Security

When Amina Ali Nkeki was kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram more than two years ago, she was a mere schoolgirl. On Tuesday night, she apparently wandered out of a forest, asking for […]

Trouble sleep, Yanga go wake am, wetin e dey find o? Palaver, e de find; palaver, e go get … — Afrobeat King, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti When do “Avengers”, of felt injustices, become scavengers for trouble? […]

The British High Commission in Nigeria, on Saturday, said the United Kingdom would support Nigeria’s war against Boko Haram with about £40m (N16bn) over the next four years. The high commission, in a statement on […]

A summit is underway in the Nigerian capital Abuja to discuss ways to put an end to 7 years of Boko Haram violence. The armed group has killed thousands of people and displaced millions more. […]

“We want to pass this message to all the international oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Nigerian military can’t protect their facilities. They should talk to the federal government to meet our […]

Since the release of Iyabo Anisulowo, erstwhile Minister of Education from the kidnappers den, the authorities in Ogun State have been on a media blitz. From the Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali to Governor Ibikunle […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday presided over some meetings as part of efforts aimed at tackling the menace of militants who have been vandalising oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta. Osinbajo first […]

Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima must have shocked many when he sought to absolve Fulani herdsmen from the series of criminal activities associated with them around the country. The governor who addressed the press on […]

Sixteen suspected members of Boko Haram have surrendered to soldiers in Balazala and Ahamdaga Makaranta villages in Dure district of Borno State. They include three ameers (leaders) in the sect hierarchy: Hamidu Buba (emeer of […]

Nigeria appears to have won the confidence of the United States of America (USA) in the fight against Boko Haram with Washington agreeing to sell no fewer than 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft […]

These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities occasioned by sharp decline in global price of oil coupled with incessant fuel scarcity, unemployment, inflation, hunger and poverty have continued to make […]

I saw a traumatised community in shock and despair. I saw a dead body. I wept. I wondered what has become of our quest for a united, peaceful and prosperous nation. —Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. […]

After a spate of deadly attacks in Nigeria this year blamed on ethnic Fulani cattle herders, the president has ordered a military crackdown on the group. But the issue is not new – clashes between […]

The Police have rescued abducted former Minister of State for Education and one-time Senator, Mrs Iyabode Anisulowo. Mrs Anisulowo, 70, was kidnapped by gunmen about a week ago at Igbogila, Ogun State while returning from […]

Five years after U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistani compound, more groups of violent Islamic extremists threaten global security than at any time in history. Terrorist attacks stretching from Paris and […]

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been criticised online for live-tweeting the killing of Osama Bin Laden as it happened five years ago. It has shared details of the mission and intelligence that led […]

No fewer than 359 policemen were killed on duty between January 2014 and April 2016, the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has said. Mr. Arase made this known at a lecture he delivered at […]

At Facebook, security is a top priority — security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg, that is. The social-networking giant spent more than $6.5 million last year on bodyguards and other measures to protect Zuckerberg and his […]

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the security forces to crack down on cattle raiders accused of killing hundreds of people this year. Soldiers and police would “go after the groups terrorising innocent people all […]

It did not begin with the recent slaughter in Anambra State. Neither is it a matter that anyone in authority should raise any eyebrow about. Such eyebrow will be more than perfidious. Yet we know […]