Thursday, 12 November, 2026

Category: Security


Abductors of the students of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) and other passengers of a commercial mini-bus in Okigwe on Wednesday night, have contacted the vice chancellor of the university, Prof. Onyemachi Ogbulu and parents of the students. Professor Ogbulu Read more…


Massive clashes broke out between the Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers who took to Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, as tensions over the pending eviction of some Palestinian families boiled over at the end of Ramadan. At least 178 Palestinians were injured Read more…


Gunmen, in the early hours of yesterday, attacked a Divisional Police Station in Obosi community, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, killing two policemen on duty. The hoodlums also razed the facility. The incident occurred about 24 hours after Read more…


No fewer than eleven members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) have been killed by a joint team of security operatives, including the Nigerian Army, Air Force and the Police. The secessionists were Read more…


The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday said it had uncovered plot by security agencies to eliminate prominent men and women, politicians and stakeholders in Southeast and blame it on the group and the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The Read more…


There was pandemonium in Abuja on Friday as police and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) popularly known as Shi’ites clashed at Berger round about in Abuja. According to a member of the IMN, Yahaya Friday, the police Read more…


Abia Government has confirmed Wednesday’s reported abduction of some students of the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu Okigwe by gunmen operating on the university road. The Commissioner for Information, Chief Okiyi Kalu, confirmed the incident in a statement in Umuahia Read more…


The Peoples Democratic Party has slammed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for opposing the creation of state police for effective management of the security challenges in the country. The PDP revealed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Read more…


Gunmen launched a fresh attack on a police formation in Ebonyi on Thursday, leaving an operative dead. The Police Spokesman, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the attack to newsmen in Abakiliki, saying the attack happened at the Obiozara Police Station in Read more…


Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the South East governors for setting up a regional security outfit codenamed, Ebubeagu, with any legal framework for it. Zonal Working Committee (ZWC) of the party also asked its state chapters to fly the party’s Read more…


The Peoples Democratic Party has said the “statement by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that the Federal Government is not duty-bound to protect Nigerians from bandits, has confirmed apprehensions that the All Progressives Congress and the Muhammadu Read more…


The Owerri Correctional Centre on Wednesday said that over 1,200 inmates are still at large following the April 5, jailbreak at the center. The Public Relations Officer of the centre, Goodluck Uboegbulam, said only 600 inmates had voluntarily returned. He Read more…