Security

It was bloody yesterday when a suicide bomber entered a mosque during the subh  (early morning prayer) and detonated her bomb, killing all the people at prayer, except the Imam, who was seriously injured. The scene […]

•We need to increase our police personnel but also free the force from civilians who privatise it IT is surprising that, in spite of Nigeria’s increasing population, the number of policemen in the country has […]

Al Qaeda’s North African branch said its attack on a beach resort in Ivory Coast on Sunday that killed 18 people was revenge for a French offensive against Islamist militants in the Sahel region and […]

The second suicide bombing in a month in the heart of Turkey’s capital has raised fears of a dangerous new phase in its war with Kurdish militants, bringing deadly attacks to its biggest cities in […]

Nothing better justifies the need to now collectively push for the establishment of state police in Nigeria than the current security challenges facing the country and for which the police now seems overwhelmed. It is […]

In a bid to ensure free and fair re-run elections in Rivers State and checkmate allegations of planned electoral violence, Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed the Assistant Inspector-General in charge Zone 6, Baba […]

Nigeria’s government will prosecute those who attack the country’s oil pipelines, the Nigerian information minister said on Sunday, amid fears of a revived militant movement in the Niger Delta. Attacks on facilities have risen in […]

Eighteen persons have been injured, while two others are on critical condition, after a gas cylinder exploded in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The explosion, which happened […]

Nigerian troops killed 18 Boko Haram fighters while repelling attacks by the Islamist group on two military locations in the northeast of the country, the army said.

Nine months after he came to power, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari received an official welcome from Qatar’s Emir on Buhari’s latest trip of many to boost Nigeria’s standing abroad. The Nigerian president is seeking support […]

A huge public outcry and the pressure on security agents may have been contributory factors to the rescue of three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary in Ikorodu, Lagos State. The girls — Timilehin […]

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has commended the Police Force, over what he described as their courage in ensuring that the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary (BMJS), Agunfoye-Lugbusi, Ikorodu, abducted last […]

  A country’s military power is one critical index of the level of respect it enjoys in the comity of nations. Our military under former President Goodluck Jonathan as the Commander-in-Chief were easily dismissed by […]

With a staff strength of 317,000 to a total area of 923,768 km2, and a population of 170 million, the Nigeria Police Force lack the numerical strength to effectively secure the country’s geographical space and […]

Four cattle markets in northern Nigeria, where stolen animals were allegedly being sold to finance the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, have been shut down. Insurgents are using unscrupulous middlemen to sell stolen cattle, the governor […]

Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson yesterday met with the family of Ese Oruru at the Government House, Yenagoa. The governor, who spoke after the meeting, said he had set up a medical team, including psychologists, […]

Seventy-six Boko Haram members, including women and children, surrendered to the military in Gwoza, Borno State, reported the Associated Press (AP) wednesday.   According to a senior military officer and a member of the Civilian […]