Retired General Dies in Bandits’ Captivity
KATSINA, Nigeria – The Katsina State Government has confirmed the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar while in the custody of armed bandits,…
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Senate Rejects Peace Deals with Bandits, Orders Crackdown on Criminals Using TikTok
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Senate has urged state governments to discontinue negotiations and peace agreements with terrorists and armed bandits, warning that such arrangements…
Court Sentences Five Terrorism Convicts to 25 Years Over Niger School Attack
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced five men to 25 years’ imprisonment each for their roles in supporting terrorist…
Igboho Offers Private Security Support For Oyo Schools After Kidnappings
IBADAN, Nigeria – Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has offered to deploy personnel of his private security outfit to…
JUST IN: Reps Passes State Police Bill, Advances Policing Reforms
ABUJA, Nigeria – The House of Representatives has passed the State Police Bill, marking a major step toward the decentralisation of Nigeria’s policing system…
Security Forces Rescue Kidnap Victims, Arrest Suspect in Ekiti
ADO-EKITI, Nigeria – A joint security operation involving the police, military, Amotekun Corps and local vigilantes has rescued two kidnap victims and arrested a…
Lagos Police Dismiss School Attack Threat, Tighten Security
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed reports of an alleged plan by bandits to attack and abduct schoolchildren, insisting there…
Widow Abuse Violates Nigerian Law – Anambra Police Warn
AWKA, Nigeria – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has strongly condemned the abuse and discrimination faced by widows, describing the…
Lagos Government Strengthens Defences Against Emerging Cyber Threats
LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State government workers have received specialised cybersecurity training aimed at improving their ability to identify and respond to increasingly sophisticated…
Borno Denies Paying Ransom for 360 Abductees
BORNO, Nigeria – The Borno State Government has dismissed claims that ransom was paid to secure the release of 360 abductees rescued from the…