CRIME
FCT Police, Security Agencies Re-activates ‘Operation Sweep FCT’
Amid rising concerns over kidnapping and banditry, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command—working in collaboration with multiple security agencies—has re-activated the joint security task force known as Operation Sweep FCT. The operation was formally relaunched on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, with full support and strategic guidance from the Minister of the FCT, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike. According to the Command,...
Reps Cautions Against Rising Insecurities
The House of Representatives, yesterday, held a special plenary session on Nigeria’s escalating insecurity, with lawmakers issuing some of the strongest self-indicting speeches heard in the chamber in recent years. Members warned that the country was “slipping,” institutions failing, adding that parliament must take responsibility to rescue the nation. Minority Leader of the House, Kingsley Chinda, who lamented that insecurity could...
Tinubu Orders 24-hour Aerial Surveillance On Kwara, Kebbi, Niger Forest Over Abductions
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a 24-hour security cordon around forests in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger states, to link up with the boots on the ground, following a surge in kidnappings and terrorist activities. His directive came as over 20 persons, including a pregnant woman, nursing mothers and children, were abducted Monday evening in a fresh attack on Isapa, a...
Police Halt Unapproved Egungun Festival In Oregun, Arrest 12 Over Threats To Public Order
The Lagos State Police Command has halted plans for an unapproved Egungun festival in the Oregun area and arrested twelve suspects linked to posters and social media publications warning residents against free movement. In a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh, the suspects—allegedly operating under...
Iran Condemns U.S. ‘Bullying Tactics’ Toward Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, has criticized what he described as the United States’ “bullying approach” toward Venezuela, as Washington intensifies pressure on President Nicolas Maduro’s government. In a statement released Wednesday, Araghchi denounced the U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, where the world’s largest aircraft carrier and several warships have been deployed for what Washington calls “anti-drug operations.” The...
Gunmen Suspected To Be Cultists Kill Soldier In Abia, Right In Front Of His Mother
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A Nigerian Army personnel identified as Lance Corporal David has been reportedly killed by armed men at Ngwa road in Aba South Local Government Area of Abia State, in what sources describe as a targeted attack. ABN TV learnt that the incident happened on Friday 21st November 2025. The deceased, said to be in his late twenties or early thirties, hailed...
South West Governors Holds Emergency Security Meeting
Governors of the South-West states are expected to converge on Ibadan for an urgent, unscheduled meeting to deliberate on pressing regional matters, particularly security concerns across the zone. The closed-door session, which will commence at the Governor’s Office, Agodi, is being hosted by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. All six governors from Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti are expected...
Student Escape, Rising Insecurity And Federal Crackdowns Dominate Today’s Nigerian Newspaper Headlines
In today’s edition of Today in the News, Nigerian newspapers spotlight a wave of security-related developments across the country. Vanguard leads with the announcement by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) that 50 students abducted last Friday from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara LGA of Niger State, have escaped their captors. The paper also...
Israel Fires Three Generals, Punishes Senior Officers Over Failures That Allowed 2023 Hamas Attack
Israel’s military has dismissed three generals and imposed disciplinary measures on several other senior officers for their roles in failing to prevent the October 2023 Hamas assault—the deadliest attack in the nation’s history. The decision follows calls by military chief Eyal Zamir for a “systemic investigation” into the security lapses that enabled the attack, even as the government continues to...
Tinubu Withdraws Police Officer For VIPs
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons, (VIPs) in the country. A statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga said henceforth, police authorities will deploy them to concentrate on their core police duties. According to the statement, the presidential directive was issued at the security meeting President Tinubu held on Sunday with...
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