Somalia: African Union Calls Emergency Meeting As U.S. Ends Somalia Army Funds

The African Union called an emergency meeting on its military mission in Somalia on Friday after Washington announced it would end critical funding over the lack of progress… Read more »

Nigeria: Communities As First Responders to Insecurity

The Director-General of the Department of State Security Service, (DSS), Adeola Ajayi, has articulated what few security chiefs would dare acknowledge: communities must become the… Read more »

Nigeria: Soldiers Dismantle Illegal Arms Factory, Recover Ak-47 Rifles in Kebbi

Troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have dismantled an illegal arms manufacturing syndicate in Kebbi State, recovering five locally… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Urges AU to Make Xenophobic Attacks a Top Security Priority

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, has called on the African Union to place xenophobic attacks against Africans, particularly Nigerians in… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, France Deepen Defence Cooperation Through Strategic Talks

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed two hospitality establishments in separate parts of the state over persistent noise pollution and other… Read more »

Nigeria: New Army Recruits Allegedly Invade Uniosun Hostels, Assault Students in Osun

Students of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo campus, were reportedly subjected to a harrowing ordeal on Monday night after newly recruited Nigerian Army personnel allegedly… Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Disclosure On Neutralised 199 Jihadists Refers to May Operation - DHQ

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Monday said the recent disclosure by the United States on the killing of 199 jihadists and the recovery of a massive cache of ISIS arms,… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue 10 NECO Candidates Abducted By ISWAP in Borno

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 10 of the 11 National Examinations Council (NECO) candidates and teachers abducted by suspected ISWAP terrorists during an attack on… Read more »

Nigeria: Navy Rescues Several Victims of Building Collapse in Lagos

The Nigerian Navy on Monday again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to the protection of lives and support to civil authorities by rescuing several victims trapped following a… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Foil Attempted Attack On Nipss in Plateau

Security operatives have reportedly foiled an attempted intrusion into the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, in the Jos South Local Government Area… Read more »

Nigeria: Oyo Forest Ambush - Sunday Igboho Confirms Recovery of Injured 'Iru Ekun' Operatives

Yoruba Nation advocate Sunday Adeyemo, widely known as Sunday Igboho, has confirmed that members of his private security outfit, Iru Ekun, who sustained injuries during an ambush… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Foil Terrorist Attack, Recover Arms At Benue Yam Market

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) and Benue State Civil Protection Guard, have foiled a terrorist attack at Tor Donga Yam Market in Benue State. Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue 53 Hostages, Foil Terrorists' Attack in Borno

The troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 53 after dismantling a roadblock mounted by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on Buratai-Kamuya road in the Biu Local Government… Read more »

Nigeria: Army Intercepts Terrorist Logistics Supplier, Recover 150 Combat Boots in Zamfara

Troops of Sector II of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have arrested a suspected logistics supplier to terrorist groups and recovered 150 pairs of combat boots and other tactical items in… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue Three Kidnap Victims, Recover Weapons in Zamfara, Sokoto Operations

ABUJA -- Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North-West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued three kidnapped victims and foiled a planned terrorist attack during separate… Read more »

Nigeria: Alleged Coup Plot - Court Orders Probe of Leaked Evidence

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to investigate the allegation by the prosecution that part of the evidence it tendered in… Read more »

Niger: The Attack On Niamey Airport

On June 18, 2026, the airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger, once again became the target of a terrorist attack. Gunfire began around 6 a.m. and lasted for several hours.… Read more »

Nigeria: Fear in North-West As Turji Allegedly Acquires Advanced Weapons

The leader of Rundunar Adalchi in Sokoto State, Bashir Altine Guyawa Isa, has raised concerns over what he described as an emerging security threat in the North-West, alleging that… Read more »

Nigeria: Eight Dead, Five Rescued in Farmers-Herders Clash in Kebbi

The Kebbi Police Command has confirmed the death of eight persons in a violent clash between farmers and herders in Gulma Town, Argungu Local Government Area of the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Terrorism Financing, Arms Supply Major Security Challenge - Anthony Sani

Former Secretary-General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani, has identified the sources of funding and weapons for terrorist groups as one of the most critical… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Rescue 47 People From ISWAP Enclave in Borno - Military

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), have rescued 47 persons, mostly women and children, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapped Schoolchildren - Rage Over Terrorists' Toxic Demand

In homes scattered across Nigeria, telephones have become symbols of both hope and terror. Every ring sends hearts racing. Every unknown number triggers fear. Every silent night… Read more »

Nigeria: Thirty-Six Days After, Inside Story of Gunfight for Hostages in Oyo Forests

Terrorists mount stiff resistanceSource: Abductors trapped, security forces closing in Read more »

Nigeria: New Kidnap Horror in Oyo As Terrorists Kill Pregnant Woman, Ransom Bearer

...Igboho threatens showdown, gives ultimatum Read more »

Nigeria: 243 Suspects Arrested, 60 Firearms Recovered in Lagos in Three Months - - CP Fatai

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 243 suspects for offences ranging from armed robbery and cultism to murder and traffic robbery between March and June 2026, Commissioner… Read more »