Security

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night disclosed that more than 10,000 persons were killed and over two million displaced internally by terrorists in Nigeria in the last six years. He said the majority of the […]

We can now all admit that we are at war. The proclamation that slapped a state of emergency on three States—Yobe, Adamawa and Bornu—a while back would seem to suggest as much, especially from the […]

The Japanese have a proverb which says: “Revenge is a delicious dish best eaten when cold”. There are people (and cultures) that have the capacity to harbour ill-will against their neighbours and would never let […]

Probably the greatest headache the nearly six-month Buhari administration is suffering from right now is the Biafra resurgence, bar, of course the country’s sharp economic downturn arising from the collapse of the price of oil, […]

By every standard, even in Nigeria where new standards are set every day in our never ending quest to shock and awe the world with impunity, the figures reeled out in the indictment of former […]

Two army officers have been arrested for acts suspected to be meant to sabotage the military’s fight against terrorism. A statement by Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman yesterday did not give the names of the […]

Agitations for the sovereign state of Biafra took a new dimension across the country with the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the director of Biafra Radio. Kanu was arrested in October, in connection with his pirate […]

An explosion on Sunday by a female suicide bomber at a screening point for Internally Displaced Persons in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, killed eight persons, including five women. The Borno State Commissioner of Police, […]

Nigeria has the most lethal terrorist attacks in the world, according to the 2015 Global Terrorism Index.The index is produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace based on data from the Global Terrorism Database, […]

There are indications that the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), might not appear at the Idiagbon House headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday (today) as scheduled. A source […]

Ahead of the December presidential deadline for the nation’s armed forces to end the activities of the Boko Haram sect, the Presidency has said Nigeria will not seek the help of foreign mercenaries. The Special […]

Ex-NSA to honour invitation Monday Embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki was yesterday invited for questioning by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). But Dasuki, who is to answer questions on arms […]

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, claimed that he escaped assassination attempt, from suspected armed men on Tuesday in Abuja. The assassination attempt, according to him, occurred around 10am between Apo Flyover and […]

More than 30 people were killed Tuesday when a bomb blast ripped through packed crowds in Yola, northeast Nigeria, just days after President Muhammadu Buhari visited declaring that Boko Haram were close to defeat. The […]

The terrorist attacks in Paris, which at the last count left hundreds of people dead and dealt a blow on France national security, should prompt a more aggressive approach towards ending Boko Haram terror by […]

THE Federal Government has explained why former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Dasuki (rtd) cannot leave the country despite a court order allowing him to visit the United Kingdom (UK) for three weeks to […]

The  pro-Biafra protests have entered the second week. What started as unco-ordinated voices of dissent reached a crescendo last week when the arrested director of radio Biafra was not released by the DSS. Many reports […]

A state of emergency has been declared across France after attacks on restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium in Paris killed at least 120 people, sowing widespread fear. Four gunmen killed up to 80 […]

ABUJA —Former National Security Adviser, NSA, under President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), yesterday, dragged the Federal Government before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, insisting that his life is in danger. Dasuki, who […]

Abuja — In a brazen move to arrest and prevent the former National Security Adviser, NAS, to President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), from travelling abroad for medical attention, security operatives, yesterday, besieged the […]