Saturday, 07 November, 2026

Category: Security


Oyo State Government has demolished a three-bedroom bungalow in the Lako Community along the Aiyegun-Anaye Road in Ibadan, following allegations that the property was used as a hideout by suspected kidnappers who abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Read more…


Freed captives from Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State have recounted the pain, abuse and deprivation they suffered during months in captivity after being abducted by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents. The victims, mostly women Read more…


Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threating hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex, came hours after US President Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration is determined to defeat terrorists and bandits, and secure the release of all persons held captive across the country.  Tinubu gave the assurance yesterday during the National Inter-Denominational Church Service held Read more…


Katsina State Government has assured that it was working towards the successful rescue of the abducted former Director of Defence Information, Major General Rabe Abubakar (retd) and his wife. In a statement by the Commissioner of Information and Culture, Dr Read more…


This comes amid growing tensions between the US and Israel over the conflicts in the Middle East The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has elevated the threat posed by Israeli espionage to the highest level as tensions over Iran and Lebanon grow, Read more…


The police say preliminary intelligence indicates that some suspects escaped with gunshot injuries during the operation. The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday provided fresh details of the operation that led to the rescue of relatives of former Minister of Power, Read more…


RUKIYAT OGUNWADE, who was at Oriire Local Government, Oyo State, reports on how the abduction of pupils and teachers in Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota had paralysed the economy of the area ONE classroom is littered with abandoned shoes, school bags and Read more…


Nigeria is approaching 2027 at a dangerous crossroads. The threats ahead are not merely political; they are deeply technical and legal. At the centre of this storm is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), tasked with organising a massive national exercise Read more…


Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked “enemy bases in the region”, hitting them with “aerospace missiles”, in a statement carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency. The United States military said Iran fired seven missiles at the Read more…


Since Friday, May 15, when armed bandits attacked three schools in  Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, there have been a series of threats, rumours and false alarm raised across Lagos and Ogun communities. The Read more…


The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the Tinubu administration’s “shocking insensitivity” towards abducted pupils, teachers, their families, and the nation. In a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Read more…