Peace and Security

Barely 24 hours after a jailbreak was recorded at the Federal Correctional Facility Centre, Kotonkarfe in Kogi State, the Nigerian Senate has confirmed Sylvester Nwakuche as the substantive Controller-General of the …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Inspector-General of Police (IG-P) and the Chief of Army Staff to ensure increased security presence on Enugu/Kogi and Aba/Owerri roads. This directive …

The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives have arrested eight suspected kidnappers at Oshara Ganden, a border area between Kogi state and Edo state. A statement on Monday by Olumuyiwa …

The Federal Government has ordered an immediate probe into the prison break incident at the Koton Karfe Correctional Centre in Kogi State. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, gave the order …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 42-year-old Indian lady, Ms. Neetu Neetu at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, with 72 parcels …

Twenty-three children have been rescued from some suspected human traffickers in the Kubwa area of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. The FCT Police Command said the children were rescued on Thursday, …

OSUN State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared a 24-hour curfew on Ifon, Ilobu, and Erin Osun communities following fresh communal clashes that have resulted in casualties and destruction of property. In a …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Friday that its attack aircraft in relentless air operations have destroyed several identified terrorist strongholds and neutralised scores of terrorists across the North-East …

Security operatives have arrested some kidnappers operating in the Qua’an Pan local government area of Plateau State. Chairman of Qua’an Pan LGA, Christopher Manship, confirmed the incident to newsmen in …