Nigeria: Drop Arms, Seek Dialogue, Chief of Army Staff Tells Aggrieved Groups

Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Taoreed Lagbaja, has appealed to aggrieved Nigerians who have taken up arms against the state to drop their arms and seeks dialogue. Read more »

Nigeria: We're Not Recruiting 'Foreign Terrorists' As Soldiers - Army

Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, dismissed reports in some sections of the media that it is recruiting foreign terrorists popularly described as "fundamentalists and… Read more »

Nigeria: Jos South and the Need to Avert Crisis

At times like this, when communities are on the brink of crisis, it is crucial for us to come together and work towards peace and reconciliation. The recent events in Jos South… Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Killed As Police, Pro-Fubara Youths Clash in Rivers

Pro-Wike chairman, supporters chased out of secretariats Gov alleges plan to arrest supporters Read more »

Nigeria: Air Chief Orders Commanders to Intensify Efforts to Secure Nigeria

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has charged commanders to intensify efforts to secure Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: NAF to Receive 50 New Aircraft to Boost Anti-Banditry Operations

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced plans to bolster its anti-banditry operations with the acquisition of 50 new aircraft scheduled to arrive between now and next year. This… Read more »

Nigeria: 2 Killed As Herders, Guards Clash in Benue

At least two people have been reportedly killed and three injured after a clash between officers of the Livestock Guards and alleged herdsmen in Kwua community near the Modern… Read more »

Nigeria: AfDB Launches Network to Spur Home-Grown Solutions to Debt Challenges

The African Development Bank (African Development Institute) has launched the African Debt Managers Initiative Network (ADMIN), a new programme to provide home-grown solutions to… Read more »

Nigeria: Villagers Flee As Soldiers Raid Forest, Kill 3 in Kaduna

Most residents of Kurutu community in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State have fled their homes following a gun battle between soldiers and bandits in the Kuturu Forest. Read more »

Nigeria: Soldiers' Killing - Military Destroys IPOB's Stronghold, Arrests Terrorists

Troops of the Nigerian military have continued raids on the hideouts and the training camps of outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) terrorists and its Eastern Security… Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorism - Military Has Abandoned My LG for 10 Years - Borno Speaker

The Speaker, Borno State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan, has alleged that the Nigerian military has abandoned Guzamala Local Government Area of the state for 10 years… Read more »

Nigeria: 1 Feared Dead As Soldiers, Tanker Drivers Clash in Kwara

A truck driver has reportedly been shot dead by a soldier at a roadblock on the Oko-Olowo highway in Ilọrin, Kwara State. Read more »

Nigeria: Air Force Estate Gets Sewage Treatment Plants

An indigenous firm, Biotech, has partnered to build state-of-the-art sewage treatment plants, lift stations and sewer infrastructures for the Nigerian Air Force estate in Abuja. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Hit Military Base in Niger State

At least two soldiers sustained injury when terrorists attacked a military base in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. Read more »

Sudan: Last Hospital in Darfur City Shut - MSF

The last operating hospital in western Sudan's El-Fasher has been closed after an attack by paramilitaries trying to seize the key Darfur city, medical charity Doctors Without… Read more »

Nigeria: Gunmen Attack 3 Soldiers in Edo

The Edo State Government said three soldiers attached to Okomu Oil Palm Plc in Ovia South West Local Government were shot and injured by gunmen. Read more »

Nigeria: How Uncordial Civil-Military Relations Hamper Anti-Insurgency War - Cleen Foundation

The Cleen Foundation and International Alert-Nigeria has said that insurgency and banditry have been difficult to contain in North-West and North-East due to the kinetic approach… Read more »

Nigeria: Over 9,000 Militants Killed, 9,562 Fighters Surrendered in One Year - Military

No fewer than 9,303 have been killed, 6,998 arrested and 9,562 Boko Haram/ISWAP combatant fighters and their families surrendered to security forces in the last year. Read more »

Nigeria: We'll Respect FG's Decision On Creation of State Police - IGP

The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, said the police force will respect the federal government's decision regarding the creation of state police. Read more »

Nigeria: Police to Establish Full Drone System to Aid Security - IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, says the Nigeria Police Force will soon establish a full drone system to tackle the nation's security challenges… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill 2 Rustlers in Kaduna

Troops have shot dead two suspected bandits while they were attempting to rustle cows and sheep at a Fulani settlement near Gidan-Makeri village in Kagarko LGA of Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Protesters Block Varsity Road Over Fresh Attack On Benúe Community

Protesters on Monday blocked the North Bank-Uniagric road in Antsa community over an attack by armed men which reportedly left 10 people injured in Makurdi LGA of Benúe… Read more »

Nigeria: State Police or the State of the Police in Nigeria?

A nasty experience of generalised insecurity in Nigeria has provoked a debate about how best police and policing Nigeria might be organised. There are those who feel that what the… Read more »

Nigeria: Amnesty Programme Reiterates Commitment to Niger Delta Peace, Security

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Brutu Otuaro, has reiterated his commitment to diligently working towards achieving peace and security in the… Read more »

Cameroon: Gwoza Elders Seek Repatriation of Borno Refugees From Cameroon

Gwoza Elites Forum has called on President Bola Tinubu to support the Borno State government to repatriate its refugees from neighbouring Cameroon. Read more »