SECURITY

The Defence Headquarters says the military has eliminated more than 50 terrorists and rescued 50 victims in land and air offensives in North East and North West in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this known at a bi-weekly news briefing on the operations of the armed forces […]

The Ogun State Police Command has given the families of 16 slain officers N56 million as financial support. The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, presented the cheques to the beneficiaries on Tuesday at the Command’s Headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital. Some of the beneficiaries, including 16 widows and children of the slain officers, […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Thursday, said the Nigerian Army has concluded plans to build Command Guest Houses in more states across the country. Yahaya said this at the maiden Annual Command Guest House Stakeholders Conference 2022, organised by the Department of Special Services and Programmes on Thursday in Abuja. The […]

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya on Tuesday inaugurated the modernised and digitalised Museum of the Nigerian Army in Abuja. The museum, established in 1956 in Zaria, had housed the army’s historical artifacts in an analogue mode, until its recent transformation to the digital following its relocation to Abuja in 2015. Speaking […]

Alhaji Musiliu Smith, Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has resigned his position on health ground. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, the Spokesman of PSC confirmed the resignation to the Newsmen Thursday in Abuja.   Ani said an official statement would soon be issued by the commission on the matter. A source at the commission told NAN […]

The Defence Headquarters says its tactical surveillance troops have apprehended a wanted Boko Haram terrorists’(BHT) informant, Mamuda Usman (a k a Bado) in Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this know at a bi-weekly news conference on the military operations across the country on […]

The Defence Headquarters says its tactical surveillance troops have apprehended a wanted Boko Haram terrorists’(BHT) informant, Mamuda Usman (a k a Bado) in Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, made this know at a bi-weekly news conference on the military operations across the country on […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) said its operatives do not engage in abduction of Nigerians as falsely claimed in a publication by an online medium. A statement by Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the DSS in Abuja, said the service only carry its activities within the confines of the law. He said […]

A tanker laden with diesel has exploded in Lagos, destroying several vehicles in the Otto wharf, Mile 2 area of the state. The incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday afternoon at an articulated vehicle motor park in the community. In viral video clips obtained, several vehicles could be seen burning as fire service […]

The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Lawal Abubakar, has tasked the police personnel in the command on respect for human rights while enforcing the ban on the use of SPY number plates. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu following the […]