The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has urged Nigerian authorities to take all lawful measures to stop a rising wave of violent attacks and mass abductions across the country. The call was made on Tuesday during a briefing in Geneva, where OHCHR also pressed the Government to ensure that perpetrators […]
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive security cordon around forests in Kwara State following a spate of kidnappings and terrorist attacks. The President also directed the Nigerian Air Force to expand aerial surveillance across the deepest parts of the forests in Kwara, where terrorists are believed to be concealed. The Special Adviser to the […]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday held a special plenary session dedicated to reviewing Nigeria’s worsening security situation. A delegation from St. Kitts and Nevis, led by the Speaker of its Parliament, Lanein Blanchette, and another team from the United States Embassy were admitted into the chamber for the session. The House is expected to […]
Governors of the South-West, under the aegis of the South-West Governors’ Forum, have renewed their call for the establishment of state police as part of efforts to address the worsening security situation in the region and across the country. They made the call on Monday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after a closed-door meeting […]
The Federal Government has secured renewed commitments from the United States to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria amid rising incidents of abductions and violence across parts of the country. This follows a series of high-level engagements between a Nigerian delegation, led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, and senior U.S. officials. During […]
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced the rescue of all 38 worshippers abducted earlier in the week from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. He also confirmed that 51 missing students of a Catholic school in Niger State had been recovered. In a post on his […]
The Federal Government has ordered the closure of 41 Federal Government Colleges nationwide following recent abductions of schoolchildren in Maga, Kebbi State, and parts of Niger State. The directive is contained in a circular referenced FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/CII, signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Hajiya Binta Abdulkadir, and addressed to all principals of Federal Unity […]
Terrorism-related attacks in Nigeria have declined significantly over the past two years, according to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris. Idris disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a press conference convened in response to the United States Government’s recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”. According to […]
The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has said that Nigeria’s security challenges will persist unless the country improves its information management and intelligence coordination. Gen. Oluyede made the remark on Wednesday during his screening by the Senate, where he reflected on his previous tenure as Chief of Army Staff […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has invited members of the Council of State and the Police Council to a strategic security meeting scheduled for Thursday, 9 October 2025. According to a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen, the meeting will be conducted […]
