The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has handed over Dr Ganiyat Olawale-Popoola,a Nigerian doctor abducted in Kaduna State ten months ago, to her family. Ribadu also reunited Abdulmugniy Folaranmi, a 16-year-old 100-level student of the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna, with his family. Squadron Leader Nurudeen Popoola, a Nigerian Air Force officer, his…

In a concerted effort to tackle the escalating insecurity in northern Nigeria, Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and his Katsina State counterpart, Dikko Umar Radda, have engaged in closed-door meetings with key security figures. The two governors met separately with the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu,…

National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government would probe Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major source of illegal arms into Nigeria.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said that a sizable number of illicit arms used to commit crimes in the country originally belonged to the government. Ribadu stated this on Thursday during the Arms Destruction Exercise, organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), Office…

The apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said it has acknowledged the efforts of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, to fortify the country's security architecture.

The article by one Nasir Aminu entitled, “A Formidable Eagle or a Paper Tiger,” exposes the dangers of a single narrative. But it’s obvious, from the start, that it was deliberate. I have seen many such tainted pieces; smarter ones even try to disguise their motives from the beginning. But not this one. In the…

The National Watch is organising a special summit on national security to address Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges. The event, titled “National Security: Appraisal, Assessment of Security Efforts, Interventions, Challenges, Achievements...

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded the retraction of what he termed false and malicious allegation leveled against him by the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, that he was plotting to rig this weekend’s governorship election in the state.  

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has demanded retraction of the false and malicious allegation levelled against him by the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi, that he was plotting to rig the upcoming governorship election in the state. The party chairman had, in a statement widely circulated…

From the inception, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made it clear that he would address the security challenge that has plagued the country in the last few years. I recall that before the appointment of Nuhu Ribadu

The Citizens United Against Terrorism (CUAT) has commended security agencies for the arrest of alleged gunrunner and cross-border criminal, Bashir Hadejia, and called for the prosecution of his collaborators, including highly placed individuals in government. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, CUAT Convener, Dr. Emmanuel Agabi, praised the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu…

The Federal Government has warned that attempts by political thugs to disrupt the September 21 Edo State governorship election would be met with stiff resistance.   It warned that those planning to disrupt the elections should not mistake the current administration’s commitment to peace for weakness. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, gave the…