Security Report
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EFCC rounds up staff of Dasuki at NSA Office
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested top-ranking officials of the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA)…
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Security: Army, Police call for vigilance, caution against fireworks
The Nigerian Army and the police have called on Nigerians to observe vigilance in the light of the present security…
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1 soldier, 6 others killed as Boko Haram storms Borno villages
Over six people including one soldier were killed in both Bam and Gajigana villages of Biu and Magumeri Local Government…
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Suicide bomber hits Shi’ite procession in Kano; at least 21 dead
A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Kano city as they walked to Zaria to pay…
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(Opinion) NSCDC’s horrifying corruption profile
BOLANLE BOLAWOLE Nigerians and foreigners alike are agreed that corruption is a cankerworm that has eaten deep into this country’s…
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No more excuses — Ambode tells IGP Arase; hands over N4.6bn security equipment to state Command, RRS
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Friday, formally handed over a cache of heavy security equipment including vehicles to the…
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Boko Haram insurgents now conceal bombs in attractive objects – DHQ; arrests 5 out of 100 ‘most wanted’ terrorists
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has alerted the general public that the Boko Haram insurgents have resorted to concealing bombs in attractive…
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Defence College to back FRSC on strategic leadership training
Commandant of the National Defence College Abuja, Rear Admiral Samuel Ilesanmi Alade has assured the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)…
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Germany pledges assistance towards capacity building at EFCC
The Consulate General of the Federal Rebublic of Germany in Lagos, Mr. Ingo Herbert has assured the Economic and Financial…
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Yanaty: Court reserves judgment in alleged N1.8bn petroleum subsidy fraud
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, Tuesday, reserved judgment in the case involving Yanaty Petrochemical Limited , an oil marketing company,…
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Nigerian Army to commence recruitment exercise for Lagos indigenes, Monday
The zonal recruitment screening exercise for indigenes of Lagos State who have undergone successful pre-screening for the Nigerian Army (NA)…
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Celebrating Gen. Buratai @ 55, for exemplary leadership
Today marks the birthday of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai. As Nigerians from all walks…
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Female suicide bomber kills over 6 people at Maiduguri IDP screening centre
More than six people died when a female suicide bomber hit the screening centre for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in…
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Italian police, EFCC arrest 3 more Nigerians for internet fraud
An operation which brought together 750 police officers from the Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Belgian, Georgian, Turkish and Cameroonian police,…
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NDLEA reels out 9yr statistics, seizes narcotics worth N1trn
ANTHONY OMOH National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized narcotic drugs valued at over one trillion naira. The drugs…
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Paris attacks: Third body found in flat raided by police; as death toll hits 130
A third body has been recovered from the apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis raided by police after last…
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$2.6bn arms procurement scandal: Stop playing politics with serious issues — Jonathan advises Pres. Buhari
Former Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has for the first time waded into $2.6 arms procurement scandal which has seen the…
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Boko Haram: Army clarifies reports of casualties; re-groups for Sambisa attack
The Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, has confirmed earlier reports which claimed that Nigerian troops suffered…
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Kano terror attacks: NEMA confirms 19 dead; Buhari urges vigilance; as U.S denounces ‘callous terrorist acts’
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed 19 fatalities from Wednesday’s twin suicide bomb attacks at the Farm Centre,…
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Commandos storm Bamako hotel attacked by Islamists, dozens freed; ‘attackers spoke with Nigerian accent’ — Witnesses
Malian commandos stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako, Friday after Islamist gunmen took 170 people including many foreigners hostage in…
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Nigeria Air Force pounds Sambisa forest; -Destroys Boko Haram logistics…No soldiers missing – Commander
BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The Nigeria Air Force has said that the air component of Operation Lafiya Dole is intensifying…
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2 female suicide bombers hit Kano mobile phone market; 13 feared dead
Two female suicide bombers, Wednesday afternoon, attacked the Farm Centre, a popular mobile phone market in Kano, Kano State, with…
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Security remains my top priority in Lagos – Ambode; hosts LSSTF Board members
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday evening, restated his commitment to protect the lives and property of the people…
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2 die in police raid targeting suspected Paris attack mastermind
A female suicide bomber blew herself up and another militant died, Wednesday, when police raided an apartment in the Paris…
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Deputy senate leader, Ekweremadu escapes assassination attempt
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt, Tuesday, according to a statement by his…
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