A man who carried out an attack in Syria that killed three U.S. citizens had joined Syria’s internal security forces as a base security guard two months earlier and was recently reassigned amid suspicions that he might be affiliated with the Islamic Read more…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for ceding territory to Russia as he held talks with U.S. envoys on Read more…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the “special presidential promotion” of his aide-de-camp (ADC), Nurudeen Yusuf, from the rank of colonel to brigadier-general. The approval was conveyed in a letter from the office of the national security adviser (NSA) to the Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied bias in the recent arrest and detention of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the EFCC said “though not disposed Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has reacted to reports that a Nigerian-owned supertanker has been seized by United State authorities. The supertanker was seized over allegations of crude oil theft and Read more…
A former Ekiti lawmaker and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ayodele Arise, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider the option of military action against Burkina Faso to secure the release of Nigerian soldiers currently being held in Read more…
Anew dimension has been added to the search for a lasting solution to Nigeria’s festering security challenge: a proposal by some stakeholders urging the government to set up a special Commission of Inquiry to investigate the role of present and Read more…
The President of the Indigenous Igbo Youth Congress, Chief Mayor Echefu, has condemned the life sentence passed on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. According to him, the IPOB leader was fighting for the freedom Read more…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says the Nigerian soldiers who were on an aircraft that made a forced landing in Burkina Faso are still in trapped in that country. Tuggar made this disclosure during a press briefing with Read more…
POLICE SERVICE COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE The Police Service Commission (PSC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is pleased to announce the commencement of recruitment of Fifty Thousand (50,000) Police Constables into the Nigeria Police Force, as directed by Read more…
A British service member who died in Ukraine has been identified by London as belonging to the Parachute Regiment A member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine has been named as Lance Corporal George Hooley of the Read more…
Days after President Bola Tinubu ordered the withdrawal of police escorts and other personnel from Very Important Persons (VIPs) to focus on regular policing duties, the Senate observed on Wednesday that the directive had been openly flouted. VIPs are not Read more…