Peace and Security

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared 43-year-old Rabiu Auwalu Tijjani wanted over his alleged role in a $1.93 million fraud case. Tijjani, a native of Dala Local …

The Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa, has sentenced four persons to death over the murder of a taxi driver, Mr. Olan­rewaju Ajayi. Ajayi was murdered by the con­victed …

The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command in Lagos State has rescued an elderly woman who attempted to jump into the lagoon from the Carter Bridge. RRS made this known …

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area following violent unrest and a breakdown of peace in several communities. In a statement issued …

Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern Kebbi state this week, a local official said Thursday. For years, heavily armed kidnapping …

The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Abuja, has successfully apprehended and repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Mr. CHEN Gaochong, to the People’s Republic of China, in …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kano/Jigawa Area Command, has intercepted undeclared foreign currencies worth over ₦653.9 million at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), in a major operation targeting …

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with donkey genitals along the Kaduna–Abuja Expressway, preventing what officials say was a planned illegal export operation in violation …

Stephen Enoch The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano Command, is shifting the public narrative from being seen as an enemy of the youth to becoming a lifeline for …

The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) under the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has commenced Phase 7 of the Kainji Mass Trials for terrorist suspects. According to a statement from …