By Zagazola Makama The reported killing of Abu-Bilal al-Manuki, a senior commander of the Islamic State and widely described as the second-in-command of ISIS globally, by joint United States and…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has confirmed the killing of senior Islamic State leader, Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki, during a joint counterterrorism operation carried out by Nigerian and United States forces.…
By ETIM ETIM Several hours after President Donald Trump announced the successful elimination of a senior ISIS leader by a joint operation of Nigerian and US forces, President Tinubu has…
Isaac Samuel United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced that American and Nigerian forces had killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group during a coordinated military operation.…
Isaac Samuel Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Friday reportedly attacked a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting an unspecified number…
Isaac Samuel The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered a joint trial-within-trial to determine whether statements obtained from defendants in the alleged coup plot case were made voluntarily.…
Isaac Samuel Journalists were, on Monday, barred from covering the bail proceedings of six defendants accused of plotting a coup against the government of Bola Tinubu at the Federal High…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government, on Wednesday, arraigned a retired army general and five others before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged coup plot against President Bola…
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has filed a 13-count charge before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged coup attempt against President Bola Tinubu, listing former Minister of…
By ETIM ETIM Former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki has categorically denied any connection with the 2018 armed robbery attacks in Offa, Kwara State in which one of his aides…
Isaac Samuel The Plateau State Specialist Hospital, Jos, has raised an alarm over an alleged plot by suspected bandit groups to abduct medical practitioners, including doctors, nurses and other frontline…
Isaac Samuel An internal memo within the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed a planned coordinated attack by terrorist groups targeting key facilities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and…
Isaac Samuel Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has suggested that the recent wave of insecurity across the country is tied to political activities ahead of the next general elections, insisting that…
“The Headquarters Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has noted with serious concern the circulation of false, misleading and highly exaggerated reports across some television stations and social media platforms following the…
Isaac Samuel President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday swore in Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police at a ceremony held inside the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.…
Isaac Samuel The National Police Council on Monday officially confirmed Olatunji Disu as the substantive Inspector-General of Police (IGP), formally ratifying his appointment as Nigeria’s 23rd police chief. The council,…
Prof Lawrence ETIM Two days ago, I shared the understated poser on Facebook and on selected WhatsApp groups: MORE AXIOMATIC FACTS “Most if not all terrorist groups are from Muslim…
Isaac Samuel Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has written to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, seeking clarification over reports that the Office of the National Security Adviser…
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…
