Sunday, 16 November, 2025

Category: Security


The US Embassy in Abuja has issued a security alert to Americans ahead of the #FreeNnamdiKanu protest scheduled for Monday, October 20. Speaking in a statement published on its website on Friday, the Embassy warned that the demonstration could result Read more…


The group described the alleged plot as “wicked,” accusing the DSS of attempting to “create a false scene of insecurity so that the Nigerian government can announce a lockdown of Abuja under the pretext of ‘security concerns.’”   The Global Defence Read more…


Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict. The fighting followed strikes in the Afghan capital Kabul and the border province Read more…


Madagascar’s parliament has voted to impeach embattled President Andry Rajoelina just hours after he confirmed he had fled the country in the wake of an elite army unit appearing to turn against him and seize power, following weeks of deadly “Gen-Z” protests. Read more…


The Senate has constituted a 12-member ad hoc committee to advise on how to respond to growing international concerns over alleged state-backed persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The decision was taken during a closed-door session on Tuesday, where lawmakers deliberated Read more…


Four senior police officers who allegedly escorted two men caught with $6.1 million in cash at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, have been detained. The officers; CSP Muhammad Safiyan, ASP Desmond Abella, Inspector Suleiman Jubrin, and Inspector Ali Read more…


Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” U.S. nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, Read more…


Troops of the Nigerian Army, in coordinated operations across the country, have neutralised top commander of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) identified as ‘Alhaji’, 26 other terrorists and arrested 22 suspects. A statement by the Nigerian Army on Read more…


HUMAN Rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has said that the Ogoni 4 and the Ogoni 9 were brutally killed by the Sani Abacha military junta in 1995. While speaking at the 84th posthumous birthday lecture of Ken Saro-Wiwa in Port Read more…


Russia is suspected of being behind the cyber attack that forced Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to stop production, The Telegraph can reveal. The scale of the attack and the economic damage inflicted have raised suspicions that the hackers were acting on behalf of Read more…


The sources, who requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak publicly, said the travellers were believed to be couriers of a politically exposed person. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has kicked off investigation into Read more…


Testing of the unnamed system has been proceeding successfully, the Russian president has revealed Russia will soon make an announcement on a new weapon at its disposal, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that trials have so far gone well. Read more…