The Federal Government has arraigned three suspected kidnappers before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has officially released the names of successful applicants recruited into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) under the Federal Government’s ongoing exercise to enlist 50,000 new…
A former Assistant Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) has disclosed how Nigerian security forces compelled terrorists to release abducted pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area…
Prominent Plateau cleric and Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has raised fresh concerns over his safety, saying he is…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-proclaimed Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), shortly after a Federal High Court in Abuja issued…
The Presidency has criticised Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde for calling on the United Nations (UN) and international human rights organisations to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers in…
The Federal Government has introduced a new operational framework to strengthen the rehabilitation and reintegration of former terrorists and other individuals involved in armed violence, saying the initiative is designed…
The Regional Chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has disclosed that the nine people killed during Saturday…
The abducted headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Oyo State, Mr. Mathew Kolawole Owoade, has regained his freedom after spending about 48 hours in captivity. Reports indicate that his…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations (UN) and international human rights organisations to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area,…
National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Senate President David Mark has called on the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive steps to halt the renewed…
Barely days after security forces rescued dozens of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State, armed men have allegedly kidnapped Mr. Matthew Kolawale Owoade, the 60-year-old headmaster of Nomadic Basic…
The family of Lieutenant Felix Ademe Isaac, the 28-year-old Nigerian Army officer who lost his life during the operation that rescued abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State, has spoken…
Rescued pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State are expected to reunite with their families on Monday following their anticipated formal handover by…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has condemned the renewed attacks in Benue and Plateau states, describing the killings as “painful” and “deeply disturbing.” He urged…
The traditional ruler of Otukpo Kingdom, Och’Otukpo Odu, Chief John Eimonye, has ordered all herders to vacate every part of the kingdom with immediate effect following a deadly attack on…
Fresh violence has swept through Benue and Plateau states, leaving at least 27 people dead in separate attacks that have reignited concerns over the worsening security situation in Nigeria’s North-Central…
The Nigerian Army has laid Lieutenant Felix Ademe Isaac to rest with full military honours after the 28-year-old officer was killed while leading the early phase of the operation that…
One of Zamfara State’s most wanted bandit leaders, Kachalla Sani Yellow, has been killed in Anka Local Government Area, bringing an end to the reign of a commander long accused…
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has described the rescue of the abducted pupils and teachers from Oyo State as a clear answer…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to leading Afrobeats stars, including Davido, Burna Boy and Asake, to establish charitable foundations and use part of their wealth to support…
A new report has revealed that Boko Haram fighters are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance their insurgency, using AI-powered chatbots to obtain technical guidance on explosives,…
Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has called on the Nigerian military and other security agencies to sustain the momentum from the successful rescue of…
Nigerian troops have recorded one of their biggest counter-banditry victories in recent months after killing more than 150 suspected bandits during coordinated ground and air operations in Zamfara State. Security…
The Nigerian Army has disclosed fresh details of the carefully coordinated military operation that led to the rescue of 44 abducted pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of…
The Presidency has disclosed that eight suspected members of the gang behind the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State are now in the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has pledged that everyone responsible for the abduction of pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State will face justice, while assuring the…
After weeks of uncertainty that triggered protests, school closures and nationwide concern, the pupils and teachers abducted from communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their…
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have thwarted multiple coordinated infiltration attempts by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters across strategic locations in Borno State, forcing the insurgents into…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday convened an emergency security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, bringing together the nation’s Service Chiefs, intelligence heads and top security advisers to review…
The Nigerian Senate has approved a combined ₦403.1 billion budget for the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF), comprising ₦170.1 billion for the 2025 fiscal year and ₦233.9 billion for 2026,…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has appealed to leaders, parents, guardians and traditional rulers across Nigeria’s South-East to encourage more young men and women to…
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have attacked Logomani community in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, burning a police outpost, a primary healthcare centre and two classrooms after launching an…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on northerners to unite against banditry and terrorism, stressing…
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, working alongside the SafeCity Security Service, have arrested notorious wanted bandit Abubakar Usman during a coordinated operation in the Ogwashi-Uku/Adonta Forest…
United States President Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire with Iran is “over” following renewed hostilities triggered by Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the strategic Strait of Hormuz,…
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to immediately suspend the rehabilitation and reintegration of former Boko Haram members, urging authorities to prioritise the arrest and prosecution of terrorists…
A northern-based advocacy organisation, the Northern Alliance for Peace and Security (NAPS), has praised the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Nigerian Armed Forces for what it…
The Yobe State Government has disclosed that all the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in 2018 have regained their freedom except Leah Sharibu, who remains…
At least two residents have been killed after heavily armed gunmen invaded Rumuodogo 2 Community in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State during a late-night raid. The attackers reportedly…
Former Inspector-General of Police Mike Okiro has attributed the growing calls for the establishment of state police to the operational challenges facing the Nigeria Police Force, saying the force is…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has claimed that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde told him President Bola Tinubu has not made a single phone…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has strongly condemned the killing of two Nigerian citizens in South Africa, warning that it may take stronger diplomatic measures if attacks against Nigerians continue.…
No fewer than six people have been killed and more than 30 villages deserted following a series of attacks by suspected bandits in Danchadi District of Bodinga Local Government Area,…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed concern over what he described as an avoidable food crisis in northern Nigeria following a fresh United…
Fifteen worshippers of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Oke Igbala, Eda Oniyo-Ekiti, who were abducted during a church revival in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, have regained their…
Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has announced the rescue of a woman and her young son who were kidnapped in Oorelope Local Government Area of…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that about 200 United States military personnel remain in Nigeria under an ongoing bilateral security partnership focused on intelligence sharing, training and capacity building,…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that 18 people were killed in a violent clash linked to a longstanding land dispute between farming and herding communities in Rafi Local…
Former Secretary to the Benue State Government (SSG), Professor David Salifu, has died after sustaining gunshot injuries during an ambush by suspected bandits along the Wukari–Makurdi highway, in another deadly…