State Police: Tinubu launches Committee on implementation bill By Ladidi Al-Hassan President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, marking a major step towards establishing a legal framework for the implementation of state police across Nigeria. The inauguration, held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, was performed on the…
From Rhetoric To Responsibility: Time For The Defence Minister TO Defend Nigerians By Patrick Yakubu As 2027 approaches, the political reality confronting the Tinubu administration is stark and unforgiving: no amount of campaign messaging, infrastructure projects or policy explanations can outweigh the daily fears of citizens living under the shadow of insecurity. Nigerians are tired…
NIGERIA’S SECURITY CRISIS: RISING EXPECTATIONS, GROWING QUESTIONS FOR DEFENCE MINISTER MUSA By James Ezema When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.) as Minister of Defence, many Nigerians received the decision with optimism. Given his distinguished military career, there was broad expectation that his experience would help reinvigorate the fight against terrorism,…
FOB FORMOSO Holds Second Quarter Route March to Boost Combat Readiness in Brass LGA By Chris Mark The Forward Operating Base, FOB FORMOSO, has conducted its Second Quarter Route March through Egweama and Liama Communities in Brass Local Government Area to sustain operational preparedness and physical fitness in line with the Nigerian Navy’s 2026 Schedule…
Security alert: Oyo Govt restricts movement in 10 LGAs, imposes 16-hour curfew. By Bimbo Adeniyi The Oyo State Government has declared a 16-hour curfew in 10 local government areas of the state. The State Governor, Seyi Makinde approved the curfew, which takes effect from Wednesday, June 24, 2026, according to a memo issued by the…
Insecurity deepens as bandits kidnap retired Military Chief, wife in Katsina By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim In a fresh indication of the worsening security situation in Katsina State, bandits have abducted retired Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife along the Matazu axis of the state, barely a year after the kidnap of another retired senior…
NAVY @ 70: ‘INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IS BEDROCK OF OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE’ – CNS By Chris Mark Four infrastructure projects were commissioned Tuesday at Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH as part of activities marking the Nigerian Navy’s 70th Anniversary, with naval leadership linking personnel welfare directly to maritime security output. The projects a new bridge, a ratings mess,…
Insecurity: Sunday Igboho seeks FG’s nod to launch ‘Iru Ekun’ security network in South-West By Bisola Ogidan Amid growing concerns over insecurity in the South-West, Yoruba nation agitator, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has revealed plans to launch a private security outfit, Iru Ekun Security Network, pending approval from the Federal Government. Igboho also pledged…
Okpella monarch deploys drone, hires 100 guards to tackle insecurity, denies EFCC arrest Determined to curb rising insecurity in Estako East Local Government Area, the Okuokpellagbe of Okpella, His Royal Highness Oba Mike Sado, revealed on Thursday that he had purchased a drone and deployed over 100 security personnel across the kingdom. The monarch also…
Stop blaming police, support security efforts, PCRC tells residents By Ibrahim Kilani The Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Okeagbe Police Division, Chief Musa Eleyinta, has said that security is a collective responsibility that should not be left in the hands of the police alone. Eleyinta made the assertion while addressing residents…
