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Tinubu approves 1,000 forest guards to strengthen security in Katsina
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says President Bola Tinubu has approved the recruitment of 1,000 forest guards to strengthen security operations in the state.
NDLEA uncovers 6.1kg Cocaine hidden in towels, shirts from Brazil
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a Brazil-based Nigerian businessman who allegedly attempted to smuggle 6.10 kilograms of liquid cocaine concealed in shirts and towels into the country, as the agency intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking networks nationwide.
Why It Seems So Difficult To Deal With Banditry — Gen Musa
Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has shared insights on why terrorism, banditry and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria appear to be difficult to address.
SMBLF to Tinubu: Call for national security emergency, special terrorism courts
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a comprehensive national security emergency, warning that worsening insecurity across the country has reached alarming levels.
Oyo school abduction: IGP deploys DIGs, others to rescue pupils, teachers unhurt
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has assured Nigerians that the Police, working in collaboration with other security agencies, will do everything within their power to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State.
Shettima Credits EFCC For Boosting Investor Confidence, Commissions Ekiti Zonal Office
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday credited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with playing a pivotal role in Nigeria’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, saying the agency’s anti-corruption and anti-money laundering efforts have strengthened investor confidence and improved the country’s investment outlook.
NAF Deploys Surveillance Aircraft To Track Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren, Teachers
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has continued to provide aerial surveillance support to ongoing efforts aimed at rescuing teachers and pupils abducted from Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Insecurity: We won’t bow to terror, Nigeria shall overcome – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Nigerians not to bow to the blackmail of terrorists, insisting that Nigerians must unite against the satanic elements.
How brutal JAS terrorists relocated from N/East to N/West, now S/West
Following the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) confirmation that Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) terrorists were behind the recent school abductions in Oyo State, fresh concerns have emerged over what security experts describe as a dangerous convergence of terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria’s South-West.
Ondo Gov Welcomes Conviction Of Owo Church Attack Suspects
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has commended the judiciary and security agencies for securing the conviction and death sentence of the four suspects linked to the June 5, 2022, terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo.