Monday, 23 February, 2026

Category: Security


The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel ’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider Read more…


Kano state police command has confirmed the death of five people from a military grade explosive in the state. The unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday at a scrap collection company located at Eastern bypass in the state. The police confirmed Read more…


A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman and Commander of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Services (NHFSS) in Tarka Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, Aondoakaa Yayough, has been assassinated by gunmen. Yayough was reportedly murdered Friday night Read more…


The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has vowed that the Nigerian Army will track down and bring to justice all those responsible for the recent spate of killings and attacks in Benue, Plateau, and other parts Read more…


Gunmen on Saturday kidnapped a High Court Judge, Justice E. G. Umokoro. Umokoro of Yenagoa High Court 7 was kidnapped in front of a popular eatery known as Kilimanjaro, Ekeki, at about 7 pm. Eyewitness accounts stated that the gunmen Read more…


…Says he warned of current security situation in Nigeria The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, as a prophet of God, noting that he had through his prophecies warned of the current insecurity challenges facing the Read more…


President Trump on Friday said his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” when she testified in March that Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon, marking the second time in a week the president has dismissed the assessment of Read more…


By Uzo Ugwunze The management of Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State has debunked a viral video in the social media which claimed that some people were shot yesterday at the institution saying that the incident occurred within Oko community and Read more…


By Chukwudi Ebele In a press release titled “THE TRAGEDY OF SILENCE IN THE FACE OF SLAUGHTER: A RESPONSE TO GOV. ALIA’S PRONOUNCEMENT”, Sir Ifeanyichukwu Ejiofor Esq. Expresses his disappointment concerning the pronouncement of Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State Read more…


US President Donald Trump says he is still weighing his options regarding United States military intervention amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. Standing on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, Trump said, “The next week is going to be big,” Read more…


Following the killings in Benue State, the Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has ordered the Zonal Commander and the State Commandant to deploy covert operatives, special forces, and all Read more…


Russia is telling the United States not to strike Iran because it would radically destabilise the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday, and Moscow said Israeli strikes risked triggering a nuclear catastrophe. Russia signed a Read more…