Wednesday, 18 February, 2026

Category: Security


President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he wants to order 25 Patriot air defense systems from the United States, as Ukraine desperately tries to fend off relentless Russian aerial attacks that have brought rolling blackouts across Ukraine on the brink of winter. Zelenskyy acknowledged that Read more…


One officer was reportedly shot on his chest, while others sustained injuries. Soldiers at a checkpoint along Onitsha Road opened fire on police officers returning from official duty in Anambra State. The police officers, according to Sahara Reporters, were returning Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 10, 2025, declared former Minister of Petroleum Resources and ex-Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving $14.86 million. According Read more…


The Enugu State Ministry of Health has arrested a fake doctor and sealed an illegal hospital in Obollo-Etiti in Udenu Local Government Area for operating without a licence and putting patients’ lives at risk. The ministry, in a statement made Read more…


The APC deputy governorship candidate in Anambra State, Sen. Uche Ekwunife, has accused the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) of masterminding the tension that erupted in Nri, Anaocha local government area of the state during yesterday’s election. Ekwunife, at Read more…


The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, has strongly rejected the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” by former United States President Donald Trump. The council described the claim of “Christian genocide” in the country as Read more…


Former Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has denied reports claiming that he accused Vice President Kashim Shettima of creating Boko Haram. In a statement issued on Saturday and titled “A Lie Taken Too Far: Shettima, Ali Modu Sheriff Read more…


Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed November 20 for judgment in the terrorism charge brought by the federal government against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The court fixed the Read more…


The Anambra State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that there will be a total restriction of vehicular movements in/out and across Anambra State on Saturday, 8th November 2025, being the day of the Governorship Election. The restriction Read more…


The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday evening raised the alarm that the agitator might be unable to appear in court on Friday for his terrorism trial due to the actions Read more…


The United States government has directed the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) to draw up a range of possible military options for intervention in Nigeria, following President Donald Trump’s order to respond to what he described as “escalating violence against Christians” in Read more…


Vladimir Zelensky is reportedly facing internal criticism for failing to withdraw troops from Krasnoarmeysk and Kupyansk Ukrainian commanders have admitted they fear a serious defeat in the cities of Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk, which have been surrounded by Russian forces, Bild Read more…