News as it breaks
In a decisive move to reinforce national security during the holiday season, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the deployment of over 28,000 personnel across the country. This large-scale operation, directed by the Commandant General of the Corps, Dr. Ahmed Audi, is aimed at ensuring the…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has urged Nigerians to actively support the Armed Forces in the ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry, and other violent groups threatening national peace and security. Speaking at the inaugural Voice of Nigeria (VON) Security Forum held in Abuja on Tuesday, General…
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has ordered an immediate deployment of joint security forces to Apa and Gwer West Local Government Areas following a series of deadly attacks that claimed at least 23 lives. Speaking to journalists on Monday after an emergency security council meeting at the Government House…
Security operations across several Nigerian states have recorded significant breakthroughs as troops and police intensify efforts to combat rising insecurity. In Plateau State, troops under Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a multi-agency security outfit deployed to restore peace in the region, confirmed the neutralization of three notorious bandits in Wase Local…
MAIDUGURI — Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have arrested 18 soldiers and 15 mobile policemen for allegedly selling arms and ammunition to non-state actors, in what is being described as one of the largest internal crackdowns on arms racketeering within Nigeria’s security forces. This was disclosed by Major Ademola…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has refuted reports suggesting that Monday’s explosion near the Mogadishu Army Cantonment along the Abuja-Keffi Road was the result of a suicide bombing. Speaking during an inspection of ongoing projects across the FCT on Tuesday, Wike clarified that the blast occurred…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Federal Government to intensify its collaboration with state authorities in the fight against growing insurgency threats in the North East, especially in Borno. Speaking to reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on…
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the deaths of two men and the rescue of two others in separate water-related incidents in Kumbotso Local Government Area on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, ACFO Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, the…
A storm of outrage has erupted across Nigeria following a damning allegation by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, who claims that some politicians and members of the Nigerian armed forces are colluding with terrorists, including Boko Haram insurgents, by acting as informants. The governor’s disclosure has prompted fierce reactions…
Tensions are running high in Okoloke, a community in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, following a deadly attack by suspected bandits that left three people dead and intensified fears over the fate of a kidnapped traditional ruler. The attackers, who abducted 90-year-old monarch Pa Dada James Ogunyanda…
