Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have successfully rescued 40 individuals who were held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno State. This operation took place under Sector 3 in Monguno, according to MNJTF spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba. The rescued hostages include eight men, eight women, and 24 children. During the operation,…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that Nigerian security forces have eliminated more than 300 commanders of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the last one year. Also eliminated are many commanders of other banditry groups, especially in the North-West and North-East. Tinubu gave the security update in his National Broadcast to mark the nation’s…

Some bold moves made recently by residents of some communities in some northern states to stop the incessant attacks on their community by terrorists and to rescue the victims are not only commendable, but they reinforce the trenchant call for state police in the efforts to stem the escalating insecurity in the country. 

In a major sting operation on September 11, 2024, a combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), and other security agencies successfully repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists and bandits in Bassa-Kukoki village, located in the Allawa district of Shiroro Local Government Area, Niger State. Acting on…

Around May 26, 2020, the Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), announced that Raphael Yanyi, a senior judge, “had suffered a suspected heart attack” leading to his death.

Four days after wreaking havoc in Mafa, Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, suspected Boko Haram terrorists have launched a fresh attack on another Yobe community, Buni Yadi, headquarters of Gujba Local Government Area

Former Senate leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, has appealed to the military under the Theatre Command, North East

The National Unity Forum (NUF), a non-governmental organization committed to promoting Nigeria’s unity in diversity, has extended its heartfelt congratulations to Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi on his recent appointment as the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued by the Forum’s National Coordinator, Godwin Meliga, on…

At least 81 people died and several were missing after an attack by suspected Boko Haram jihadists in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State, local officials told AFP on Tuesday. "Around 150 suspected Boko Haram terrorists armed with rifles and RPGs (rocket-propelled grenades) attacked Mafa ward on more than 50 motorcycles around 1600 hours on Sunday," said…

Good morning, Mr. President. In what follows, let me share with you this morning the paper, a paper I delivered on 22 August at the Annual Summit of Openlife, an online magazine, on August 22, 2024. Some useful tips below:

Hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and asylum seekers are trapped in border towns in the North-East following years of insurgency. Currently, there is fear of a fresh wave of Boko Haram resurgence in the region, especially in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states.

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised three terrorists, including Abu Rajab, a notorious commander of the Boko Haram sect, during a raid in Sambisa Forest, Borno State. The operation, conducted in collaboration with the Hybrid Force and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), targeted a terrorist camp in the Bula Daloje area of Bama Local…