Saturday, 07 November, 2026

Category: Security


Chuks Okocha, Olawale Ajimotokan, Sunday Aborisade, Linus Aleke, Juliet Akoje, Kuni Tyessi in Abuja, Hammed Shittu in Ilorin, Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo, James Sowole in Abeokuta, Laleye Dipo in Minna, Kemi Olaitan in Ibadan, Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti and Read more…


According to the SSS, Mr Ndibe had been on its watch list since 29 January 2013 but his case had recently been reviewed and downgraded. The State Security Service (SSS) has denied arresting or detaining renowned writer and academic, Okey Read more…


Russia attacked Ukraine with a barrage of missiles and drones overnight Tuesday, killing at least 11 people, injuring dozens and trapping others, authorities said. At least four people were killed in Kyiv and 58 people were injured, including three children, Read more…


Two policemen have been feared killed after suspected hoodlums attacked the convoy of the Chief of Staff to Anambra State Governor, Dr. Ben Nwankwo, along the Amansea–Ufuma Road. The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has issued a 48-hour Read more…


The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has ordered a comprehensive investigation into security procedures at Yola Airport following multiple incidents involving Mrs Patience Abbo, wife of former Adamawa North Senator, Ishaku Abbo, gaining access to restricted Read more…


For Mrs Funmilayo Ojo, each passing hour adds to her pains and worries. For the first time since the abduction in Oyo State, her voice was heard by the authorities. Standing among worried relatives at Ahoro-Esiele community in Oriire local Read more…


Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, calling for the immediate rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Ogbomoso amid growing concerns over insecurity in the state. The demonstrators, comprising members of Read more…


Washington has reportedly coordinated the passage of 70 cargo vessels despite Trump’s abrupt suspension of Project Freedom The US military has been covertly guiding vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks, The New York Times reported on Sunday, Read more…


An SSS insider told this newspaper that the suspects were apprehended during coordinated intelligence-led operations that led to the recovery of 15 AK-103 rifles, 15 magazines and 1,434 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. The State Security Services (SSS) has reportedly Read more…


Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that the electorate in Rivers State is intelligent enough to decide the outcome of elections in the state. Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards for Oyo State, ordered the deployment of a specialised rescue unit and said he will consider requests for a military base after a high-level federal delegation visited communities in Read more…


The incoming missile was reportedly intercepted, but debris destroyed an MQ-9 Reaper drone and seriously damaged another Around five US servicemen and contractors suffered minor injuries during a recent Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base, Bloomberg reports, Read more…