Security

Fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have sustained their aggressive onslaught against the Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram terrorists, killing and arresting some of the rival sect’s commanders and members, PRNigeria reports. The captured top commanders of the Shekau faction are Mustapha Krimima Jaysh, Ba’akaka, …

A military training aircraft has crashed at the Kaduna airport with all eight persons on board the aircraft feared dead including Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru. The crash occurred this evening May 21. The Nigeria Air Force says the cause of the crash is yet unknown.  

The University of Jos UNIJOS has suspended academic activities for three weeks to stem the tide of worsening insecurity in the institution and neighboring environs, Tribune reports. The development comes just weeks after the University’s management ordered the closure of hostels in order to put in place adequate security around …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, is currently presiding over a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Also present at the meeting are the National Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, the Technical Team to the Chairman, and Directors. The meeting is …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will converge at Ibadan, today to discuss the nation’s worsening insecurity. It is the second of such meetings after the one the governors had held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital in April, 2021. The Director-General of the forum, Hon. C.I.D. Maduabum, said that the …

The Southern Senators’ Forum has thrown their weight behind the decisions reached by the Southern Governors who on Tuesday met in Asaba to discuss issues affecting their region. The Senators commended steps taken by state governors from the region to stem the rise in insecurity. Recall that the Southern Governors’ …

The Nigerian Army, on Saturday evening, stormed a Boko Haram suspected mosque located at Filin Lazio, Hotoro, Kano metropolis and arrested about 10 suspects. The mosque belongs to some indigenes of Borno State that fled the troubled northeast due to the Boko haram insurgency. Reports have it that the intelligent …

REMARKS BY GOVERNOR HOPE UZODIMMA ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF SECURITY VEHICLES AND GADGETS TO OPERATION SEARCH AND FLUSH TEAM, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 5TH, 2021. Today’s event heralds the presentation of more vehicles and security gadgets to our Operation Search and Flush team. It is a bold statement …

Governors of the South East region have said the zone’s joint Security outfit known as Ebubeagu was not formed to confront the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) or it’s Security arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN). The statement by the South Eastern governor’s forum comes after the killing of ESN commander Ikonson …

President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been chastised over its handling of the security challenges ravaging the country in the past few years. In a communique issued at the end of its national caucus meeting in Abuja; the party regretted the government’s strategy thus far aimed at tackling the menace. The …