The Federal Government is seeking new suppliers to provide the country with ammunition, according to a report by African Intelligence. In the report which was obtained by our correspondent on Saturday, the Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, and the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa, are leading the effort to secure new ammunition suppliers […]
Four police officers have been detained for allegedly extorting N10 million from some young persons in Bayelsa state. In a statement on Friday, Muyiwa Adejobi, the force spokesperson, identified the officers as Emmanuel Ubong, an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), and Nse Okon, Adiewere Collins, and Kuromare Marine — all police inspectors. Adejobi said the […]
Ghana has led the West African region in both the frequency and diversity of cyber threats for the first half of 2024, facing a high volume of distributed denial of service attacks directed at industries, including computer services and telecommunications, says NETSCOUT’s 1H2024 Distributed Denial of Service Threat Intelligence Report released on the company’s website […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said. The two have frequently clashed over Israel’s retaliatory military offensive against Hamas following the Palestinian militant group’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7 last year. “In the midst […]
Operatives of Anambra Police Command on Sunday, 6th October, 2024, foiled attempt to kidnap a foreigner at Ogbunka, Orumba South local government area of the state by suspected armed secessionists. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ikenga Tochukwu; “The operatives bravely engaged the assailants in a gun battle, successfully rescuing the VIP. Unfortunately, […]
Operatives from the Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit (Tiger Base), in collaboration with military personnel, successfully dismantled a suspected IPOB/ESN terrorist and kidnapping syndicate during an intelligence-led operation on Friday, in Ezioha, Mbaitoli Local Government Area. The operation led to the neutralization of one suspected terrorist and the safe rescue of four individuals abducted […]
The Nigeria Police Force has highlighted the potential benefits of the Electronic Central Motor Registry innovation aimed at revolutionising how vehicle information is verified and handled on the road. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, shared the development through a series of social media posts on Thursday, highlighting the ease and efficiency of the […]
An Abuja based lawyer and human rights activist, Maxwell Opara, has dragged President Bola Tinubu and Mr Kayode Egbetokun to a Federal High Court in Abuja, asking the court to stop Egbetokun from parading himself as Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police. The Lawyer is also asking the court to declare that Egbetokun cannot remain in […]
No fewer than 1,008 soldiers have resigned from the Nigerian Army in the last four years. The figure was from media reports of resignations from 2020 to 2024. According to reports, in 2023, the Nigerian Army approved the retirement of no fewer than 59 soldiers. In August this year, 196 soldiers resigned from the Nigerian […]
…calls For Immediate Upward Review Amidst increasing security lapses in Anambra State, where there have been resurgence of kidnapping and unwholesome criminal activities of Unknown Gun Men (UGM) of late, a group under the aegis of Anambra Security Network (ASN) has decried the poor treatment of operatives of the Anambra Vigilant Group (AVG). In a […]
