Friday, 20 February, 2026

Category: Security


Terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of people, including pupils and students of  St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Agwara Local  Government, Niger State. The same school where students and pupils were recently abducted and released from captivity. No fewer Read more…


President Bola Tinubu has ordered a manhunt for the terrorists responsible for a deadly attack on communities in Niger State that left more than 40 people dead and many others abducted. In a statement on Sunday personally signed by him, Read more…


The Trump administration launched a major military attack on Venezuela on Saturday morning, bombing facilities and capturing leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife and flying them to the United States to face charges. President Donald Trump said the U.S. will Read more…


President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion. Announcing the appointment of Gen. Read more…


The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says it has intensified proactive measures to thwart migration of fleeing terrorists to infiltrate communities across the country. Director of defence media operations Maj. Gen. Michael Onoja said the military high command was aware of terrorist Read more…


“The police and other security agencies are working round the clock to rescue abducted persons.” Kidnappers holding a traditional ruler in Kwara State, his son and some other residents of Ifelodun Local Government Area have demanded a total ransom of ₦450 Read more…


A security expert, Brant Philip, disclosed this on Thursday in a viral video released by the terrorists. This comes as ISWAP burned down a Christian village in Adamawa State. The Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, has continued to Read more…


Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as the U.S. efforts to broker a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine have entered a pivotal stage. The ministry released a video showing combat Read more…


Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have recorded a major security success in Borno State, arresting a suspected suicide bomber and intercepting materials intended for the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices. The suspect, identified as Abubakar Mustapha, was apprehended on Monday Read more…


Israeli forces have carried out strikes across the Gaza Strip as they continue with their near-daily violations of the ceasefire agreement, with Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged enclave continuing apace and displaced Palestinians enduring the destruction of their few remaining Read more…


Moscow deems the self-governing island as an integral part of China, the foreign minister has said Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, and Russia stands firmly against the island’s independence in any form, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has Read more…


The United States has resumed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations over Nigeria’s north-east region, targeting militants in the Sambisa forest, following Thursday night’s air strikes on ISIS fighters in Sokoto State. Brant Philip, a Sahel-focused terrorism tracker, disclosed the Read more…