Feature: CDS Musa honours Irabor, outlines blueprint for Nigeria’s security renewal

By: Zagazola Makama

When Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, mounted the podium at the public presentation of Gen. Lucky Irabor’s book “Scars...

Jonathan says  Boko Haram insurgency too complex, calls for holistic solutions

By Hamza Suleiman

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the Boko Haram insurgency remains one of the most complex and enduring...

Monguno says lack of national cohesion fuels insurgency

By: Zagazola Makama 

Former National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.), has warned that Nigeria’s fight against insurgency will remain elusive without...

Kukah says military operations alone cannot end insurgency, stresses soft power approach

By: Zagazola Makama 

 The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has said Nigeria cannot defeat...

Kukah reviews Irabor’s book, says Nigeria must revisit history to resolve insecurity

By: Zagazola Makama 

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, has called for a deeper interrogation of...

Obasanjo urges holistic approach to end Boko Haram, insecurity

By: Zagazola Makama 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a whole-of-society approach to tackle Boko Haram insurgency and other security challenges in...

HURIWA, Jurist Omolaye-Ajileye Commend SSS DG For N20m Award To Wrongfully Arrested Individuals

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), and a jurist and visiting Professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Alaba...

Tear gas canister explosion injures four siblings in Kano

By: Zagazola Makama 

 Four siblings have sustained injuries following the explosion of a tear gas canister at Bakin Kwata, Sharada area of Kano...

Notorious kidnapper Maidawa neutralised in Kwara 

By: Zagazola Makama

A notorious kidnapper Maidawa and some of his accomplices has been eliminated following a fierce engagement with security forces in Isanlu, Isin LGA, over...

Two children killed in machete attack in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Two children have been killed in a machete attack by yet-to-be-identified assailants at Kurungu village, Adogo, in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi...

Gunmen abduct seven travellers in Kogi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Armed men have abducted seven travellers along the Itobe–Anyagba expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, police have confirmed.

Sources...

Army troops  nutrialised 15 bandits in Kogi-Kwara border operation

 By: Zagazola Makama 

At least 15 suspected bandits and kidnappers were reportedly neutralised by combined government security forces following...

Bandit attack at illegal mining site leaves one dead in Zamfara

By: Zagazola Makama

One person was killed following a bandit attack at an illegal mining site in Magami District, Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara...

Troops raid black spots, arrest 15 suspects in Kaduna

By: Zagazola Makama

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY), in conjunction with Keystone personnel and other security agencies, have arrested 15 suspects and recovered illicit drugs in Kaduna...

Troops clear bandit hideouts, detonate IED in Sokoto

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have cleared several deserted terrorist hideouts and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in...

Troops repel terrorist attacks, rescue victims in Sokoto, Kebbi

By: Zagazola Makama 

Troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA (OPFY) have repelled multiple terrorist attacks, neutralised two terrorists and rescued victims in Sokoto...

DSS DG Orders Release of Wrongfully Arrested Businesswoman, Others
*Awards N20m Compensation

The Director General, Department of State Services (DSS) Mr Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has ordered the release of
an Abuja-based businesswoman, Mrs...

Army Troops neutralised bandit as stray bullet mistakenly hits students during gunfight in Benue

By: Zagazola Makama 

A suspected bandit was neutralised by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke during a gun battle in Jato-Aka...

DSS Didn't Disarm Vigilantes in Kwara Community - State Government

*As secret police, soldiers kill more bandits 

The Kwara State government has dismissed rumours that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) disarmed...

Niger, Mali leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation

By: Zagazola Makama 

President of the Republic of Niger, Gen. Abdurahamane Tiani, on Wednesday paid a visit to Mali’s Transitional President, Gen. Assimi...