President Bola Tinubu has called on the military across Africa to unite in addressing insecurity and other threats to the continent’s unity and stability. Tinubu, represented by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, made the call on Wednesday while declaring open the second edition of the Africa Military Games (AMGA) at...
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Ondo State Governorship election started on Saturday with heavy security presence consisting of personnel of the police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) observed at strategic points across the state. Armed security personnel were observed at strategic points such as the entrance into...
A political group, Allied Conservative Congress (ACC), has urged players in the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State to be patriotic and do the right thing in the discharge of their electoral duties. ACC’s National Secretary, Lawal Mohammed, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
Security has been beefed up at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State ahead Saturday’s governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC has also begun the deployment of both regular and adhoc staff to their respective...
The Defence Headquarters says it had deployed troops to provide assistance to the police in ensuring a hitch free off-cycle Ondo Governorship Election slated for Nov. 16. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the presence...
Stakeholders have expressed worry over the spate of mob killings, saying it posed threats to national security. Stakeholders, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos, described the increasing act as “disturbing.” Mob justice or jungle justice is the act of...
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of adequate personnel and resources for the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the deployment would involve officers...
The Senate Committee on Defence, says no investment in security and the Armed Forces of Nigeria will be too much for the country to bear. The committee’s Chairman, Sen. Ahmad Lawal, said this while speaking to newsmen after an oversight visit to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College...
The Nigeria Police command in Ebonyi said it arrested no fewer than 177 suspected criminals for various offences in the month of October, 2024. The Command noted that four out of the 177 suspects were alleged to be involved in human organ harvesting and ritual killings. DSP Joshua Ukandu, ...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Defence Headquarters had dismissed the claim by the Niger House of Assembly that the Nigerian Army Training Camp in Kotangora has been taken over by bandits and terrorists. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “no...
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has directed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, to ensure adequate security for the repairs of affected electricity towers in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the grid collapse had resulted in widespread power outages...
Security operatives on Monday arrested 15 beggars and 19 scavengers across Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The combined security team was made up of the Police, Military, Department of Security Services, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and other paramilitary agencies. The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Olatunji Disu, said...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has on Oct. 25, eliminated scores of Boko Haram terrorists at two locations in Bula Marwa in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja + The Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari has disclosed the intention of the Fund to create a new intervention line aimed at addressing the pressing issues of security and power in...
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday appealed to indigenous youths to enrol in the military. The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made the appeal during the quarterly meetings with the Chairman and members of Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), in Ikeja. Salu-Hundeyin said that security of...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairman, State Directors of Department of State Services (DSS) in the North-East, Sani Bakori, has declared that though the subregion is faced with a myriad of security challenges, they are not insurmountable with the collaboration, innovation and determination of all stakeholders. He stated...
Chairman, Directors of the Department of Security Service (DSS), North-East, Mr Sani Bakori, has called for more collaborative efforts to address security challenges in the region. He stated this at the inauguration of the 17th conference of State Directors of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Wednesday in...
The Western Nigeria Security Network in Ondo State, code named Amotekun Corps, has arrested 27 suspects over alleged kidnapping, stealing and other crimes. The State Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, made the disclosure while parading the suspects before newsmen on Monday in Akure. Adeleye said that...
Security has been tightened at the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), ahead of Saturday’s Local Government Areas elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that elections will be conducted in the 18 LGAs of the state to elect their chairmen and councillors. A NAN correspondent, who went...
Security personnel were seen mounting roadblocks on roads in Benin as early as 6:00 a.m., ahead of the Edo governorship election, which is set to begin at 8:00 a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that security personnel in the wee hours of the day began stopping and...