June 11
Nigeria: It's Time Govt Declared Security Emergency to Empower War Commanders - Atiku, NEF
Presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has told the federal government to declare emergency in security to empower commanders with more… Read more »
June 10
Nigeria: Nigeria-U.S. Joint Operations Kill Over 200 Terrorists in North-East - DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that joint counterterrorism operations carried out by the Nigerian military in collaboration with the United States Africa Command (US… Read more »
Nigeria: Surviving Biafra - Coincidence or Choreography?
Nearly 60 years after the first shots of the Nigerian Civil War tore through the fragile fabric of a young republic, Biafra has returned to public conversation, not as an apology,… Read more »
Nigeria: Ending Abduction Cannot Wait Until After 2027 Elections
Kidnapping of school children began in 2014 when Boko Haram terrorists abducted 300 girls in a government secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. Since then, the abduction of… Read more »
June 09
Nigeria: We Cannot Address Today's Complex Security Threats Alone, Says Army Chief
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has emphasised that the Nigerian Army cannot tackle the country's increasingly complex security challenges in… Read more »
June 08
Nigeria: Violence Against Security Personnel the Authorities Must Do More By Providing Adequately for the Police
Policing Nigeria has become extremely challenging, with operatives often risking their lives to protect citizens and maintain public safety. Last week, the Inspector General of… Read more »
June 09
Nigeria: Terrorists Demand Food Items and Other Materials From Some Niger Communities
Some terrorists have asked four communities in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State to purchase food and other items for them, or their villages would be attacked. Read more »
Nigeria: Group Commends Army, Police Over Borno Rescue Operations, Seeks Release of Abducted Schoolchildren
The Prayer and Support for the Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies has congratulated the Nigerian Army on the rescue of 360 persons reportedly held captive by Boko… Read more »
June 07
Nigeria: Not a Fodder for Politics - Orire Abduction & Security Challenges
The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers… Read more »
Nigeria: Return of Nigeria's Prodigal Sons
Nigeria's fatal affection and preoccupation with her returned prodigal sons seems fated to consume her relationship with her loyal sons. However, and clearly too, those in charge… Read more »
Nigeria: Oyo Abductions and Nigeria's Woes
Abiodun KOMOLAFE argues for a change of strategy to battle the criminals Read more »
Nigeria: Troops Overrun Terrorists' Most Fortified Enclave in Mandara Mountains, Rescue 360 Captives
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have overrun one of the terrorists' most heavily fortified enclaves in the Mandara Mountains area of… Read more »
Nigeria: State Police and Nigeria's Security Dilemma
The effectiveness of decentralized policing depends not merely on structure but on the quality of governance that supports it, contends FELIX OLADEJI Read more »
Nigeria: Let's Prioritise Bringing Back Oyo Children
Rather than put heads together to see how the children and teachers abducted by terrorists in Oyo State can be rescued, the agents of the federal government have resorted to… Read more »
Nigeria: An Epidemic of Stolen School Children
The authorities must do more to secure and protect our children Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: Senate - Abductions in Schools, Communities Alarming, Demands FG Action to Rescue Oyo Victims
·Gunmen abduct Adelabu's sister, sons in Ibadan, attack Ogbomoso immigration office Read more »
June 05
Nigeria: Aiyedatiwa Reveals Foiled Plot to Bomb Ondo Government House
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has revealed that security operatives recently foiled an alleged plot to bomb the Ondo State Government House, describing the operation as… Read more »
Nigeria: Ododo Inaugurates Violent Crime Response Unit in Kogi
Kogi state government has reiterated its readiness to ensure safety of lives and property as it inaugurates the violent crime response unit for the Confluence state. Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: Insecurity - Are We Cursed or Are We the Cause?
On a daily basis, innocent citizens are kidnapped in large numbers, while huge sums of money are demanded and paid as ransom for their release. Read more »
June 05
Nigeria: Increasing Incidence of Kidnapping As Threat to National Security
Afakriya Gadzama writes that recent times have witnessed a troubling rise in the incidence of kidnapping across parts of Nigeria, posing significant threats to public safety,… Read more »
June 01
Nigeria: Honouring the Last Watch of 17 PMF Heroes - A Tribute to Sacrifice, Unyielding Stand Against Terror
The last watch of 17 Police Mobile Force (PMF) officers came to an abrupt and violent end in the early hours of May 8, 2026, when terrorists struck the Nigerian Army Special Forces… Read more »
West Africa: Nigeria's Anti-Terror Campaign and Ukraine's Robot War
For over a decade, Nigeria has been locked in a gruelling war of attrition. From the blood-soaked plains of the Northeast, where Boko Haram and ISWAP splinter cells mutate, to the… Read more »
May 31
Nigeria: Oyo Kidnap - Makinde Meets Families of Abducted Pupils, Teachers, Assures Safe Return
Principal's husband breaks down Read more »
May 28
Nigeria: Army Chief Orders Troops to Crush Terrorists, Bandits in Kwara, Neighbouring States
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has ordered troops of the Joint Task Force North Central (JTF-NC), Operation Savannah Shield, to crush terrorists,… Read more »
May 20
Nigeria: Oyo School Abductions - Time for Concrete Action Against Terrorism
The recent kidnapping of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has once again exposed the frightening state of insecurity confronting Nigeria.… Read more »
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