Security

The global initiative on sports development has lauded the FCT DRTS director, Dr. AbdulLateef Bello over the establishment of a full-fledged sports unit. The group’s spokesperson Zainab Mainasara made this commendation during an appraisal intelligence roundtable in Abuja. The new sports unit will help to make the officers participate in …

 The Road traffic officer and Vehicle Inspection Officer mayors are set to induct qualified members and as well honour the Niger state Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Lolo, Emir of Kuje, Sarkin Bwari, AMAC Chairman and other notable Nigerians. In a statement released by the squadron leader fct and …

Bukola Afeni A group of Civil Societies Organization is seeking a roundtable meeting to have an audience with the British High Commission and the American Embassy to resolve the issue of insecurity in the country. The group while submitting a petition to the British High Commission and the American Embassy …

The armed forces has scheduled Monday 7th February, 2022 for a routine endurance trekking in Abuja city, between Mugadishu barracks and kubwa express way. In view of this, Nyanya – AYA road and kubwa express way will be blocked as from 6:00am on Monday. It is assessed that there would …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the security agencies and Nigerians to brace up and work collaboratively to keep Nigeria safe and secure internally and externally. He said Lagos State Government will continue to have a robust security architecture with the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies for …

A popular TV public affairs and security aSalihu Dantata Mahmud has called on passengers to demand for vehicle road worthiness through ensuring that such vehicles have good tyres,wipers,visible windscreen,c caution,fire extinguisher,trafficators and loading accurately.Acording to him, commercial driver’s should not overload passengers .   “All these measures constantly propagated by …

Victoria Ogunrinde The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, on Wednesday said that despite contemporary security challenges, the Nigerian Army under his leadership is being repositioned to conduct its operations efficiently. He said this has become imperative to defeat the myriad of adversaries behind threats to the internal …

  Victoria Ogunrinde The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has solicited the support of traditional rulers in Northwest Nigeria for reliable and actionable information that will aid troops in combating the menace of banditry Northwest. He said this is a crucial role of the local authorities …

Victoria Ogunrinde The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of Commissioners of Police to take over the saddle of leadership in thirteen (13) State Commands including the Federal Capital Territory. This was contained in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank …

A Nigerian businessman Mr Lawani Ehiozee Nath. has commended the Police service commission on effectiveness and intervention on cases reported to it by concerned Nigerians against some overzealous officers. He also eulogized men of the Nigeria Police Force who has shown their capability in  handling and tackling excesses within the …

  Victoria Ogunrinde The Nigerian Air Force has discredited trending news and rumour on social media saying the Nigerian Air Force Base at Kaduna was under attack. In a press statement obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday, the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet …

The officers and men of the Asokoro Area command of the directorate of road traffic services known as VIO on the 27th of May during their routine stop and inspect intercepted a twenty-five-year-old mechanic who absconded with his customer’s Peugeot 206 given to him to repair. The Area Commander of …

  Victoria Ogunrinde President Mohammadu Buhari on Thursday approved the appointment of Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff, (COAS). This was contained in a press statement signed by Acting Director Defence Information, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu The statement reads; “The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces …

  Grace Okon The Commissioner of Police in Abuja and Plateau State have 5 been warned by the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Baba Usman, to be at alert over imminent attacks by Boko Haram members. The warning was contained in a circular forwarded to the two Commissioners of Police and …

  Victoria Ogunrinde The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has implore the Human Rights community (HRC) to deploy equal measure of pressure it mounts on government forces dealing with terrorism and insurgency on Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ASWAP) fighters to compel them to …

Bukola Afeni A Former Commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), General Joshua Dogonyaro is dead. The Former Commander died at the age of 80 years, at the Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau state. He battled an undisclosed illness for some time before dying. General …

  Victoria Ogunrinde The Nigerian Military has reiterated it’s commitment and loyalty to the present administration under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, to defend the country’s Democracy and well as lives and properties of citizens. In a statement, signed by the Ag. Director Defence Information, Bridagier General Onyema Nwachukwu, …

  Victoria Ogunrinde Some unidentified Gunmen has abducted students of the Federal University of Agriculture in Makurdi (FUAM) in Benue State. The Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations Unit (IPPR), Mrs Rosemary Waku, announced the kidnap. “An unconfirmed number of students of FUAM were abducted at gunpoint by unknown …

  By Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, Esq. National security has been in the front burner of our national discuss for over five years, with no clear cut solutions. The nation is gradually disintegrating due to high degree insecurity despite billions of Dollars released by the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari, …

Chad’s newly re-elected President, IdrisDeby, has died of injuries suffered on the frontline in the Sahel country’s North. An army spokesman, General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, said he sustained the injuries when he went to visit soldiers battling rebels. The 68 year old son of a herder was one of the …