Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis has taken another worrying turn after at least 87 people were reported abducted in separate attacks in Niger and Zamfara states, while police separately recovered 28 human skulls and bones from suspected criminal camps in Abia State. The latest incidents show how kidnapping continues to affect both farming communities in the north…
Plateau State is facing another wave of deadly attacks after a senior police officer attached to Operation Rainbow was killed in an ambush while responding to a security incident along the Barkin Ladi-Bokkos road. The September 22 attack came only a day after the Plateau State Government imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Barkin Ladi, Bokkos…
Nigeria has moved closer to adding a major new capability to its military as the Federal Government advances the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the United States. The latest milestone came after Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, led a Nigerian Air Force delegation to a beam-signing ceremony with…
The NAFDAC alcohol ban in Nigeria has taken on a new dimension after the agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, linked excessive alcohol consumption to banditry and other social problems. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Adeyeye said alcohol damages organs including the brain, kidneys and liver and argued that it also encourages banditry….
The El-Rufai N10bn defamation suit threat has raised the stakes in a growing dispute between former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and Defence Minister Christopher Musa. El-Rufai’s lawyers are demanding ₦10 billion in compensation and a public apology over statements Musa made during a September 3 appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. However, the money…
Nigeria’s security agencies carried out 7,062 security operations across the country in July and August, with 1,487 terrorists and insurgents neutralised, according to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). But beyond the headline figure, the latest Nigeria security operations 2026 report points to a wider change in how the government is tackling insecurity….
The rescue of 15 NYSC members kidnapped in Kogi has brought relief to their families, but it has also raised a bigger question about NYSC security in Nigeria: how safe are young Nigerians travelling to and from their places of national service? The corps members were among 21 people abducted after gunmen intercepted two buses…
The Niger State kidnapping has triggered a major security response after President Bola Tinubu ordered the military, police, DSS and other intelligence agencies to work together to rescue the abducted victims. He also directed the Service Chiefs to provide regular updates until those taken are accounted for. The order comes after gunmen attacked several communities…
The Niger State mass abduction has taken a disturbing turn after an armed group released a video appearing to show hundreds of women, children and elderly people being held in a forest. The footage, reportedly shared on Facebook and WhatsApp on Sunday, shows large groups of captives sitting on the ground while armed men stand…
Nigeria’s security forces have scored a major success after rescuing 308 people abducted in separate attacks across Niger and Kwara states. President Bola Tinubu described it as the largest single-day rescue operation carried out by the country’s joint security team. The operation involved the military, police and counter-terrorism authorities, with the victims recovered from the…
