Tiv/Jukun conflicts: Gov. Ishaku urges fleeing communities to return home

Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba has called on the people of Chonku village who had fled to Wukari town in the wake of the Tiv/Jukun crisis to return home and…

Attack on police officers in Sokoto will be addressed – AIG

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 10, Mr Muhammad Mustapha, says the attack on Gidan Madi Police Division in Tangaza Local Government area of Sokoto State…

North East elders re-echo call for sack of service chiefs

• ‘We’re tired of excuses by military top brass’ • ‘Our silence misconstrued because of background of service chiefs’ • Nyiam, Yakassai, others back call • ‘Their retention against military…

Northern group hails DSS on internal security

The Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance (NYIPGG) has praised the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, describing him as a pragmatic defender and…

Buhari signs Nigeria Police Bill 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Nigeria Police Bill, 2020. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. Adesina said that…

Troops kill several bandits, arrest criminal elements in Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of ”Operation Whirl Stroke” has recorded another success in the fight against terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements in the North Central region of…

Mailafia released from DSS custody after being grilled for over three hours

Dr. Obadiah Mailafia at last regained his freedom after being interrogated by the officials of the Department of State Services, DSS in their office in Jos, the Plateau State capital…

Gana wanted to work for God, be a changed man before he was killed – Widow

One of the five widows of the slain notorious militia leader in Benue State , Terwase Akwaza , aka Gana, Mrs Wantor Akwaza , said on Thursday that her deceased…

PHOTOS WAEC Conducts Exams In Chibok Six Years After Abduction Of Schoolgirls

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has conducted the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), in Chibok Local Government, Borno State, the first time since the abduction of over 200…

Gana Killing: Why we will not reply Suswan ,Ortom -Army

The Nigerian Military on Thursday disclosed that it would not join issues with the Benue State governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, and a former governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswan,…

How S’East Governors ‘sabotaged’ regional security architecture

When last May, the South-East Governors’ Forum rejected the template of the Inspector General of Police for Community Policing, the people of the region were hopeful that a regional security…

Boko Haram planning to attack Abuja, Kogi, Nasarawa — FG

The Nigerian Government has raised an alarm that Boko Haram terrorists were already in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and neighbouring states. The government said plans are in place by…

100 Bandits killed,107 Victims Rescued In North West Since July – Military

At least 100 armed bandits have been killed in various parts of the North West by troops of Operation Sahel Sanity in the last two months, the military has said.…

COVID-19: Nationwide curfew now 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. – PTF

‌The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has adjusted the curfew from 12 midnight through 4a.m. as it continued the gradual easing of lockdown measures imposed to curb the spread…

Nigerian Army Cautions Soldiers Over Alleged Killings Of DSS Operatives By IPOB Members, Directs Them To Wear Mufti In Public

Following the alleged killings of two operatives of the Department of State Services by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in Enugu State, Nigerian Army authority has directed troops…