Ogun Missing Banker Finally Found Alive In Niger State
A staff member of a Microfinance bank at Kemta Oloko, Abeokuta, Mr Olumide Openaike, who has been missing since Wednesday, January 17, has been found in Mokwa, Niger State. The wife of the banker, who also works at a microfinance bank in Onikolobo, Abeokuta, Temitope, broke the news to our correspondent on Thursday . She said, “I am happy to tell...
NBM Africa Expresses Worry Over Killing Of Kaduna Students, Others, Urges Buhari To Act Now
Neo Black Movement (NBM) of Africa, says it is worried over the escalating insecurity in the country particularly the killing of about five students of Greenfield University Kaduna, abduction of three students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makudi, Benue state, another attack on a security formation in Rivers State which led to the death of five soldiers on...
Amnesty For Bandits Way Out, Northern Group Insists
Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has urged the Federal Government to support Sheikh Ahmed Gumi’s initiative by granting amnesty to bandits terrorising the region. Spokesperson of the coalition, AbdulAzeez Suleiman, in a statement yesterday, called on Fulani herdsmen living in the southern part of the country to relocate if their safety could not be guaranteed in their host communities. According to...
Owo Killings: Security Expert, Sir Udensi Finally Reveals What Led To Attack
A security expert and Interpol Systems Consultant, Sir Chikwe Udensi has expressed sadness over the killing of scores of worshippers at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo area of Ondo State on Sunday by suspected bandits. According to him, the attack...
Insecurity: Buhari Is Not God – Ex Borno Gov, Shettima
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not God and will be corrected on the manner he is addressing Nigeria’s security challenges. The senator representing Borno central said the successes recorded by the president in the fight against Boko Haram have been overshadowed by the deteriorating security situation in the north-east. Shettima, who was governor for...
Delta CP Orders Massive Deployment Of Police Personnel Ahead Of Protest
Ahead of the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress alongside other unions, scheduled to be held on the 27th and 28th of February 2024, the Commissioner of Police in Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi, has ordered massive deployment of personnel across the state to ensure adequate security and safety during the protest and to ensure that the protest...
Nigeria Overcoming Security Challenges, Says CDS Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Leo Irabor, on Saturday expressed delight that peace is gradually returning to several parts of the country, that were hitherto troubled by various security challenges. The CDS made this known at the ‘2022 edition of the International Military Soorts “CISM Day Run” organized by the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, in collaboration with the International...
Police Not In Rivalry With Military, Lagos CP Odumosu Says
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has said that the military, the Police and other security agencies in the country are not rivals. According to a statement issued by the Lagos Police Command’s Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, CP Odumosu said the police and the military are members of the same big family pursuing the same goal in...
Katsina Fresh Attack Leaves 11 Dead
At least 11 residents of Dan-Kumeji village in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State have been reportedly shot dead by bandits. Six persons who sustained injuries in the attack are currently receiving treatment at a hospital, Daily Trust report says. A resident, Abdulmumini Sani, who confirmed the incident in a telephone interview, said the attackers stormed the village around 11:30pm...
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,...
