A regional patrol to curb insecurity in the Southwest geopolitical zone is set to kick off with the donation of 20 vehicles per state by five...
Abductors of female students and staff of Engravers College, Kaduna State have insisted on the payment of N10million each as ransom for the six students and...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, at the weekend said that job creation and youth employment were part of top priorities of...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that the report published by some national dailies claiming that Igbos in the state were targets of “coordinated attacks...
The gunmen who abducted six female students and two staff of Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, have reportedly demanded N50...
Kaduna State Government has confirmed the abduction of six students and one teacher of The Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of the state....
The Senator representing Osun East, Prince Francis Fadahunsi has described the security status of the country as shameful, unacceptable, stressing that solving security challenges must be...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has advised northern governors on what to do to tackle the menace of insecurity caused by insurgents in the region....
The Nigerian Army has revealed that it would commence simultaneous routine training exercises and operations in many states in the country. This is according to a...
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led government to reveal the names of politicians alleged to be...
In response to concerns of an imminent attack by Boko Haram insurgents, all forms of meetings, procession, partying and unlawful gatherings have been suspended in Zamfara...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has stated that Nigeria’s democracy under President Muhammadu Buhari was derailing. The bishops said the Buhari administration was lacking in...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has granted amnesty to 13 suspected armed bandits that were arrested by security operatives along Kontonkoro axis in Magama Local Government...
A suspected serial killer, Gracious David-West, 26, who has been linked to the murder of young ladies in hotels in parts of Rivers State has confessed...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed disappointment with the United Nations report on violence in Nigeria for failing to address important aspects, such as intra-group violence. In...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has regretted the rate of bandits’ attacks in the state even after spending over N470m combating banditry and insecurity. He noted...
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Fadaman Rimi village, Chikun Local Government Area of the state, by some bandits. No fewer than...
The National Security Adviser of Nigeria (NSA), Major General Mohammed Babagana Monguno has proposed a collaborative effort with neighbouring countries to tackle the challenge of insecurity...
62 days after her abduction, the whereabouts of Beauty Ogere, mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, remains unknown. The Bayelsa State police has lamented...
A professor of mathematical science at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology who was abducted last week, Gideon Okedayo, has been confirmed dead. Chairman...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday berated President Muhammadu Buhari for his alleged failure to take decisive steps to end bloodletting across the country and...
The Minister of Defence, General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), on Saturday said he admitted blames on the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari in the area of insecurity...
The 123 male passengers who were intercepted along Moshalashi road, Agege with 48 motorcycles that were coming from Jigawa State have been released from police custody....
A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Suleiman Dabo has been kidnapped by gunmen along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. This was confirmed on Friday by...
Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, on Thursday met with representatives of bandits terrorizing the eight frontline local governments in the state in order to find...
Following the disturbing insecurity situation in Enugu, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led government of the state has commenced recruitment of forest guards. It was learnt that Ugwuanyi, at...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called for the establishment of state police which he says will end the current security challenges being faced...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting of Ahmad Abdulrahman to Enugu Command as the state’s new Commissioner of Police (CP)....
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two of its officers attached to the Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Prof....
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have intercepted six mine resistance vehicles in Konkol, a border community in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State, between Nigeria...
The Enugu State Government has directed the Management of ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, to immediately carry out an autopsy on the remains of a pregnant...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with northern traditional leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president, during the meeting, said the entire structure of the...
Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused herdsmen of the murder of one Mrs Pat Ngwu in Enugu State. Mrs Ngwu’s body was found on Thursday...
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected kidnappers who were part of the gang that abducted three persons, including the son...
The Kaduna State Police Command on Wednesday banned all activities of voluntary security outfits in the state popularly known as “Y’an Sa Kai.’’ This according to...
The Nigeria Police Force has granted access to the venue for a symposium, tagged, ‘Democracy, State Repression and the State of Insecurity in Nigeria,’ where Nobel...
Otunba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, has assured South Westerners of his resolve to battle insecurity in the region to a standstill....
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura, Katsina State, told Nigerians he would use his second term in office to improve the lives of Nigerians by...
Gunmen on Sunday attacked another hall of residence in the University of Ibadan in Oyo State. The armed men stormed the Abdulsalami Abubakar Hall of residence...
Nobel laurate, Prof Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the in the Southwestern part of the country as...
As the court has granted their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky’s request to travel abroad for medical treatment, members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) have demanded...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP caucus in the House of Representatives have called on the Federal Government to end the growing menace of insecurity across the...
Governors of the South Western States in Nigeria have revealed the next line of action they would take, concerning the growing spate of insecurity in the...
Following the killing of a Catholic priest in the state, the Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has called an emergency meeting of all heads of security...
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will deploy technology check insecurity in the country. He made this pledge during a meeting with the Ooni of Ife,...
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has given reasons for shunning the roundtable on insecurity in Nigeria called by former head of state, Gen Abdusalam Abubakar. The group explained that...
Abductors of Mrs Beauty Ogere Siasia, mother to the former Super Eagles striker and coach, Samson Siasia, have reduced their ransom demand for her release to...
The South-east Governors Forum on Sunday converged at the Enugu State Government House for their first meeting. At the meeting, the five South-east Governors resolved to...
14 days after her abduction, the whereabouts of Beauty Ogere, the mother of a former Coach and skipper of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, remains unknown....
Three persons have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of the Permanent Secretary of the Adamawa State Ministry of Mineral Resources, Emmanuel Piridimso. Piridimso, who...
