US Lifts Travel Ban After Failed Benin Coup Attempt
Calm has returned to Cotonou following a failed coup attempt in the Benin Republic on Sunday, the United States Embassy confirmed on Monday, lifting its earlier shelter-in-place advisory for American citizens in the country. In a statement, the embassy said it had reassessed conditions on the ground after a turbulent 24 hours. “The US Embassy in Cotonou assesses that the...
Adamawa Govt Impose 24-hour Curfew Over Unrest
Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area following a fresh eruption of communal hostilities. The directive was announced on Monday in a statement issued by the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Hussaini Hammangabdo, who confirmed that the governor has instructed security operatives to immediately move into the troubled communities. According to the...
Tinubu, Macron Meet To Collaborate Over Nigeria’s Security Crisis
President Bola Tinubu and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on Sunday held talks on the security crisis facing the country, touching on areas of collaboration. The telephone conversation held as a United States delegation comprising the US ambassador to Nigeria and other top officials parleyed with the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja, on the reported Christian persecution and...
IPOB Assures Ndigbo Of Adequate Security During Christmas Festivities
The Indigenous People of Biafra has urged Ndigbo in Nigeria and the Diaspora to return home for the Christmas festivities, assuring them of adequate security across the South-East during the Yuletide. The pro-Biafran group said the South-East remains Nigeria’s “most tranquil” zone and claimed that security conditions in the region have improved despite what it described as “sponsored instability” over...
Gen. Musa Promises To Intensify Efforts To Tackle Nigeria’s Security
The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, on Friday vowed to intensify efforts to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges through enhanced coordination and unified operations among the Armed Forces. Speaking at his assumption of office at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Abuja, Musa said, “Our goal is to overwhelm the enemy through jointness and seamless coordination.” He added that a rigorous...
Military, NYSC Commits To Strengthened Partnership For Corps Members’ Safety In Borno
The Theatre Commander, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, has reiterated the Command’s commitment to strengthening its partnership with the National Youth Service Corps in Borno State to ensure the scheme continues to deliver on its national mandate. According to a statement released by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force North East Operation...
US Congress Slams Nigeria Govt Over Lingering Insecurity
United States Congress on Tuesday criticised the Nigerian government for failing to curb escalating violence and widespread killings across the country. The remarks were made during a joint briefing of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, convened to examine allegations of systematic attacks on Christians and other vulnerable groups in Nigeria. Speaking at the session, members of Congress referenced President Donald Trump’s...
US, Nigerian Lawmakers Holds Fresh Sessions Over Increasing Insecurity
Committees of the United States Congress on Tuesday in Washington DC held a joint briefing over the ongoing kidnappings and the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session was held at the instance of President Donald Trump, who earlier on October 31 instructed the House Appropriations Committee to investigate what he described as the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria...
Northern Governors Backs Creation Of State Police Over Rising Insecurity
Northern governors yesterday warned that the region stood on the brink of losing its future to escalating insecurity and deepening poverty, unless leaders took urgent, decisive action. They also called for state police as a way out of the high level insecurity in the north, and asked for a 6-month ban on mining in the region. This is even as Kaduna...
US Lawmakers Meet Today Over Increased Killings In Nigeria
The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced. According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the session, joined by fellow Appropriators...
