Police nab bandits’ informants in Katsina
Following the kidnapping of the wife and two children of serving lawmaker Hon Ibrahim Aminu, in Katsina State by bandits, the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) Commanded by DCP…
Insecurity: Three security operatives, nine others killed in two weeks as insecurity decline
Nigeria witnessed a drastic decline in the killings by non-state actors in the last two weeks (August 14 – 27) as only 10 persons were killed against the dozens…
Blame Customs, Immigration For Arms Proliferation – CISLAC
The executive director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Ibrahim Musa (Rafsanjani), has called on Nigerians to hold the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigerian…
Insecurity: 75 Zamfara Secondary Schools Still Shut — Perm Sec
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Zamfara State, Alhaji Kabiru Attahiru, on Saturday said that at least 75 secondary schools in the state are still closed due to…
Melaye dares Keyamo to drive through Abuja-Kaduna road without security
Dino Melaye, spokesperson of the Atiku presidential campaign, has challenged Festus Keyamo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council spokesperson, to drive from Abuja to Kaduna without a security…
Insecurity: FG Should Recruit More People Into Military, Says Kachikwu
The Federal Government should recruit more people into the military as part of measures to tackle insecurity in Nigeria, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu has…
I can drive from Abuja to Kaduna without security, says Festus Keyamo
Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour and employment, says he can drive from Abuja to Kaduna without security escort. Keyamo said this on Tuesday in a pre-recorded interview…
Gunmen kill Delta chief
A prominent chief of Ughievwen Kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Emmanuel Bikogha, has been shot dead by gunmen. PUNCH Metro gathered that the gunmen…
Unknown Gunmen reportedly kill army major in Anambra
Unknown Gunmen have reportedy killed an army whose name was simply obtained as Major Churchill Orji. Our correspondent gathered the soldier was killed while in an operation in the…
Insecurity: We’ve allocated sufficient funds to security agencies – Doguwa
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has said the legislature has appropriated sufficient funds to the nation’s security agencies to fight insecurity in the country.…
Insecurity: No End In Sight As Bandits Slam Multi-Million Naira Levy On Kaduna Farmers
Farmers in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State have reportedly agreed to pay the huge amount that bandits levied them to access to their farmlands. According to…
Nigeria’s Security Challenges Are Temporary — Aregbesola
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that the security challenges facing the country will soon be a thing of the past. Aregbesola made the assertion at the…
Defence minister: Military has reviewed tactics — insecurity will soon be in the past
Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, says security challenges in the country will soon become a thing of the past. The minister spoke on Saturday at the event organised by…
Gunmen kill Zamfara lawyer days after motorcycle ban
A lawyer, Benedict Azza, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen on motorcycle in Gusau town, the headquarters of Zamfara State, despite ban on riding motorcycles. Azza, who was…
Insecurity: At least 465 people killed, 355 kidnapped across Nigeria in June – CSO
At least 465 people were killed and 355 others abducted across Nigeria in June, a new report by a civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE), has revealed. The report,…



















