Isaac Samuel The Nigerian military has confirmed that some of its personnel attempted to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s government in October 2025. Reports had suggested that last year’s Independence Day…
Nigeria’s military high command – Defence Headquarters – has finally confirmed that there was indeed a coup plot to topple the Tinubu government. The attempt was foiled and some service…
Isaac Samuel On December 25, United States President Donald Trump announced that American forces carried out airstrikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in North-West Nigeria, claiming the militants had been…
Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has affirmed that the US strikes launched in the early hours of Boxing Day has hit ISIS targets in Sokoto State. Here’s the full text…
By ETIM ETIM In the dead of the night of December 25, the United States launched targeted missiles strikes against ISIS terrorists in Jabo community in Sokoto State, making good…
The Nigeria Police Force has observed recent public commentary attributed to the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, concerning the Motor Vehicle Tinted Glass Permit Policy.…
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubarkar Malami, SAN, has denied allegations that he’s provided funding to support some terrorist groups in the country. In a…
By Farooq Kperogi While I am delighted that President Bola Tinubu appears to be taking security more seriously than he previously did (signaled by the appointment of General Christopher Musa…
By Marcel Okeke If the heightened insecurity in Nigeria has led to anything in recent times, it is the spreading and deepening of uncertainty in the polity. This trend assumed…
The Nigeria Police Force, through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, has successfully repatriated a 61-year-old Turkish national, Acar Huseyin, to the Republic of Turkey to face his outstanding…
Isaac Samuel Former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has warned that the recent wave of mass abductions in parts of northern Nigeria may be a deliberate tactic by bandits…
US Congressman Riley M. Moore on Wednesday met with a delegation of senior members of the Nigerian government, led by Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser to the President of…
By Senator Henry Seriake Dickson I wish to state, firstly, that Nigeria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national institutions must be respected by all. At the same time, I fully support…
Isaac Samuel As tensions between the United States and the Nigerian government escalate over claims of persecution against Christians in Nigeria, leading opposition figures Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have…
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Tinubu to Service Chiefs: No more excuses; it’s time defeat terrorist President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the newly appointed service chiefs to intensify efforts to…
In a decisive move aimed at reinvigorating leadership, strengthening command structures and repositioning the Nigerian Army (NA) for heightened operational effectiveness, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi…
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised concern over growing security threats to the National Assembly, including a terrorist threat to bomb the legislative complex. Chairman of the…
President Bola Tinubu has made changes in the hierarchy of the nation’s military with appointment of five new service chiefs. In the new appointment announced Friday, General Olufemi Oluyede replaces…
Police Report EIB REPORT 09/10/2025 0610 HRS. This report is following the directive of the Commissioner of Police FCT to fish out the criminal elements responsible for the robbery incident…
Isaac Samuel Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed reports suggesting that he accused the late former President Muhammadu Buhari of having ties with Boko Haram. In a statement issued by…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has dismissed recent reports by some international platforms and online commentators alleging that terrorists operating in Nigeria are waging a systematic genocide against Christians. In…
The management and staff of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) have been thrown into deep mourning and grief over the death of four staff members in the fire incident at…
Gov Umo Eno has launched the Akwa Ibom State Security Trust Fund (AKSTF), with stakeholders pledging billions in support to strengthen the state’s security architecture. Contractors announced a ₦10 billion…
Isaac Samuel Loyalists of Finland-based pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, under the auspices of Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has vowed to appeal the six-year jail sentence handed to Ekpa,…
Press Statement Ribadu: Federal government not paying bandits The attention of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has been drawn to comments made by the former Governor of…
Isaac Samuel Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Federal Government of making payments to bandits in a bid to stop them from killing Nigerians. The former governor…
A former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, died early Sunday morning in Abuja hospital. The following is a statement issued by the police authorities a short while ago: The…
Comfort Isaac The former speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Thomas Sule and 14 other former members of the Assembly have been arrested by the operatives of…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for urgent constitutional reforms to overhaul Nigeria’s national security architecture. The President stated that the current framework is no longer sufficient to…
The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2 Command, Lagos, AIG Fayoade Adegoke, has allayed fears that the influx of northerners into Lagos and other parts of southern Nigeria posed…
By Comfort Isaac EFCC has finally given reasons for the arrest of Martins Innocent Otse, popularly known as Very Dark Man, VDM. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale in a statement on…
Comfort Isaac The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has has successfully apprehended three suspected robbers and cultists along the Calabar-Itu Road axis of the state. It added that…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Nigerian military to intensify efforts to end terrorism and banditry in the country and has promised to prioritise their welfare. Addressing troops of…
Comfort Isaac Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to facilitate the release of a business woman,…
Comfort Isaac One Olaniyan Gbenga Amos has been sentenced to sixty-three (63) years jail term for multiple investment fraud by Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court sitting…
Detectives from the EFCC on Tuesday arrested businesswoman Aisha Achimugu at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Achimugu was arrested around 5am shortly after her return from London. Achimugu had…
Patrick Ekpoh The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has pledged that the National Assembly will give the necessary legislative backing for the review of outdated laws to promote police reforms and…
Comfort Isaac The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said it has begun the investigation of $86,500 (Eighty-Six Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars), 305,150( Three Hundred and five, One…
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that it recovered 417.3 kg of illicit drugs estimated to be worth N1,042,500,000 in an 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island,…
Patrick Ekpoh Akwa Ibom State Police command has confirmed the abduction of about 20 passengers including a comedian who popularly known as General Odey along the Cross River Water ways…
Patrick Ekpoh The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Uyo Zonal command has called for collaboration and synergy with relevant stakeholders, including the Akwa Ibom State government to…
According to The Africa Report, the meeting took place in London last week, shortly after Tinubu left Paris. The meeting, it was learnt, was at the insistence of Governor Fubara,…
Comfort Isaac Akwa Ibom State Police command said it has rescued a two day old baby allegedly sold by mother, Blessing Walter and grandmother Grace Walter in Oron local government…
Comfort Isaac The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has encouraged Christians to reflect on the lessons of Easter season and rededicate themselves…
As IGP Appreciates AGF, INTERPOL, Assures of Diligent Prosecution The Nigeria Police Force has successfully completed the extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, male, widely known as “Killaboi,” from Doha,…
With few days to the commencement of Easter festivities, the Pernod Ricard Nigeria has collaborated with the Lagos State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Nigeria Drug Law…
The federal government has declared that it would introduce stricter measures to clean up the country’s administration of visa issuance and administration of expatriate quota administration. This was announced yesterday…
From Isaac Samuel The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has condemned, the recent attacks on Ruwi, Manguna, Daffo, and Josho and Hurti communities in the Bokkos Local…
