Nigeria: Kaduna Govt Unveils Women, Youth Peace Action Plans

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has unveiled two documents, the Women Peace and Security Action Plan (KAD-SAP WPS II) and Youth Peace and Security Action Plan (KAD-SAP YPS) aimed at… Read more »

Nigeria: Air Force Gets 12 Fighter Aircraft Against Insecurity

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of 12 aircraft to boost the fight against banditry and insurgency in the country. Read more »

Nigeria: Accord Party Chairman Gives Relief Materials to 3,000 Borno Flood Victims

The national chairman of Accord Party, Prof. Chris Imumolen has identified victims of flood disaster in Borno State. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Hails Religious Bodies for Promoting Peace, Tolerance

President Bola Tinubu has commended religious bodies in the country for their roles in promoting peace and tolerance, and reiterates the commitment of his Renewed Hope Agenda to… Read more »

Nigeria: Troops Kill 4 Terrorists, Rescue 20 Hostages in Kaduna

Nigerian Army troops killed four terrorists and rescued 20 hostages in different operations in Kaduna State. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Signs Arms Control Centre Bill Into Law

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Bill establishing the National Center for the Control of small arms and light weapons (NCCSALW) to curb proliferation of small arms and… Read more »

Nigeria: Borno Flood - 7 Recaptured As 274 Terrorists, Bandits, Other Inmates Escape

No fewer than 281 inmates, including jailed top Boko Haram terrorists, bandits, and others, have been confirmed to have escaped from the Maiduguri correctional facility following… Read more »

Nigeria: Relocation of Service Chiefs to Sokoto

Recently, the Minister of State for Defence, Hon Bello Matawalle, arrived in Sokoto State in style, donning an army combat uniform. He flew into the troubled state and was greeted… Read more »

Nigeria: Speaker Abbas Condemns Abduction of Nurses, Patients in Kaduna Hospital

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has condemned the attack on a hospital, and the abduction of workers as well as patients by bandits in Birnin Gwari,… Read more »

Nigeria: IGP Decorates AIG Igweh, 7 Others

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Egbetokun Olukayode, has decorated the former commissioner of police, FCT, Ben Igweh, as an assistant inspector-general of police (AIG). Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Decries Use of Military Regime Antics Under Tinubu's Watch

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the level of oppressive control under President Bola Tinubu-led administration has surpassed the harshest days of military… Read more »

Nigeria: 125,517 Terrorists Surrender in North-East - DHQ

A total of 125, 517 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops in the North-East Theatre, Chief of Defence Operations, Maj.-Gen. Emeka Onumajuru has disclosed. Read more »

Nigeria: Military Vows Continued Operations to Recover Missing Arms in Okuama

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, has pledged that military operation in Okuama Community, Ewu Kingdom would continue… Read more »

Nigeria: NAFDAC Signs MOU With Counter Terrorism Centre

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Counter Terrorism Centre to tackle… Read more »

Nigeria: Katsina Govt to Arm Residents of Terrorised Communities

Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda says the state government is planning to arm willing residents of terrorised communities to confront invading bandits, kidnappers and other… Read more »

Nigeria: Allegation of Mass Resignation Baseless - Army

The Nigerian Army has described "baseless" reports of alleged mass resignation of soldiers due to corruption and low morale. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Signs Security Pact With Niger Military Junta

The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), General Christopher Musa, and the Chief of Staff of the Nigerien Armed Forces, General Moussa Salaou Barmou, have signed a memorandum of… Read more »

Nigeria: Kidnapping / Federal Govt Needs to Do More About Insecurity - Afenifere

The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed relief on the return of the Nigerian graduates who were kidnapped on their way from Akwa Ibom to… Read more »

Nigeria: Group Remembers Victims of Religious Violence, Advocates Peaceful Coexistence

Collaborators from various sectors have warned against using religion to cause crisis in Nigeria, saying no country can develop without peace. Read more »

Nigeria: Forum Lauds IGP, NSA Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Medical Students

The National Unity Forum (NUF), a non-governmental organisation that seeks to defend and promote Nigeria's unity in diversity, has commended the gallantry, resilience and… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity... Waves of Change As Tinubu Rejigs NIA, DSS

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new directors-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Read more »

West Africa: '1,400 Schools Destroyed, 2,295 Teachers Killed in Nigeria'

0ver 1,400 schools have been destroyed, and more than 2,295 teachers killed in Nigeria since 2009 to date. Read more »

Nigeria: Just-in - 2 Officers Die, 3 Unconscious As Shi'ite Attack Police

Two police officers have been confirmed dead and three others left unconscious as Shi'ite members attacked police officers in Abuja on Sunday. Read more »

Nigeria: Mirroring Dikko Radda's Community Watch Corps

In response to the banditry that has plagued the Northwest, Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, created the Community Watch Corps, drawing vigilantes from all the wards of all the… Read more »

Nigeria: Just-in - NYSC Directs Married Female Corps Members to Request Redeployment

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has directed prospective married female corps members who have been posted away from their husband's state of residence to request… Read more »