Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal, has said he can wipe out banditry in the state within two months if he is given control over security agencies. The governor, in a video that has gone viral, explained that he knows the Read more…
Category: Security
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has approved the appointment of CSP Benjamin Hundeyin as the new Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). Outgoing FPRO, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Hundeyin replaces Adejobi, who has been Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra Police – led Joint Security Force, has dislodged and destroyed a militia camp in Aguluezechukwu community in Aguata LGA. The operatives comprising troops from the 302 Artillery Regiment (GS), 14 Field Engineer Regiment, Operatives of the Read more…
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations “if common sense prevails”, an option he said he preferred, but that he was ready to end it by force Read more…
NORTHERN elders under the auspices of Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Wednesday, called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the north following the protracted insecurity that has devastated the socio-economic life and development of the region. Read more…
A tragic incident occurred yesterday afternoon at Mabushi Bridge, Abuja, when a family of four lost their lives in an accident allegedly caused by suspected touts, popularly known as Agberos. According to witnesses, the touts operating under the Abuja Municipal Area Council Read more…
The 2023 Labour Party Vice-Presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that the desperation to remove former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 led to the insecurity ravaging Nigeria today. Datti Baba-Ahmed made this statement on Tuesday, when he featured on Politics Read more…
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has accused former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of plotting to destabilise the state and undermine its fragile peace. This is as National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu tackle the former governor over his claim that Read more…
The Russian leader has thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for hosting direct talks between Moscow and Kiev Türkiye’s mediation in the Ukraine conflict continues to be valued, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday during a meeting with Turkish President Read more…
A public clash has erupted between former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the Federal Government, after El-Rufai accused the administration of a “kiss-the-bandits policy” that involves paying ransom and providing support to criminals. The Office of the National Security Read more…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 75-year-old grandpa, Uchelue Ikechukwu, with illicit substances in raids by its operatives in parts of Anambra State. Ikechukwu was among the six suspects arrested with illicit substances in the raids.The NDLEA Read more…
President Donald Trump was not particularly perturbed by Vladimir Putin’s overnight bombardment of Kyiv — the largest Russian assault since the leaders met two weeks earlier. European leaders spent the morning trying to get him there. In a flurry of Read more…