Northern coalition gives President Buhari 14-day ultimatum to end killings
Groups under Coalition Against Killings In Northern Nigeria (CAKIN) on Monday rose from it’s meeting to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to end killings,...
Fayemi confirms January 9 launch for Southwest security outfit Amotekun
THE joint Southwest security outfit, Amotekun, will be inaugurated on January 9, Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi, has confirmed.
In an updated report on the...
Banditry: Ex-Deputy Senate President urges Buhari to rescue Katsina
Former Deputy Senate President Mamman Abubakar Dan Musa on Wednesday in Katsina called on President Muhammad Buhari to urgently intervene and rescue his home...
Curfew declared in Enugu community after killing of town union chief
Following the killing of the vice-chairman of the Oruku Town Union Chief Samuel Ani and the renewed crisis which has led to the burning...
Customs: Boko Haram terrorists in Abuja, target five locations
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed that Boko Haram terrorist is already in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, planning to unleash...
Makinde visits IGP over council crisis, Amotekun
From Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan
To ensure peace returns to the state, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday visited the Inspector- General of Police (IGP),...
As Terrorists –Attorney-General Of Federation, Malami
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has explained why the Nigerian Government had yet to gazette the order proscribing bandits...
Police confirm two deaths in gunmen’s invasion of Enugu community
Enugu State Police command has confirmed the killing of two persons by suspected invaders of Ogbete-Mgbuji village in Eha-Amufu community of Isi-Uzo Local Government...
Destroy all terrorists’ enclaves, COAS charges Troops
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has urged troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI to...
10,000 policemen for Kano polls
THE Police Command in Kano State has deployed 10,000 personnel for tomorrow’s local government council election.
The spokesman of the command, Abdullahi Haruna, a Deputy...
Bandits ambush policemen in Katsina
Bandits on Wednesday ambushed men of the “Operation Puff Adder” in Kankara Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State.
The bandits killed a policeman in...
Kaduna train attack: El-Rufai talks tough, warns residents against protecting criminals
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has cautioned communities against shielding suspected criminals in their midst as government strives to tackle insecurity in the...
South-East govs advised to set up security outfit to curb banditry
Frank Ikpefan, Abuja
Pan-Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-political organisation, Conference of Igbo Elders for Peace and Development, has encouraged governors of the South-East region to establish a...
NGO trains 60 advocates to promote peace in Plateau
An NGO, Centre for Advocacy of Justice and Rights (CAJR), has trained 60 women and youth as advocates for peace and social cohesion in...
Nigeria’s Police Boss, Adamu, Announces Fusion Of Community Policing Into Amotekun
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, has announced that community policing would be integrated into ‘Operation Amotekun’ recently established by governors of the six...
How bandits killed Army General along Lokoja highway
The Army has confirmed the killing of a serving General, Major General Hassan Ahmed, by bandits along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway.
The bandits were said to...
Nigerian army intensifies onslaught against bandits, kidnappers
Nigerian Army says it has recently stepped up anti-banditry operations in the North Central and western parts of the country, to protect lives and...
Troops Kill 10 Boko Haram Commanders, 18 Soldiers Sustain Injury in a Clash With...
The troops of multinational joint task force (MNJTF) in the Lake Chad area, have killed
ten Commanders of the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Many other Boko Haram fighters...
Ondo election: I-G deploys DIG, others to coordinate security operations
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has deployed the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police in charge of Research and Planning, Mr Adeleye...
North-West governors meet in Kaduna over killings, banditry
AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
Governors of the North-West states have converged on Kaduna to review their security approaches in tackling the common challenges of banditry, kidnapping...
