NSA warns against plots to ignite civil unrest during election

The National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has warned against plots to exploit current socio-economy situation in Nigeria to ignite civil...

Police thank Gov. Zulum for 9 APCs

Police in Borno confirmed on Tuesday in Maiduguri that they have received nine Amoured Personnel Carriers (APC) from the state government.

Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Abdu Umar gave the confirmation...

Army seeks more media synergy in tackling insurgency

 Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the Theartre Commander, North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has called for more collaboration with the media to tackle insurgency in the...

Naira swap mitigated ISWAP/Boko Haram activities in N/East – Army 

The Theartre Commander,  North East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali has said that the Naira swap and cashless policy of...

Troops killed many ISWAP terrorists in a failed attack in Yobe

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Nigerian Army  troops of 27 Task Force Brigade, Operation Hadin Kai, have nutrialised many ISWAP terrorists in a failed attack in the...

Election: Nigerian Army assures Borno residents of adequate security

By: Zagazola Makama

The Nigerian Army has reiterated its readiness to provide the required security in Borno during and after the Feb. 25 presidential and...

Buhari calls for strengthening early warning systems to limit conflicts in Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on African Union (AU) member countries to strengthen early warning systems to limit conflicts on the continent.

He also urged...

KDSG warns against breakdown of law and order

-Directs security agencies to nip in the bud all threats to peace

The Kaduna State Government has received credible intelligence reports of plans by various groups to deliberately disrupt...

Successes of military operations have rekindle citizens’ confidence – GOC

Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja,  General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division Nigerian Army, says the successes of various military operations have decreased security...

Police arrest suspected female gun runner in Zamfara

The Zamfara Police Command has arrested a suspected female gunrunner for allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to bandits.

The police  had also recovered 325 live ammunition of AK 47...

Irabor tasks military personnel on peaceful elections

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, says the nation is looking up to the armed forces and other security agencies to ensure peaceful and smooth elections.

Irabor, who was...

ISWAP frees Medical Doctor Abducted in Gubio
By: Zagazola Makama
Dr Geidam Bulama, a Principal Medical Officer, PMO, who had been  held captive by  the Islamic State of the West African Province(ISWAP), has been released.
Bulama was...

FCT, 32 states in Nigeria risk high floods, severe consequences, FG warns 

The Minister of Water Resources, Mr Suleiman Adamu has warned that 178 Local Government Areas(LGAs) in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) fell...

Troops neutralize seven bandits in Chikun LGA 

A combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army and Navy have neutralized seven bandits during clearance operations in the Kasso general area of Chikun LGA.

Operational feedback to...

Reuters And The Burden Of Proof

By: Zagazola Makama

The Reuters report, early December, 2022, accusing the Nigerian military of forcing the abortion of the pregnancies of over 10,000 Boko Haram female abductees since 2013 has raised...

Irabor backs review of military laws, unveils book in Abuja

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Thursday expressed support for calls to review the Armed Forces Act to make it more professional and...

Insurgency: UN ready to provide humanitarian response to vulnerable communities

By: Zagazola Makama 

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed UN readiness in providing...

Polls: Police to deploy 300,000 personnel to 176,846 polling units nationwide

Zagazola Makama

The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, says over 300,000 police officers and men have been mobilised for deployment nationwide to...

Nigerian Army reacts to killing of soldier by Policeman in Lagos

The Nigerian Army on Thursday reacted to the alleged killing of a Soldier by a Policeman on Wednesday in Lagos State.

The reaction is contained in a statement signed by...

Protests rock Ibadan over naira, fuel scarcity

Protesters, in their thousands, on Wednesday, blocked major roads within Ibadan metropolis over the scarcity of fuel, new naira notes and the rejection of the old notes by...