Monday, 16 February, 2026

Category: Security


The sources, who requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak publicly, said the travellers were believed to be couriers of a politically exposed person. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has kicked off investigation into Read more…


Testing of the unnamed system has been proceeding successfully, the Russian president has revealed Russia will soon make an announcement on a new weapon at its disposal, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that trials have so far gone well. Read more…


female police officer attached to the Ogidi Division in the Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State has been found dead after being kidnapped by unknown assailants. The officer, identified as a Woman Inspector (W/INSPR) who served as a prosecutor Read more…


Danladi, a father of one, was on duty alongside his colleague, Pankyes Joshua, on September 29 when armed robbers, numbering over ten broke into the estate and shot him while he was trying to stop them from accessing the compound. Read more…


The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has cautioned the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against making what it described as false and misleading claims that Christians are being deliberately targeted and killed across the country. In a statement signed Read more…


In the early morning of September 28, 2025, a staccato of gunfire woke up many residents of Oke-Ode community in Kwara South, Kwara State. They ran helter-skelter for safety. But the volleys of bullets did not have mercy on them. Mr. Rilwan Tajudeen, who lost his father Read more…


The organization has received “guarantees” from the US that the hostilities will not continue, Khalil al-Hayya has said The Gaza war is over, a senior Hamas official, Khalil al-Hayya, has said, adding that the peace plan put forth by US Read more…


The Federal Government has deployed a new line of defence against insecurity with the rollout of the Forest Guards Initiative aimed at flushing out bandits, kidnappers and other criminal gangs from Nigeria’s forests. National Security Adviser (NSO), to the Federal Government,  Mallam Read more…


The US president has said the sides have agreed on the first steps of his Gaza peace plan US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas reached a breakthrough in negotiations on the first phase of a Gaza Read more…


Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the west of “zero real reaction” to Russia’s escalating bombing campaign against Ukraine, after a massive attack on Sunday killed six people and injured 18. The western city of Lviv, normally considered one of the safest Read more…


The conflict has compelled more countries to recognize Palestinian statehood, the top US diplomat has pointed out The war in Gaza has strained Israel’s public image, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. He made his comments after the Read more…


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that the insecurity situation in Nigeria has festered to the extent that Boko Haram, banditry, and kidnapping are now mixed, making it difficult to tackle. Obasanjo, who spoke on Friday as the Chairman at Read more…