Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has ordered the immediate amendment of the penal code to death penalty for kidnappers in the state. The governor gave...
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says a wrong perception about the security situation in Nigeria is stalling the country from getting external support....
Fulani Socio-cultural organization, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has condemned herdsmen attacks and killings in Benue State. The body apologized to the state Governor, Samuel Ortom and...
Nigeria is set to purchase weapons, including fighter helicopters, from Russia to enhance the ongoing fight against insurgency, banditry and other violent crimes across the country....
The Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mele Kyari, on Friday said staff of the national oil company have become targets of kidnappings...
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina has implored the military to prove its might by intervening and dealing decisively with bandits who have been disrupting peace in...
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has promised to investigate the case of nine children who were kidnapped and trafficked from Kano to Anambra State. The...
The Katsina State Police command has discovered and shut down another Islamic home, where they rescued some children and youths who were reportedly subjected to abuse,...
A 12-member ministerial interim Committee on the Nigeria Police Trust Fund has been inaugurated by the Minister for Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi. A statement by...
A staff of Auchi Polytechnic, Samuel Okolie, who was reported to have been kidnapped on October 9 has been found dead. The body of the deceased...
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has kicked against Operation Python Dance 4 planned by the Nigerian Army in the Southeast geopolitical zone, insisting that...
The Special Task Force (STF) in charge of security in Plateau State Thursday revealed that it arrested six suspects who allegedly killed five soldiers in the...
Reacting to the reported killing of nine soldiers by suspected armed bandits in Zamfara State, the civil rights group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA)...
A regional patrol to curb insecurity in the Southwest geopolitical zone is set to kick off with the donation of 20 vehicles per state by five...
Abductors of female students and staff of Engravers College, Kaduna State have insisted on the payment of N10million each as ransom for the six students and...
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, at the weekend said that job creation and youth employment were part of top priorities of...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said that the report published by some national dailies claiming that Igbos in the state were targets of “coordinated attacks...
The gunmen who abducted six female students and two staff of Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, have reportedly demanded N50...
Kaduna State Government has confirmed the abduction of six students and one teacher of The Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of the state....
The Senator representing Osun East, Prince Francis Fadahunsi has described the security status of the country as shameful, unacceptable, stressing that solving security challenges must be...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has advised northern governors on what to do to tackle the menace of insecurity caused by insurgents in the region....
The Nigerian Army has revealed that it would commence simultaneous routine training exercises and operations in many states in the country. This is according to a...
The Zamfara Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led government to reveal the names of politicians alleged to be...
In response to concerns of an imminent attack by Boko Haram insurgents, all forms of meetings, procession, partying and unlawful gatherings have been suspended in Zamfara...
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has stated that Nigeria’s democracy under President Muhammadu Buhari was derailing. The bishops said the Buhari administration was lacking in...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has granted amnesty to 13 suspected armed bandits that were arrested by security operatives along Kontonkoro axis in Magama Local Government...
A suspected serial killer, Gracious David-West, 26, who has been linked to the murder of young ladies in hotels in parts of Rivers State has confessed...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed disappointment with the United Nations report on violence in Nigeria for failing to address important aspects, such as intra-group violence. In...
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has regretted the rate of bandits’ attacks in the state even after spending over N470m combating banditry and insecurity. He noted...
The Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed an attack on Fadaman Rimi village, Chikun Local Government Area of the state, by some bandits. No fewer than...
The National Security Adviser of Nigeria (NSA), Major General Mohammed Babagana Monguno has proposed a collaborative effort with neighbouring countries to tackle the challenge of insecurity...
62 days after her abduction, the whereabouts of Beauty Ogere, mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, remains unknown. The Bayelsa State police has lamented...
A professor of mathematical science at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology who was abducted last week, Gideon Okedayo, has been confirmed dead. Chairman...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday berated President Muhammadu Buhari for his alleged failure to take decisive steps to end bloodletting across the country and...
The Minister of Defence, General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), on Saturday said he admitted blames on the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari in the area of insecurity...
The 123 male passengers who were intercepted along Moshalashi road, Agege with 48 motorcycles that were coming from Jigawa State have been released from police custody....
A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Suleiman Dabo has been kidnapped by gunmen along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. This was confirmed on Friday by...
Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, on Thursday met with representatives of bandits terrorizing the eight frontline local governments in the state in order to find...
Following the disturbing insecurity situation in Enugu, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led government of the state has commenced recruitment of forest guards. It was learnt that Ugwuanyi, at...
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called for the establishment of state police which he says will end the current security challenges being faced...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate posting of Ahmad Abdulrahman to Enugu Command as the state’s new Commissioner of Police (CP)....
The Edo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two of its officers attached to the Chief Medical Director of Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Prof....
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have intercepted six mine resistance vehicles in Konkol, a border community in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State, between Nigeria...
The Enugu State Government has directed the Management of ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, to immediately carry out an autopsy on the remains of a pregnant...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with northern traditional leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president, during the meeting, said the entire structure of the...
Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused herdsmen of the murder of one Mrs Pat Ngwu in Enugu State. Mrs Ngwu’s body was found on Thursday...
The Ogun State Police Command has announced the arrest of two suspected kidnappers who were part of the gang that abducted three persons, including the son...
The Kaduna State Police Command on Wednesday banned all activities of voluntary security outfits in the state popularly known as “Y’an Sa Kai.’’ This according to...
The Nigeria Police Force has granted access to the venue for a symposium, tagged, ‘Democracy, State Repression and the State of Insecurity in Nigeria,’ where Nobel...
Otunba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, has assured South Westerners of his resolve to battle insecurity in the region to a standstill....