U.S. Vetoes Security Council Resolution Call For Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the U.S. cast its veto. The text was co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia, collectively known as the E-10. The text received 14 votes in favour, with...
Lagos Police Assure Residents Of Enhanced Security Measures Amid Eid-el-Kabir Celebrations
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, has assured Lagos residents of strong and coordinated security arrangements ahead of the Eid Kabir festivities and beyond. The reassurance was conveyed in a statement released on Thursday in Lagos by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin. According to CP Jimoh, officers have been strategically deployed across the state,...
Edo Government Restructures Security Corps, 1,472 Passed Out
On Thursday, Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo announced that 1,472 Edo State Security Corps members had finished their demanding two-week training at the orientation camp. The governor stated that the training is in line with his administration’s resolve to reorganise and restructure the corps to embrace professionalism and collaborate with security agencies to fight criminality in the state. The governor made...
Nigeria Special Forces Trained To Boost National Security
The Nigerian Army's flagship programme, Exercise Restore Hope, has successfully trained 604 Special Forces in its eighth session, with the goal of improving national security. The six-month specialist training, which took place at the Nigerian Army Military Training Centre in Kachia, Kaduna State, covered both kinetic and non-kinetic aspects of modern warfare. It was designed to prepare the troops to confront...
German Chancellor Merz Advice Israel, Iran To Avert War Escalation
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday urged both Israel and Iran to avoid any “further escalation” after Israel launched a wave of strikes on the Islamic Republic. Both sides should refrain from steps that could “destabilise the entire region,” said Merz, adding that he had been briefed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the raids and had convened a...
FG Warn Public Against Civil Defence, Immigration Recruitment Racketeers
The Federal Government has warned Nigerians about the activities of recruitment racketeers while assuring that it would advertise available vacancies in the services under the Ministry of Interior whenever approval is obtained. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), in a statement by its Secretary, Maj. Gen. Abdulmalik Jibril (Rtd), on Tuesday, said its attention had been...
Military, Police Takes Counter Measure Over Benue Killings
After the killings in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State on Saturday in the communities of Yelwata and Daudu, the military on Sunday conducted air surveillance over Makurdi and the surrounding area. One of our correspondents observed that the surveillance aircraft hovered over the capital city and neighbouring local government areas such as Guma and Gwer West since...
Iran Missile Strike Destroyed US Embassy’s Building
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said a nearby Iranian missile strike on Monday caused minor damage to an embassy building in Tel Aviv, but no US personnel were hurt. Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. AFP images showed gutted buildings...
Tinubu Assembles Committe To Restore Peace In Benue
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set up a committee to help restore sustainable peace to Benue State following last Friday’s massacre in Yelewata community in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, which saw around 200 people killed. Members of the peace committee selected by the President include former Military Governor of Benue State, Gen Atom Kpera (retd.), Senator George...
Police Launch Night Patrols To Strengthen Security In Anambra
In a move to strengthen public safety and deter criminal activity, the Anambra State Police Command has launched intensified night patrols across the state. This development was disclosed in a statement issued Tuesday by the command’s public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who said the initiative follows a directive from the commissioner of police, CP Ikioye Orutugu. According to the statement,...
