Security

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 …

“…the responsibility to retrieve Nigeria from the claws of these criminal elements belongs to everyone. And time seems to be running out.” By Olusegun Adeniyi Disturbing videos are making the rounds on WhatsApp. As Boko Haram insurgents invade a northern town with their armoured vehicles, they are being hailed by young …

Two security guards sustained injuries, as the Court’s library Suspected hoodlums on Tuesday burnt down parts of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital. In the latest attack which happened in the early hours of Tuesday, two security guards sustained injuries, as the court library was badly burnt, …

Armed Fulani herdsmen have killed seven persons after attacking an Internally Displaced Persons camp in Makurdi Local government Area of Benue State. The incident forced angry youths to block the Makurdi-Lafia Road with the bodies of the victims in protest against the attack. Reacting, the State Governor, Samuel Ortom in …

According to military sources, the Air Force jet was said to have bombed an armored tank conveying the soldiers, killing many in the process. The Nigerian Air Force has reportedly shot itself in the foot, after one of its fighter jet on a mission against Boko Haram insurgents in Mainok, …