President Bola Tinubu yesterday attended the 2025 Adamu Orisha Play Eyo Festival, saying Lagos is accentuating the richness of Nigerian culture with the festival. He stated that the festival, which was attended by the host Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his Imo State counterpart, Senator Hope Uzodinma; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat; Speaker of […]
Operatives of the Force Intelligence Department have arrested two suspected bandits said to be linked to various violent crimes across Katsina, Zamfara, Niger and Kwara States. The Force spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, said the suspects were apprehended during a high-stakes covert operation in Kwara State. According to the statement, one of […]
The Defence Headquarters on Friday said the recent airstrikes in the North West demonstrate the Federal Government’s unwavering resolve to confront terrorism, carried out in collaboration with the United States. Disclosing this in a statement, DHQ spokesman, Samaila Uba, said the operation followed credible intelligence and was aimed at degrading the operational capabilities of the […]
The Federal Government has revealed that a total of 16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms in a joint Nigeria–United States operation that targeted Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State. The revealed this, noting that during the course of the operation, debris from expended munitions fell in Jabo, […]
President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the ongoing recalibration of the country’s security architecture will yield good results soon. He spoke at a meeting with a delegation of the Christian Association of Nigeria, led by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, at his Lagos residence, according to a statement by his Special Adviser on Information […]
The Federal Government has confirmed ongoing security and intelligence co-operation between Nigeria and the United States following airstrikes that hit terrorist targets in Nigeria’s North West. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed by spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa, said Nigerian authorities remain engaged in “structured security cooperation with international partners, including […]
Former senator Shehu Sani has described the reported military airstrikes on terrorist targets in North West Nigeria as a “conscionable action,” while stressing that Nigeria must ultimately take responsibility for its own security. Sani reacted in a statement shared via his verified X handle on Friday, following comments by United States President, Donald Trump, who […]
United States President Donald Trump said US forces on Thursday conducted “powerful and deadly” strikes against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, after he warned the group to stop killing Christians in the country. The Department of Defense said “multiple ISIS terrorists” were killed in an attack conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities, but […]
Following the Christmas Eve terrorist attack in Maiduguri, Borno State, authorities have scaled up security across the country with massive deployments of operatives in worship centres and urban hubs. A suicide bomber had detonated an explosive device at the Al-Adum Mosque in Gamboru Market, Maiduguri, around 6pm on Wednesday, when worshippers had gathered for prayers, […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight suspects over an alleged breach of public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assault on police officers following a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in parts of Sango-Ota. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday, with the arrests confirmed by the Police […]
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