CRIME
VIPs Seeks NSCDC Security After 11,000+ Policemen’s Recall
Following the withdrawal of 11,566 policemen by the authorities, prominent Nigerians have revealed plans to apply to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for orderlies and security escorts. The move, ordered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is part of an aggressive push to redirect overstretched security manpower to escalating nationwide threats—including kidnapping spikes in Kwara, Kebbi, Niger and other...
Man Who Shot Pope John Paul II Removed From Iznik Ahead Of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit
Turkish authorities escorted Mehmet Ali Agca — the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 — out of the town of Iznik on Thursday, just hours before Pope Leo XIV was scheduled to arrive, according to Turkish media reports. Agca, a Turkish national, fired multiple shots at Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square in May 1981,...
Tinubu Declares Emergency Over Worsening Insecurity
President Bola Tinubu yesterday declared a security emergency and ordered the army and the police to recruit more personnel Amid worsening security situation in the country. The President also told the National Assembly to begin the process of reviewing the law to allow states willing to establish state police do so. Tinubu in a statement he personally signed, directed the Department...
Court Adjourns Ganduje, Seven Others’ Trial Over Alleged Misappropriation Of Public Funds
A High Court in Kano State on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others until Feb. 3, 2026, for the hearing of all pending motions. NAN reports that the Kano State Government instituted an 11-count charge bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation, and diversion of public funds running into billions of naira against Ganduje and...
Atiku Faults FG Over Terrorists Running Alternative Govt
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the recent abduction and release of schoolgirls in Kebbi State, warning that the development is not a security success but evidence that terrorists now operate as an “alternative government” in parts of the country. In a statement issued by his media office on Wednesday, Atiku criticised the Special...
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...
