Military Commander Killed In Katsina Ambush
Military commander of an army camp located at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state has reportedly been killed in an ambush. Sources said the incident happened Thursday evening and the corpse of the deceased, a major in the army, was deposited at a hospital in Katsina. Daily Trust gathered from reliable sources that the commander, (name...
Security Expert, Ray Nkemdirim Wants Inclusion Of AI In Fight Against Insecurity
A renowned security expert and former Director of Operations of the Department of State Services (DSS), Chief Ray Nkemdirim, has called for a revolution in the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa to curb the continent’s rising security challenges. He made the call at the National Institute for Security Studies Abuja on Tuesday, while addressing participants of Executive Intelligence...
UN Challenges Nigeria, African Leaders To Renew Social Contract With Citizens In Order To End Terrorism
The Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Ms Amina Mohammed, suggested that one of the ways to remove the enablers of terrorism on the continent is for Africa to work to rebuild its social contract with its citizens, and deliver good governance. “Rebuilding the social contract is necessary for recovery. We must pay attention to women and girls who...
IGP Says Nigeria Not Mature For State Police, Wants NSCDC, FRSC Merged As A Dept In NPF
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said Nigeria is not “mature” for state police. Egbetokun said this at a national dialogue on state police organised by the house of representatives in Abuja, on Monday. The theme of the dialogue is ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria”. The IGP, who was represented by Ben Okolo, an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, said the...
Military Confirms Killing Of Six Soldiers In Fresh Ambush In Niger, Spits Fire
The military high command, on Sunday said marauding terrorists, who recently killed some of its personnel in Niger State will pay dearly for the dastardly act, saying they would be hunted down by fire by force. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, who stated this on Sunday and vowed that there would be “injurious consequences” for the act. Bandits had...
Eight Nigerians Arrested In South Africa Over Alleged Attack On Policemen
The South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested eight Nigerians for allegedly attacking the operatives and damaging their vehicles during a drug raid. The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola, confirmed the incident that happened in the Northern Cape on Friday. According to a South African Police Service (SAPS) statement, at the time of the arrest, police were tracing...
Yoruba Nation: Tinubu Talks Tough, Says Those Threatening Nigeria’s Sovereignty Will Pay Heavy Price
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that those who threaten the sovereignty of Nigeria would pay a heavy price. The president made the declaration while speaking on security when he received leaders of Afenifere, the respected Yoruba Socio-Cultural Organisation, at the State House in Abuja, on Wednesday. “I am irrevocably committed to the unity of Nigeria and constitutional democracy. Constitutional democracy...
April 7 Now National Police Day — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night during the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. He identified a complete overhaul of institutional mentality and memory of police officers as fundamental to his administration’s ongoing...
Gunmen Abduct Channels TV Reporter In Rivers State, Place N30m Ransom
Gunmen kidnapped a journalist and reporter with Channels Television, Mr Joshua Rogers, at his residence in Rumuosi in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday night. Rogers, who covers the Rivers State Government House for his organisation, was reportedly trailed after he closed from work to his residence. The miscreants accosted him before he alighted from his car, pointed...
Another Tragedy: Colonel, Six Soldiers Feared Dead In Borno Boko Haram Ambush
A Lieutenant Colonel and six soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno state. The soldiers died exactly a week after the military personnel who were murdered while on a peace mission in Delta State were laid to rest at National Military Cemetery in Abuja. Boko Haram insurgent ambushed the soldiers at Kamuya, a village close...
