Saturday, 21 February, 2026

Category: Security


A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, has slammed those calling for his arrest over his continued commentary on banditry and national security. The cleric, in a statement shared via Facebook on Sunday, defended his dealings with the gunmen, describing his Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has reiterated the determination of his administration to restore peace to Plateau State. He urged the people of the state to embrace peace, as stability could only come from within. The president, represented by Senate President Godswill Read more…


On Monday, November 11, 2025, the stillness of Gaduwa, one of Abuja’s more reserved neighbourhoods, shattered into a tableau of tension, authority, and unexpected restraint. What began as a routine inspection swiftly morphed into a drama so gripping that residents Read more…


Israel’s president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling for an end to a growing wave of settler violence in the occupied territory. President Isaac Herzog described Read more…


Eyewitnesses told SaharaReporters that the white police truck, once a symbol of authority, now cruises through the streets of Jos draped in promotional banners for Agaba Bitters. Some whistleblowers in Jos, Plateau State, have exposed how AIG Emeka Polycarp Nwonyi, Read more…


The United States had evidence last year that Israeli officials discussed how their soldiers sent Palestinians into tunnels in Gaza that the Israelis believed were potentially lined with explosives, two former US officials have told the Reuters news agency. The Read more…


The Department of State Services has filed a six-count charge against 27-year-old Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume for allegedly calling for a military coup in the country. The charges, brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja under case number FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, relate Read more…


Suspected Fulani armed men invaded three communities, Jantsauni, Mai Doki, and Maiyamma, suburban areas of Yarkasuwa in Kurama Chiefdom, Lere Local Government Area, last night, killing four people. The attackers also abducted ECWA Pastor, Rev. Istifanus Dunga, and 11 others. Read more…


The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, says the ministry is looking into the clash between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer, A. M. Yerima, over a disputed piece of land in Abuja. Badaru Read more…


Dozens of Israeli settlers launched an arson attack on an agricultural area in the occupied West Bank Tuesday evening, according to Palestinian activists in the area, marking the latest such attack in what has been a surge of settler violence. The attack took Read more…


The Federal Government said yesterday that ongoing diplomatic engagements between Nigeria and the United States were producing positive results towards easing tensions in both countries’ relations. The government spoke on a day United States Congressman, Bill Huizenga, expressed disappointment in Read more…


A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), has warned that the confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a Nigerian Navy officer in Abuja on Tuesday poses “a Read more…