriers supplying bandits and terror groups hidden in forest...